How Long Is This Train Chords

Capo 3rd fret

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

D D/F♯ D/G

D/B D/F♯ D/G

D/G

Dsus2How long iD/F♯s this trD/Gain son

I hD/Beard his frD/F♯agile voD/Gice

I Adidn’t want to listen D/F♯but there really was D/Gno choice

It seems like Dit goes on foreD/F♯ver anD/Gd I waited forD/B so longD/F♯ D G

The oldA man’s breath came slow and smelD/F♯led of whiskey in the dawn D/G Dsus2

On a colAd November morning in thDsus2e gentle mist of raD/Bin D/F♯ D/G

There’s justDsus2 so many reasons A7sus4that people wait to meet D/Ba train D/F♯ D/G A

D/B D/F♯ D/G

And as I waitDsus2ed for D/F♯my sisteD/Gr to come down the D/Bmetal stairs D/F♯ D G

He tolAd me that his son had nD/F♯ot been home in fifteen D/Gyears

And I barDsus2ely seeD/F♯med to noticeD/G the tears behD/Bind hisD/F♯ face D G

But his wisheAs were no strangers to D/F♯the people in this plaD/Gce Dsus2

Dsus2

The oldA man stood there waiting for a Dsus2young mD/Aan dreD/Bssed in blue D/F♯ D/G

Then he handedC him a neatly folded Bm7flag and said foEmr you D/F♯ A Asus4

He said your son heDsus2 died aD/F♯ hero inD/G the service ofD/B this flD/F♯ag D G

The old Aman took it gently put D/F♯it in his paperD/G bag

Then I leftDsus2 him inD/F♯ the raD/Gin there but I’d D/Bstill hearD/F♯ his voiceD G

I tAry hard not to listen D/F♯but there reD/Gally is no choice Dsus2

On a colAd November morning in thDsus2e gentle mist of raD/Bin D/F♯ D/G

There’s justDsus2 so many reasons A7sus4that people wait to meet D/Ba train D/F♯ D/G

D/G

Dsus2How long iD/F♯s this D/Gtrain son

I can heD/Bar the pourD/F♯ing rain D/G

I’m stiAll reminded of him D/F♯when I hear a passiD/Gng train D

I think this is quite accurate

Enjoy :)