How Long Is This Train
Dan TyminskiVersion1
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How long is this train son
I heard his fragile voice
I didnt want to listen but there really was no choice
It seems like it goes on forever and I waited for so long
The old mans breath came slow and smelled of whiskey in the dawn
On a cold November morning in the gentle mist of rain
Theres just so many reasons that people wait to meet a train
And as I waited for my sister to come down the metal stairs
He told me that his son had not been home in fifteen years
And I barely seemed to notice the tears behind his face
But his wishes were no strangers to the people in this place
The old man stood there waiting for a young man dressed in blue
Then he handed him a neatly folded flag and said for you
He said your son he died a hero in the service of this flag
The old man took it gently put it in his paper bag
Then I left him in the rain there but Id still hear his voice
I try hard not to listen but there really is no choice
On a cold November morning in the gentle mist of rain
Theres just so many reasons that people wait to meet a train
How long is this train son
I can hear the pouring rain
Im still reminded of him when I hear a passing train
I think this is quite accurate
Enjoy :)
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Readable chord sheet for How Long Is This Train by Dan Tyminski
[D] [D/F#] [D/G] [D/B] [D/F#] [D/G] [D/G] [Dsus2]How long i[D/F#]s this tr[D/G]ain son I h[D/B]eard his fr[D/F#]agile vo[D/G]ice I [A]didnt want to listen [D/F#]but there really was [D/G]no choice It seems like [D]it goes on fore[D/F#]ver an[D/G]d I waited for[D/B] so long[D/F#] [D] [G] The old[A] mans breath came slow and smel[D/F#]led of whiskey in the dawn [D/G] [Dsus2] On a col[A]d November morning in th[Dsus2]e gentle mist of ra[D/B]in [D/F#] [D/G] Theres just[Dsus2] so many reasons [A7Sus4]that people wait to meet [D/B]a train [D/F#] [D/G] [A] [D/B] [D/F#] [D/G] And as I wait[Dsus2]ed for [D/F#]my siste[D/G]r to come down the [D/B]metal stairs [D/F#] [D] [G] He tol[A]d me that his son had n[D/F#]ot been home in fifteen [D/G]years And I bar[Dsus2]ely see[D/F#]med to notice[D/G] the tears beh[D/B]ind his[D/F#] face [D] [G] But his wishe[A]s were no strangers to [D/F#]the people in this pla[D/G]ce [Dsus2] [Dsus2] The old[A] man stood there waiting for a [Dsus2]young m[D/A]an dre[D/B]ssed in blue [D/F#] [D/G] Then he handed[C] him a neatly folded [Bm7]flag and said fo[Em]r you [D/F#] [A] [Asus4] He said your son he[Dsus2] died a[D/F#] hero in[D/G] the service of[D/B] this fl[D/F#]ag [D] [G] The old [A]man took it gently put [D/F#]it in his paper[D/G] bag Then I left[Dsus2] him in[D/F#] the ra[D/G]in there but Id [D/B]still hear[D/F#] his voice[D] [G] I t[A]ry hard not to listen [D/F#]but there re[D/G]ally is no choice [Dsus2] On a col[A]d November morning in th[Dsus2]e gentle mist of ra[D/B]in [D/F#] [D/G] Theres just[Dsus2] so many reasons [A7Sus4]that people wait to meet [D/B]a train [D/F#] [D/G] [D/G] [Dsus2]How long i[D/F#]s this [D/G]train son I can he[D/B]ar the pour[D/F#]ing rain [D/G] Im sti[A]ll reminded of him [D/F#]when I hear a passi[D/G]ng train [D] I think this is quite accurate Enjoy :)