Train In The Distance
Paul SimonVersion1
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She was beautiful as Southern skies
The night he met her
She was married to someone
He was doggedly determined that he would get her
He was old, he was young
From time to time he'd tip his heart
But each time she withdrew
Everybody loves the sound of a train in the distance
Everybody thinks it's true
Everybody loves the sound of a train in the distance
Everybody thinks it's true
Well eventually the boy and the girl get married
Sure enough they have a son
And though they both were occupied with the child she carried
Disagreements had begun
And in a while they fell apart
It wasn't hard to do
Everybody loves the sound of a train in the distance
Everybody thinks it's true
Everybody loves the sound of a train in the distance
Everybody thinks it's true
Two disappointed believers
Two people playing the game
Negotiations and love songs
Are often mistaken for one and the same
Now the man and the woman remain in contact
Let us say it's for the child
With disagreements about the meaning
Of a marriage contract
Conversations hard and wild
But from time to time
He makes her laugh
She cooks a meal or two
Everybody loves the sound of a train in the distance
Everybody thinks it's true
Everybody loves the sound of a train in the distance
Everybody thinks it's true
What is the point of this story
What information pertains
The thought that life could be better
Is woven indelibly
Into our hearts and our brains
(Like a train in the distance)
Repeat and fade:
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Readable chord sheet for Train In The Distance by Paul Simon
[Eb] She was [Bb/D]beautiful as [Bbm]Sout[C#]hern skies [C7] The night he met her [Fm7] She was married to some[Bb9]one [Eb] He was [Bb/D]doggedly de[Bbm]term[C#]ined that he would [C]get her [Fm7] He was old, he was [Ab]you[Eb]ng [Eb] From time to time he'd [C#]tip[Eb] his heart [Ab] [Eb] But each time she with[Ab]drew [Ebmaj7] [G] [Eb] Everybody loves the [C#]sou[Eb]nd of a train in the distance [Ab] [Eb] Everybody thinks it's [Ebm7]true [Eb] Everybody loves the [C#]sou[Eb]nd of a train in the distance [Ab] [Eb] Everybody thinks it's [Ebm7]true [Eb] [C#] [Eb] [Ab] [Eb] [Ebm7] [Eb] Well e[Bb/D]ventually the [Bbm]boy [C#]and the [C7]girl get married [Fm7] Sure enough they have a [Bb9]son [Eb] And though they [Bb/D]both were occu[Bbm]pied[C#] with the child she [C]carried [Fm7] Disagreements had be[Ab]gun[Eb] [Eb] And in a while they [C#] [Eb] fell apart [Ab] [Eb] It wasn't hard to [Ab]do [Ebmaj7] [G] [Eb] Everybody loves the [C#]sou[Eb]nd of a train in the distance [Ab] [Eb] Everybody thinks it's [Ebm7]true [Eb] Everybody loves the [C#]sou[Eb]nd of a train in the distance [Ab] [Eb] Everybody thinks it's [Eb]true [C#maj9] Two disappointed be[Cm7]lievers [Bdim] Two people playing the [Cm7]game[Bb] [Ab] Negotiations and [Eb/G]love songs Are [F#]often mis[C#]tak[F]en for [B] one and the[Bb11] same [Eb] Now the [Bb/D]man and the [Bbm]woma[C#]n re[C7]main in contact [Fm7] Let us say it's for the [Bb9]child [Eb] With disa[Bb/D]greements about the [Bbm]mean[C#]ing Of a marriage [C]contract [Fm7] Conversations hard and [Ab]wil[Eb]d [Eb] But from time to time He [C#]mak[Eb]es her laugh [Ab] [Eb] She cooks a meal or [Ab]two [Ebmaj7] [G] [Eb] Everybody loves the [C#]sou[Eb]nd of a train in the distance [Ab] [Eb] Everybody thinks it's [Ebm7]true [Eb] Everybody loves the [C#]sou[Eb]nd of a train in the distance [Ab] [Eb] Everybody thinks it's [Eb]true [C#maj9] What is the point of this [Cm7]story [Bdim] What information per[Cm7]tain[Bb]s [Ab] The thought that life could be [Eb/G]better Is [F#]woven in[C#]del[F]ibly [B] Into our[Bb11] hearts [Bb11] and our[Eb] brains[C#] [Eb] [Ab] [Eb] (Like a [Ebm7]train in the distance) Repeat and fade: [Eb] [C#] [Eb] [Ab] [Eb] [Ebm7]