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I Often Dream Of Trains

Robyn Hitchcock

Chord: Principal (acoustic and electric guitars)
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key: C
Beautiful song from a classic Hitchcock album, picked on a Telecaster.

This is by no means anywhere near perfect, more a simplified skeleton of the chords. It 
fine to play it all like this though, but any corrections welcome.


INTRO

e|-----3-------------------|
B|-------0h1p0-------------|
G|-------------0-----------|
D|---------------0---------|  x4
A|-------------------------|
E|---3---------------------|


VERSE 1

e|-----3------0------1------3------3-------------3--------------------------|
B|-------0------1------1------1------0h1p0---------0h1p0--------------------|
G|---0-------------------------------------0-------------0------------------|
D|----------0------3-------------------------0-------------0----------------|
A|------------------------3-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------3-------------3----------------------------|
    I often dream of trains when I'm alone....

e|-----3------0------1------3------3-------------3--------------------------|
B|-------0------1------1------1------0h1p0---------0h1p0--------------------|
G|---0-------------------------------------0-------------0------------------|
D|----------0------3-------------------------0-------------0----------------|
A|------------------------3-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------3-------------3----------------------------|
    I ride on them into another zone...


CHORUS(?) 1

e|-------3-------------6------------6------------3--------|
B|-----------0-------3-----6------3-----6------4-----4----|
G|-----0-------0-2-3---------3--3---------3--3---------3--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|---3----------------------------------------------------|
     I dream of them constantly, heading for paradise...


e|-------------------5-----------5---------|
B|-----1-4---1---------5-----------5-------|
G|---0---------0---6-----6-----6-----6-----|
D|---------------7---------7-7---------7---|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
     Or Basingstoke... or Reading....


VERSE 2

e|-----3------0------1------3------3-------------3--------------------------|
B|-------0------1------1------1------0h1p0---------0h1p0--------------------|
G|---0-------------------------------------0-------------0------------------|
D|----------0------3-------------------------0-------------0----------------|
A|------------------------3-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------3-------------3----------------------------|
    I often dream of trains when I'm awake....

e|-----3------0------1------3------3-------------3--------------------------|
B|-------0------1------1------1------0h1p0---------0h1p0--------------------|
G|---0-------------------------------------0-------------0------------------|
D|----------0------3-------------------------0-------------0----------------|
A|------------------------3-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------3-------------3----------------------------|
    They ride along beside a frozen lake...


CHORUS 2

e|-------3-------------6------------6------------3--------|
B|-----------0-------3-----6------3-----6------4-----4----|
G|-----0-------0-2-3---------3--3---------3--3---------3--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|---3----------------------------------------------------|
     And there in the buffet car, I wait for eternity...


e|-------------------5-----------5---------|
B|-----1-4---1---------5-----------5-------|
G|---0---------0---6-----6-----6-----6-----|
D|---------------7---------7-7---------7---|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
     Or Basingstoke... or Reading....


Here another guitar comes in I think, but the basic parts are the same, and you can keep 
pretty much the same thing. Anyway...


VERSE 3

e|-----3------0------1------3------3-------------3--------------------------|
B|-------0------1------1------1------0h1p0---------0h1p0--------------------|
G|---0-------------------------------------0-------------0------------------|
D|----------0------3-------------------------0-------------0----------------|
A|------------------------3-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------3-------------3----------------------------|
    I often dream of trains 'til it gets light....

e|-----3------0------1------3------3-------------3--------------------------|
B|-------0------1------1------1------0h1p0---------0h1p0--------------------|
G|---0-------------------------------------0-------------0------------------|
D|----------0------3-------------------------0-------------0----------------|
A|------------------------3-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------3-------------3----------------------------|
    The summer turns to winter overnight...


CHORUS 3

e|-------3-------------6------------6------------3--------|
B|-----------0-------3-----6------3-----6------4-----4----|
G|-----0-------0-2-3---------3--3---------3--3---------3--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|---3----------------------------------------------------|
     The leaves fall so suddenly, the sun sets at 4 o' clock...


e|-------------------5-----------5---------|
B|-----1-4---1---------5-----------5-------|
G|---0---------0---6-----6-----6-----6-----|
D|---------------7---------7-7---------7---|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
     Exactly what... I'm dreading....


VERSE 4

e|-----3------0------1------3------3-------------3--------------------------|
B|-------0------1------1------1------0h1p0---------0h1p0--------------------|
G|---0-------------------------------------0-------------0------------------|
D|----------0------3-------------------------0-------------0----------------|
A|------------------------3-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------3-------------3----------------------------|
    I often dream of trains when I'm with you....

e|-----3------0------1------3------3-------------3--------------------------|
B|-------0------1------1------1------0h1p0---------0h1p0--------------------|
G|---0-------------------------------------0-------------0------------------|
D|----------0------3-------------------------0-------------0----------------|
A|------------------------3-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------3-------------3----------------------------|
    I wonder if you dream about them too...


CHORUS 4

e|-------3-------------6------------6------------3--------|
B|-----------0-------3-----6------3-----6------4-----4----|
G|-----0-------0-2-3---------3--3---------3--3---------3--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|---3----------------------------------------------------|
     Maybe we'll meet one night, out in the corridor...


e|-------------------5-----------5---------|
B|-----1-4---1---------5-----------5-------|
G|---0---------0---6-----6-----6-----6-----|
D|---------------7---------7-7---------7---|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
     I'm waiting for... you baby....


e|----5-----------5-------------5-----------5---------|
B|------5-----------5-------------5-----------5-------|
G|--6-----6-----6-----6-------6-----6-----6-----6-----|  Repeat to fade
D|7---------7-7---------7---7---------7-7---------7---|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
       Baby... Baby... Baby... Baby...
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