Paul Simon – Train In The Distance (Guitar)
Key
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Versions
(2)
Guitar
Ukulele
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Chords
Like so many of Paul Simon's works, the technique of each proves extremely difficult.
I attempted a chorded version of this song after listening to the acoustic demo
available on the Hearts & Bones record.
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Chords: (Low E-String dropped to D)
DADGBe DADGBe DADGBe
D: 000232 F#m: 042200 A11: 009000
D9: 000210 Am/C: 032210 G6: 554030
D6: 000430 B7: 021200 D/F#: 400200
Dmaj9: 000220 Em: 022000 Cmaj9: 032400
Bm7: 024232 Bb/A7: x12320 B11: 004200
F: x33210 C: x32010 Bb: x12221
Open: 000000
[Intro]
D D9 D6 Dmaj9 D (x2)
[Verse One]
D F#m Am/C B7 She was beautiful as Southern skies, the night he met her, Em A11 she was married to someone... D F#m Am/C B7 He was doggedly determined that he would get her, Em D6 G6 he was old, he was young... D D9 D6 G6 D/F# From time to time he'd tip his heart, but each time she withdrew, D F#m Am/C B7 Everybody loves the sound of a train in the distance, Em D6 G6 D Everybody thinks it's true...
[Verse Two]
D F#m Am/C B7 Well, eventually the boy and the girl get married, Em A11 Sure enough they have a son... D F#m Am/C B7 And though they both were occupied, with the child she carried, Em D6 G6 Disagreements had begun... D D9 D6 G6 D/F# And in a while they fell apart, it wasn't hard to do, D F#m Am/C B7 Everybody loves the sound of a train in the distance, Em D6 G6 D Everybody thinks it's true...
[Bridge]
Cmaj9 Bm7 Bb/A7 B11 Two disappointed believers, two people playing the game G6 D/F# F C Bb (Open) Negotiations and love songs are often mistaken for one and the same
[Verse Three]
D F#m Am/C B7 Now the man and the woman remain in contact, Em A11 let us say it's for the child... D F#m Am/C B7 With disagreements about the meaning, of a marriage contract, Em D6 G6 Conversations hard and wild... D D9 D6 G6 D/F# But from time to time, he makes her laugh, she cooks a meal or two D F#m Am/C B7 Everybody loves the sound of a train in the distance, Em D6 G6 D Everybody thinks it's true... D F#m Am/C B7 Everybody loves the sound of a train in the distance, Em D6 G6 D Everybody thinks it's true...
[Bridge]
Cmaj9 Bm7 Bb/A7 B11 What is the point of this story, what information pertain, G6 D/F# The thought that life could be better, F C Bb (Open) Is woven indelibly, into our hearts, and our brains...
[Outro]
D D9 D6 Dmaj9 D (x2)
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