The Monkees – Last Train To Clarksville (Guitar Tab)

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[Intro]
   G                      (Riff 1)
e|-----------|-----------|--------------------|---------------------|
B|-----------|-----------|---------0------0---|---------0------0----|
G|---0-------|---0-------|---0---0------0-----|---0---0------0------|
D|-----3-2-0-|-----3-2-0-|-----3------2-----0-|-----3------2------0-|
A|-----------|-----------|--------------------|---------------------|
E|-3---------|-3---------|-3------------------|-3-------------------|
[Verse 1] G (with Riff 1) Take the last train to Clarksville And I'll meet you at the station You can be there by four-thirty 'Cause I've made your reservation, don't be
   C7
e|-------------|---------------|-----------|------------|------------|----|
B|----5-----5--|----5--------5-|----5----5-|---5--------|---5------5-|-5--|
G|----3-----3--|----3--------3-|----3----3-|---3------3-|---3------3-|-3--|
D|----5-----5--|----5--------5-|----5----5-|---5------5-|---5------5-|-5--|
A|-3-----3-----|-3-----3--3----|-3-----3---|-3------3---|--------3---|-3--|
E|-------------|---------------|-----------|------3-----|-3----3-----|----|
  slow           Oh no no no                Oh no no no
[Verse 2] G (with Riff 1) 'Cause I'm leaving in the morning And I must see you again We'll have one more night together Till the morning brings my train and I must
   C7
e|-------------|---------------|-----------|------------|------------|--------|
B|----5-----5--|----5--------5-|----5----5-|---5--------|---5------5-|-5------|
G|----3-----3--|----3--------3-|----3----3-|---3------3-|---3------3-|-3------|
D|----5-----5--|----5--------5-|----5----5-|---5------5-|---5------5-|-5------|
A|-3-----3-----|-3-----3--3----|-3-----3---|-3------3---|--------3---|-3------|
E|-------------|---------------|-----------|------3-----|-3----3-----|--------|
  go             Oh no no no                Oh no no no                  And I

   D7
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---7-------------|----7------------|
G|---5-------5-----|----5------------|
D|---7----7--7-----|----7------------|
A|-5---------------|-5---------------|
E|-----5-----------|-------5---------|
  don't know if I'm  ever coming home
[Verse 3] G (with Riff 1) Take the last train to Clarksville I'll be waiting at the station We'll have time for coffee-flavored kisses And a bit of conversation
   C7
e|-------------|---------------|-----------|------------|------------|----|
B|----5-----5--|----5--------5-|----5----5-|---5--------|---5------5-|-5--|
G|----3-----3--|----3--------3-|----3----3-|---3------3-|---3------3-|-3--|
D|----5-----5--|----5--------5-|----5----5-|---5------5-|---5------5-|-5--|
A|-3-----3-----|-3-----3--3----|-3-----3---|-3------3---|--------3---|-3--|
E|-------------|---------------|-----------|------3-----|-3----3-----|----|
   Oh            Oh no no no                Oh no no no

[Middle 8]
    G     F9
e|--3--|--3--|
B|--3--|--1--|
G|--4--|--2--| x4
D|--5--|--0--|
A|--5--|--0--|
E|-----|-----|
Di-di-di-di-di-di etc
[Verse 4] G (with Riff 1) Take the last train to Clarksville Now I must hang up the phone I can't hear you in this noisy railroad station all alone I'm feeling
   C7
e|-------------|---------------|-----------|------------|------------|--------|
B|----5-----5--|----5--------5-|----5----5-|---5--------|---5------5-|-5------|
G|----3-----3--|----3--------3-|----3----3-|---3------3-|---3------3-|-3------|
D|----5-----5--|----5--------5-|----5----5-|---5------5-|---5------5-|-5------|
A|-3-----3-----|-3-----3--3----|-3-----3---|-3------3---|--------3---|-3------|
E|-------------|---------------|-----------|------3-----|-3----3-----|--------|
  low             Oh no no no                Oh no no no                  And I

   D7
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---7-------------|----7------------|
G|---5-------5-----|----5------------|
D|---7----7--7-----|----7------------|
A|-5---------------|-5---------------|
E|-----5-----------|-------5---------|
  don't know if I'm  ever coming home

[Instrumental]  *see note below
Guitar 1
  G             F9            G             F9              G              F                 
E|-----3----3-|-----3-----3-|-----3-----3-|-------3-----3-|-----3-----3-|-------5-----5---|
B|---0----0---|----1----1---|---3---3-3---|-----1-----1---|---3---3-3---|-----6-----6---6-|
G|-0----0-----|-0h2---2-----|-0-----------|-0h2-----2-----|-0-----------|-0h5-----5-------|
D|------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|
A|------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|
E|------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------|

  G             F                    G                         F                      G
e|------7---7--|--------8------8----|---------10--------10----|---------8-------8----|-------7-----7---|
B|----8---8--8-|-----10----10----10-|------12-------12-----12-|------10------10---10-|-----8-----8---8-|
G|-0h7---------|-0h10---------------|-0h12-------12-----------|-0h10------10---------|-0h7-----7-------|
D|-------------|--------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|-----------------|
A--------------|--------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|-----------------|
E|-------------|--------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|-----------------|

   F                 G                  F                      G
e|-------5-----5---|-------7-----7----|---------8-------8----|--------10--------10-----|
B|-----6-----6---6-|-----8-----8----8-|------10------10---10-|-----12-------12------12-|
G|-0h5-----5-------|-0h7-----7--------|-0h10------10---------|-0h12------12------------|
D|-----------------|------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
A|-----------------|------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
E|-----------------|------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|

   Fmaj7                     G                        F
e|---------12--------12----|---------10-------10----|-8-\----|
B|------10--------10----10-|------12-------12----12-|-10\----|
G|-0h10--------10----------|-0h12--------12---------|-10\----|
D|-------------------------|------------------------|--------|
A|-------------------------|------------------------|--------|
E|-------------------------|------------------------|--------|
Guitar 2 plays this pattern during the instrumental Then ends in this:
e|-10----10----10----10----|-10----10----10----10----|       |--10\--|
B|----12----12----12----12-|----13----13----13---12--|       |--12\--|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|       |-------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|       |-------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|       |-------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|       |-------|
[Verse 5] G (with Riff 1) Take the last train to Clarksville And I'll meet you at the station You can be here by four-thirty 'Cause I've made your reservation, don't be
   C7
e|-------------|---------------|-----------|------------|------------|--------|
B|----5-----5--|----5--------5-|----5----5-|---5--------|---5------5-|-5------|
G|----3-----3--|----3--------3-|----3----3-|---3------3-|---3------3-|-3------|
D|----5-----5--|----5--------5-|----5----5-|---5------5-|---5------5-|-5------|
A|-3-----3-----|-3-----3--3----|-3-----3---|-3------3---|--------3---|-3------|
E|-------------|---------------|-----------|------3-----|-3----3-----|--------|
  slow           Oh no no no                Oh no no no                  And I

   D7
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---7-------------|----7------------|
G|---5-------5-----|----5------------|
D|---7----7--7-----|----7------------|
A|-5---------------|-5---------------|
E|-----5-----------|-------5---------|
  don't know if I'm  ever coming home
[Coda] G (with Riff 1) Take the last train to Clarksville Take the last train to Clarksville Take the last train to Clarksville Take the last train to Clarksville *The instrumental is played by using these inversions of G and F
   G5 F  G  F   G   F   G  F  G7 F   G  Fmaj7 G   F
e|-3--5--7--8---10--8---7--5--7--8---10--12---10--8--|
B|-3--6--8--10--12--10--8--6--6--10--12--10---12--10-|
G|-0--5--7--10--12--10--7--5--7--10--12--10---12--10-|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
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