Evening Train Chords

Capo 1st fret

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

Em D Em(VioDlin enters)

Em D Em D

Verse 1

Em Told you before 'Dbout that creak in the door

  Em What time d'you call Dthis?

  The Emdog's bowl is empty and theD scuttle needs coal

  So be Emdone before your father gets Din!

Chorus

Am Where the hellG is your brother?

  Is he B7playing cards aEmgain?

  Am Don't he love his Gmother?

  Why B7can't he find some Emfriends? D

Em D

Verse 2

Em So you're inD, I'm ill, will you bring my glass,

  and Emroll one while you're Dthere.

  There's Embread in the back but it'sD of the last

  so Emleave your father a Dshare.

Chorus 2

Am G

Did you talk with Luther this evening?

  I B7heard 'bout what he's Emdone.

  Am No I haven't Gseen him,

  I B7think he's on the Emrun.

  Ma I B7won't wanna C7tell my B7friends C7

  B7 'bout when when C7I was Emyoung.

Instrumental

Verse 3

Em There's twenty on theD table, will you go to the town.

  A Embottle and a packet of Dskins.

  And Emask for your brotherD while you're down

  You're gonna Emfind out where he's Dbeen

Chorus 3

Am G

I tried and tried to help him,

  B7You know don't yaEm son?

  Ya AmI know what you Gtried Ma,

  B7I know what you've Emdone.

  Ma I B7won't wanna C7tell my B7friends C7

  B7 'bout when when C7I was Emyoung.

  Ma I B7won't wanna C7tell my B7friends C7

  B7 'bout when when C7I was Emyoung.

Outro

Repeat instrumental part x2

2) When I've Got a Dollar

The intro to this song is played by the piano so the intro here is the chords that go

it.

D♯/E - x6999x

Intro

E B A/B B A B

Verse 1

E He is such Ea loser, He is fool for

  BPlaying cards with such men, BHe don't know his luck's end

  But Ewhy would I be bothered, EWhy would I be bothered

  BWhen I've got a dollar,B When I've got a dollar?

Chorus

A ThBings are EwellB now Oooooh

  How there's EalD♯wayEs the C♯msign

  That Asomething's Bhiding where Eyou don't wanna Blook

  You're aEfraid D♯of Eyour C♯meyes.

A B A B

Verse 2

E I am such a Edreamer; I am such a fool for

  BSending my affections in Ball the wrong directions

  But Ewhy would I be bothered, EWhy would I be bothered

  BWhen I've got a dollar,B When I've got a dollar?

Repeat Chorus

A B A B E

3) Take it on the Chin

Verse 1

 I put Emfifty fine dollars on this hand.

 I'm Cin. I'm out.Not a Emchance.

 So only B7one of you dolls wanna dance,

 Boy you'd Embetter have some balls in those pants.

 Gimme Emtwo cards. One card. COh look at Emthat!

 Try to Cfill a flush up to Embite me in the ass.

 Jese,you B7must think Lady Luck is up there hidin' in your hat,

 Or you're Emtryin' to fuckin' fool me boy we'll see about that.

 It's a Chundred to play now,

 we'll Csee what you weigh now,

 the Cpot is getting hotter boy we'll see if you stay round. Em

Chorus

AmOh the road,the riverboat,

DTake it on the chin and deal Gagain,

G [G/f#] Em

Till your money's spent.

Verse 2

D JEmacks or better,twos are wild,

 Man I Chaven't won a round in a Emwhile,

 This B7whiskey must be cloudin' my mind,

 I'm getting Emolder could be losin' my style.

EmHey John,I hear you're leavin' us

CHeadin' off to better parts,

B7Don't you go forget us now.

EmHope you're gonna send a card.

 Ya I'm Emheadin down south a while,

 You know Dme just the wife and I,

 I Chear the weather's mighty fine,

B7Down by Saint Columbentine.

 But God Emknows I need a break from ye,

 And Dpayin' your kids college fees,

 You'll Cmiss my money more than me,

 Hey why B7don't the two of you calm down

you're actin' like a pair of...

EmShut the fuck up,what the fuck's it got to do with you.

DI don't see your money here so you don't get to contribute

CNothin' to this little battle B7me and the boy are havin'..

EmYou gonna play or you gonna talk all day,

 If Emyou don't got the money throw those cards away.

 Ah you're Cbluffin' you got nothin',

 I say B7read em and weep cause I'm Emin.

Chorus x2

Harmonica solo

Finish on Em

4) Grace's Waltz

Okay I don't think the piano intro was ever meant to be put to guitat so find a pianist

play these chords behind it!

Em B7

 Come Emon, B7

 Put your Emdancing shoes B7on,

 The Empiano is B7playin' a Emtune B7

 The Emlights are B7on, the Emnight is B7young,

 And I Emwanna go B7waltzing with Emyou B7

 These Gpeople got Amno sense of Emfun B7

 Let's Gshow these AmJoes how it's Emdone B7

 Come Emon, B7

 You're Emdriftin' to B7some different Emsong,B7

 You've Emtoo much B7wine, we're Emoutta B7time,

 Though Emnothin' B7about it feels Emwrong B7

 I guess Gthis is as Amclose as I'll Emget B7

 But i Gwon't give Amup on you Emyet! B7

 So Gnext Dtime Amyou need a Empartner,

 UnGless DI Amgo find aEmnother,

 I'm Ghere Dto Amcarry the Emweight for ya,

AmI'll lead the Emway for ya B7when,

 We go out dancing Emagain!

Outro

Em B7

G Am Em B7

G Am Em B7 B7 B7 B7

Em B7

Finish on Em

5) The Tender

Intro

This is palm muted slightly! In four four time! Play twice for intro and contiue it for

verse!

AmKeep their spirits up Frank,

 All for Fsome and some for Gall,

 The Amonly spirits here man,

 Are Fhangin' off the Gwall,

 Yeah, Amyou know well as i do,

 That Fwe don't serve up Gcheer,

 When they Amcome for aneasthetics,

 And it's Fbeen this way for Gyears

 They Fempty out their glasses,

FFill 'em up with tears,

 One Efor the road, one for the road,

 That leads them right back E7here,

 To Amrain on their Gtroubles,

AmWash 'em down Gdeep,

 And Fplay in the Cpuddle,

 Till they're Efast E7asleeAmp!

Repeat intro

 Now AmJoe he lost his woman,

 To some Fbigshot businessG man,

 He said I Amtrusted love not money,

 And Fnow look where I Gam!

 You've had eAmnough Joe,

 You gotta Fgo Gnow!

 You've too Ammuch Joe,

 I send you Fhome Gnow,

 And he says AmpleaCse GFrank,

AmPleaCse GFrank,

 But FI am just a tender,

 I don't give Fcounsel, I don't get close!

 I'm Eon no rescue mission man,

 I'm in no rescue E7boat!

 I'm Amhere to makeG money,

AmWages plus Gtips,

 For Fpouring Cwater into EsinkE7ing Amships!

See end of tab for solo

 And he says AmpleaCse GFrank,

AmPleaCse GFrank,

 But FI am just a tender,

 I don't give Fcounsel, I don't get close!

 I'm Eon no rescue mission man,

 I'm in no rescue E7boat!

 I'm Amhere to makeG money,

AmWages plus Gtips,

 For Fpouring Cwater into EsinkE7ing Amships!

Solo

6) The Rebel

Intro riff

Guitar 1 (Acoustic)

Intro riff

Guitar 2 (Electric)

Verse

Guitar 2

FmWake up girl, we Fmgotta get outta town,

Fm Come on now, I'm Fmsorry I let ya down,

FmI messed up babe, it's Fmnot gonna go away,

FmI lost big and I Fmborrowed from Ray,

 But it's C♯alright babe, it's D♯alright babe,

 We just gotta get Fmon.

Repeat intro

FmOpen up girl, it's Fmk-k-kinda cold,

FmCome on now, I've got Fmall my confessions told,

FmI know why, the Fmboy hasn't begged enough,

FmSometimes I Fmwish you'd grow up,

 Look it's C♯alright babe, it's D♯alright babe,

 We just gotta get Fmon,

 Yeah it's C♯alright man, get up your D♯things and,

 Get yourself Fmgone!

 I have no D♯time for your Fmkind,

 So it's C♯alright man, it's D♯alright man

 It's all...Fmoooooooooooohhhh

 You don't knock on my A♯mdoor,

 You don't come here no Cmore,

 And you be careful what you Fmwish for man!

Fm"Be careful," FmWhat's that supposed to mean?

FmA big rebel, ain't Fmthat what you saw in me?

FmI wish you'd Fmcome to your senses girl,

FmMe and you we could Fmtravel the world

 Look it's aC♯lright babe, D♯it's alright babe,

 We just gotta get Fmon!

 Yeah, it's aC♯lright man, get up your D♯things and

 Get yourself Fmgone!

 I have no D♯time for your Fmkind,

 So it's C♯alright man, it's D♯alright man

 It's all...Fmoooooooooooohhhh

 You don't knock on my A♯mdoor,

 You don't come here noC more,

 And you be careful what you Fmwish for man,

Fmoooooooooooohhhh

 You don't knock on my A♯mdoor,

 You don't come here noC more,

 And you be careful what you Fmwish for man

 You be careful what you Fmwish for man!

Finish with intro

7) Ride On

FmOooooooohG♯

FmOooooooohG♯

FmHurry up, they're gonna get ya man,

 Ride G♯On, Ride on, Ride On,

FmAin't no one gonna hold your hand,

 Ride G♯On, Ride On, Ride On,

FmAin't no one gonna give a damn,

 So Ride G♯On, Ride On,

 Take your Fmnothing and get yourself A♯mgone,

You know you gotta let her go

 Cause you're C♯alone now,

Don't have a doubt, don't have a doubt!

Repeat all

FmOooooooohG♯

FmOooooooohG♯

Solo

Repeat to finish

8) Your Martyr's Role

Intro riff

(Continue the riff during verse)

Look who's come to save me,

My loving flesh and blood,

Oh man, this is touching,

I'd hug ya if I could.

AmOh man, this is just the way

 I Gimagined it Bwould go.

B A G F♯

 But you can Emrun your martyr's Grole,

 You will Dknow by the Bend man,

 When it's Emjust about to Grain,

 Like a Dtrain, it's gonna Bhit ya,

 That you Emcould if only you Gtried,

 But you Dlied and you Bcheated man,

 So Amnoone came to help

Am A

Repeat intro 2 and a half times

Frankie, wait I'm sorry,

I really need your help,

All this has me worried,

Oh man this is hell!

 I Amreally need the money man,

 Gonna Gdie if I Bdon't!

B A G F♯

 But you will Emreap what you will Gsow,

 Jese you Dknow, they were Bright man,

 I just Emleft it all too Glate, and now Dfate,

 It is Bcallin' for the Emroad,

 Would anyone Glike to Dbuy me a Bdrink man,

 'Cause I Amwon't be here for long!

Am A

Outro riff

Repeat until fade out

9) Take Me With You Then

Okay well there's absolutely no guitar in this again so I just have the chords here!

Intro

Play around with Em

 This town it Emdrags you down,

 It pulls the reins on those who search for Amhigher Emground,

 Those who's Amact too proud,

 And B7those who long to be Emfree.

 That's why I'm Emleaving here,

 There'll be no long goodbyes I mean to AmdisapEmpear,

 I have no Amtime for fear,

 ToB7night I'll be set Emfree.

EmWho sings the Amsad songs?

DWho gets the Ghappy ones?

D G [G/f#] Em B7

Mother, I'm not comin' home tonight,

 Or ever Emmore.

 Take me Emwith you then,

 You know he and I are over, I am Amdone with Emhim,

 We're two Ammisfits inB7 this one horse Emtown.

 How can you Emask me to?

 Y'know I like you but it's something he would Amnever Emdo,

 Not to Amme or you,

B7Oh, why all this Emnow?

EmWho sings the Amsad songs?

DWho gets the Ghappy ones?

D G [G/f#] Em B7

Mother, I'm not comin' home tonight,

 Or ever Emmore.

Outro

Em Am D G G F♯m Em Am D G G F♯m

Continue to fade out

10) In The Gutter

Intro

(get your finger picking going)

Verse

 If GI go down to the tavern, babe,

  Em (Fill)

I won't come back

 If GI go down to the tavern, babe,

  Em (Fill)

I won't come back

 I'mG tryin' to do better, tryin' to Emget myself together,

C Take my hand, you gottaAm7 put me back on Dtrack.

 'Cause my Gbed is made in the gutter

  Em (Fill)

But I won't lie down,

 My Gbed is made in the gutter

  Em (Fill)

But I won't lie down,

GCan't stay here forever, gonna Emget myself together,

C Pick me up, you gotta Am7turn my luck Daround.

Chorus

 But I'm a Gman with a hurricane Dhot on my heels,

 I say Canywhere, anywhere aGway from here,

 But there's a Gweight in me and it Dwon't let me go,

 Wanna Cshine, shine Ggood as I know

 But I Gdo need Emyou, ah, Cwho

 Will keep me on the Dstraight and narrow Groad,

 'Cause you Emknow that I Cgo,

 A little bit off Dtrack with the bottle,

 But you Gknow I think the Bmmore you think,

 The Emless you underAmstand.

 And the Gmore I try to Bmget things right,

 The Emless they go as Amplanned.

 Awh Fman, Awh Dman

Verse 2

 When GI go down to the station

  Em (Fill)

Will ya come with me?

 When GI go down to the station

  Em (Fill)

Will ya come with me?

 Gonna Gleave this stormy weather, gonna Emget our things together,

C Morning train would have usAm7 both set Dfree.

Chorus

 But I'm a Gman with a hurricane Dhot on my heels,

 I say Canywhere, anywhere aGway from here,

 But there's a Gweight in me and it Dwon't let me go,

 Wanna Cshine, shine Ggood as I know

 But I Gdo need Emyou, ah, Cwho

 Will keep me on the Dstraight and narrow Groad,

 'Cause you Emknow that I Cgo,

 A little bit off Dtrack with the bottle,

 But you Gknow I think the Bmmore you think,

 The Emless you underAmstand.

 And the Gmore I try to Bmget things right,

 The Emless they go as Amplanned.

 Awh Fman, Awh Dman

Solo

G D C G

G D C G

Finish with these chords:

G Bm Em Am

G Bm Em Am

F D

G

11) Evening Train

This is another piano song but since the intro is so powerfull I tried tabbing it out

guitar.

 I Ftook my brother's Cfavourite bait

 And I Dmled him to a Ctrap,

 He Ftook the dearest Cevening train

 And now he's Dmnever coming Cback,

A♯ On those who lCove you boy,

F Never turn your Dmback.

Gm On those who Clove you boy,

F Never turn your A♯back.

Repeat Intro

FI find that once you've Ccrossed that line

 You Dmnever can come Cback.

 You can Ftry but no train Cin the world's

 Gonna Dmtake you across the Ctrack,

A♯ On those who lCove you boy,

F Never turn your Dmback.

Gm On those who Clove you boy,

F Never turn your A♯back.

Repeat Intro

Finish on F

Where there it is! Masterpiece No. 1 for Mick Flannery! I might get around to doing

Lies at some stage! Anyway, if I've screwed up anywhere please comment and I'll fix it! Enjoy!