This Train Is My Life Chords
by Marillion
This Train Is My Life by Marillion is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Am with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords Am, F, C, G, C/B, A, B, G/B, D, D/E, D/A, D/G and Am/G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
This Train Is My Life
Marillion
Tabbed by cjrh
This tab is based on the recording from
"Live from Cadogan Hall". I know some versions
of the song would need
, so put that on
if you prefer.
Standard tuning
This riff plays through all the verses A & B:
Line 1:
E-----------------------------------
B-----------------------------0-----
G-----0-----2-0-------0---------0---
D---2---2-3-----2---2---2---0-------
A-0---------------3-----------------
E-------------------------3---------
Am F C G
Line 2:
E-----------------------------------
B-----------------------------0-1---
G-----0-----2-0-------0-------------
D---2---2-3-----2---2---2---0-------
A-0---------------3-------2---------
E-----------------------------------
Am F C C/B
Line 1 & 2 keep repeating through the verses.
VERSE A
Am C
This train is my life
G Am C
Speeding through the night
C/B Am C
We have been to these places
G Am C C/B
For barely a moment
VERSE B
Am C
Wide Awake
G Am C
Sometimes watching
C/B Am C
Sometimes sleeping
G Am C C/B
Sometimes dreaming
VERSE A
G/B Am C
Through stroby stations
G Am C
Too fast to know their names
C/B Am C G D
Too fast to know if we came or will come again
VERSE B
Am C
Sleeping towns
G Am C
joined together
C/B Am
By the steel of the rails
C
Parallel lines
G Am C C/B
Parallel lives
Chorus
D
You and I
D/E D/A
We're movie-rich
D/G D D/E D/A
We're reflected in the window
D/G D D/E D/A
The dark night's black mirror glass
D/G D D/E D/A D/G
Distant lights from the wrong side of the tracks
BRIDGE
The "Christmas lights" parts is a slower
high-pitched picking, below. Listen to the
track to hear how to sing the lyrics
E----12-----------------------
B-10-------13-----------------
G-------10-------12--12-10-9--
D-------------10--------------
A-----------------------------
E-----------------------------
Christmas lights
Go by in the houses
Anonymous windows
Anonymous rooms of
Anonymous souls
VERSE C
C
So take my hand
D
Squeeze it tight
Am Am/G
Make some light
D
In the darkness
VERSE C
C D
I'm glad you came on this trip
C
Don't lose your grip
G Am
Don't lose your grip
F D
This train is my life
D
This train is my life
Am F C G x4
This train is my life
Then x2 Instrumental verse loops
Am C G
Travel with me
D
And we'll see..