Trains Chords
Trains by Porcupine Tree is a guitar song. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Main riff (intro)
e|--5-5-5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-----5|--5-5-5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-----5|
B|--8-8-8-8-5-5h6-----6-6-6-----8|--8-8-8-8-5-5-------5-5-5-----8|
G|7---7-5-7-5-5-------5-5-5------|7---7-5-7-5-5-------5-5-5------|
D|5---------5-5h7-----7-7-7------|5---------5-5h7-----7-7-7------|
A|------------5h8-----8-8-8------|------------5h7-----7-7-7------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|x x x x |x x x x |
When joining to the other riffs, there are a few different strums in the second bar -
e|--5-5-5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-----5|--5-5-5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5----|
B|--8-8-8-8-5-5h6-----6-6-6-----8|--8-8-8-8-5-5-------5-5-5-5-5--|
G|7---7-5-7-5-5-------5-5-5------|7---7-5-7-5-5-------5-5-5-5-5-5|
D|5---------5-5h7-----7-7-7------|5---------5-5h7-----7-7-7---7-7|
A|------------5h8-----8-8-8------|------------5h7-----7-7-7-----7|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|x x x x |x x x x |
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Pre-Chorus ("The hiss of the train at the railway head")
e|5-------5-----5-5-5-----5-----5|5-5-----5-----5-5-5-----5-----5|
B|6-------6-----6-5-7-----7-----7|5-6-----6-----6-5-5-----5-----8|
G|5-------5-----5-5-5-----5-----5|5-5-----5-----5-5-5-----5------|
D|7-------7-----7-7-7-----7-----7|7-7-----7-----7-x-2-----2------|
A|8-------8-----8-5-5-----5-----5|5-5-----5-----5-x-2-----2------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|x x x x |x x x x |
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Chorus
e|5-------5-----5-5-5-----5---5-5|-------------------------------|
B|7-------7-----7-5-6-----6---6-6|6-------6-----6-5-5-----5---5-5|
G|7-------7-----7-5-7-----7---7-7|5-------5-----5-5-5-----5---5-5|
D|7-------7-----7-7-7-----7---7-7|7-------7-----7-7-7-----7---7-7|
A|5-------5-----5-5-5-----5---5-5|8-------8-----8-x-8-----8---8-8|
E|-------------------------------|----------------x-8-----8---8-8|
|x x x x |x x x x |
e|7-------7-----7-5-5-----5---5-5|-----------------------------(8)|
B|8-------8-----8-5-7-----7---7-7|6-----6-6-5-5----------(5)---(5)|
A|7-------7-----7-7-7-----7---7-7|5-----5-5-5-5----------(5)------|
D|5-------5-----5-5-7-----7---7-7|7-----7-7-7-7----------(7)------|
A|------------------5-----5---5-5|8-----8-8-8-8----------(8)------|
E|-------------------------------|----------8-8----------(8)------|
|x x x x |x x x x |
*leave out the chords in brackets
when you're repeating the Chorus.
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| MAIN RIFF (Verse)
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Train set and match spied under the blind
Shiny and contoured the railway winds
And I've heard the sound from my cousin's bed
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| PRE-Chorus
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The hiss of the train at the railway head
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| Chorus
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Always the summers are slipping away
Find me a way for making it stay
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| MAIN RIFF (Verse)
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A 60 ton angel falls to the earth
A pile of old metal, a radiant blur
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| PRE-Chorus
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Scars in the country, the summer and her
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| Chorus
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When I hear the engine pass
I'm kissing you wide
The hissing subsides
I'm in luck
When the evening reaches here
You're tying me up
I'm dying of love
It's OK