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Horsebath – Train To Babylon Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
G

[Verse 1]
G
Every end has
its story
G
Every heartache
has its end
G
Every time you
tried to warn me
G
Troubles just
around the bend
C
When that train
G
rolls on

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[Verse 2]
G
This train ain’t
 bound for glory
G
Morning sun’ gonna
 shine anew
G
A good time’s no
 good time for
sorry
G
When you’re only
 passing through
          C
When that train
      G
rolls on
C G     Am
I’ll be going
G
home


[Guitar Solo]
F   G


[Verse 3]
G
I can hear
that whistle
blowing
G
You know we
did the best we
 could
G
Down the tracks a
 heart is rolling
G
Down the hill and
 gone for good
          C
When that train
      G
rolls on
C G     Am
I’ll be going
G
home


[Bridge]
Am
  All the world
   Em
surrounds you
Am
 As lonesome
      Em
as it seems
When that
C     G
train rolls on


[Guitar Solo]
F   G   F   G


[Verse 4]
G
You took a train
to Babylon
You took a right
and you made
         F
it wrong
G
You took a
 train to
Babylon
G
You took a
right
and you made
 it wrong

[Outro]
F  G  F  G  F  G
F  G  F  G  F  G
F  G  F  G  F

Watch: Train to Babylon

From HORSEBATH - Topic on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play Train To Babylon: key, chords and progression

Train To Babylon by Horsebath is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 5 chords: G, C, Am, F and Em.

The progression the song keeps returning to is G – C – G – Am (V – I – V – vi in C major). In solfa, that is soh – doh – soh – lah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.