Late Night Train
Brooks Williams
Brooks Williams
Knife Edge
1995
I saw Brooks at the Night Eagle Cafe in November '98 and he just
blew me away again. I bough this album there and fell in love with
this song immediately. I hope you like it as well. Make sure you
check out the Brooks Williams web site for tour schedule or album
ordering info.
Lyrics
Chords
Tuning: DADGAD (low-to-high)
INTRO:
Bb F Bb F
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:---0-1-0-----|-----------------|---------1-0-----|-----------------|---------1-0-----|
B:---------3-1-|-1---x-----1---3-|---5-x-0-----3-1-|-1---x-----1---3-|---5-x-0-----3-1-|
G:-------------|-3---x-----3---3-|---3-x-----------|-3---x-----3---3-|---3-x-----------|
D:-------------|-----x---3---x---|-----x-----------|-----x---3---x---|-----x-----------|
A:-------------|-1---x-1-----x---|-----x-----------|-1---x-1-----x---|-----x-----------|
E:-------------|---------------3-|-----------------|---------------3-|-----------------|
Bb F C
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------3---2-|---------3/5\3-0---|
B:-1---x-----1---3-|--------^5-3-----|-3---------3---3-|-------3-----------|
G:-3---x-----3---3-|--------^3---3---|-0-------0-------|---0---------------|
D:-----x---3---x---|--------^3-------|-2-----2---------|-------------------|
A:-1---x-1-----x---|--------^3-------|-3---3---------3-|-------------------|
E:---------------3-|--------^3-------|-----------------|-------------------|
you came on a...
F C
+ + + + + + + +
e:-3---------------|-------0-1-0-----|
B:-3-------3-------|-3-----------3-1-|
G:-3----------3----|-0---------------|
D:-------3-------3-|-2---------------|
A:-----------------|-3---------------|
E:-3---------------|-----------------|
The VERSE goes like this:
late night train through Kansas...the Great Plains behind you a
Bb F Bb F
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----------------|---------1-0-----|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-1---x-----1---3-|---5-x-0-----3-1-|-1---x-----1---3-|---5-x-----3-----|
G:-3---x-----3---3-|---3-x-----------|-3---x-----3---3-|---3-x-----3-----|
D:-----x---3---x---|-----x-----------|-----x---3---x---|-----x---3---x---|
A:-1---x-1-----x---|-----x-----------|-1---x-1-----x---|-----x-------x---|
E:---------------3-|-----------------|---------------3-|-------3---------|
life you know too well something like home something like hell the flashing of the
Bb F Bb F
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-1---x-----1---3-|---5-x-----3-----|-1---x-----1---3-|---5-x-----3-----|
G:-3---x-----3---3-|---3-x-----3-----|-3---x-----3---3-|---3-x-----3-----|
D:-----x---3---x---|-----x---3---x---|-----x---3---x---|-----x---3---x---|
A:-1---x-1-----x---|-----x-------x---|-1---x-1-----x---|-----x-------x---|
E:---------------3-|-------3---------|---------------3-|-------3---------|
lights and the swaying of the cars...spirit now hovering in the dark
Bb F Bb F
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-1---x-----1---3-|---5-x-----3-----|-1---x-----1---3-|--------^5-3-----|
G:-3---x-----3---3-|---3-x-----3-----|-3---x-----3---3-|--------^3---3---|
D:-----x---3---x---|-----x---3---x---|-----x---3---x---|--------^3-------|
A:-1---x-1-----x---|-----x-------x---|-1---x-1-----x---|--------^3-------|
E:---------------3-|-------3---------|---------------3-|--------^3-------|
first verse: you came on a...
all other verses: ain't it just like a...
C F C
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----------3---2-|---------3/5\3-0---|-3---------------|-------0-1-0-----|
B:-3---------3---3-|-------3-----------|-3-------3-------|-3-----------3-1-|
G:-0-------0-------|---0---------------|-3----------3----|-0---------------|
D:-2-----2---------|-------------------|-------3-------3-|-2---------------|
A:-3---3---------3-|-------------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
E:-----------------|-------------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
don't play this part after first verse: [- - - - - -]
The CHORUS goes like this:
porter to never be here...eyes get worried...down by cares we do what we
Eb F Eb F Eb
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-----x-----1---3-|-----x-----3-----|-----x-----1---3-|-----x-----3-----|
G:-3---x-----3---3-|-----x-----3---3-|-----x-----3---3-|-----x-----3---3-|
D:-1---x-------x---|-----x---3---x-1-|-----x-------x---|-----x---3---x-1-|
A:-1---x---1---x---|-----x-------x-1-|-----x---1---x---|-----x-------x-1-|
E:-1-----1-------3-|-------3-------1-|-------1-------3-|-------3-------1-|
can when we...survive when love...stranger in the night it takes mighty big
F Eb F Eb
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-----x-----1---3-|-----x-----3-----|-----x-----1---3-|-----x-----3-----|
G:-----x-----3---3-|-----x-----3---3-|-----x-----3---3-|-----x-----3---3-|
D:-----x-------x---|-----x---3---x-1-|-----x-------x---|-----x---3---x-1-|
A:-----x---1---x---|-----x-------x-1-|-----x---1---x---|-----x-------x-1-|
E:-------1-------3-|-------3-------1-|-------1-------3-|-------3-------1-|
courage to pack up and go cause even a bad life is still a life that you
F Eb F Gm
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-----x-----1---3-|-----x-----3-----|-----x-----1---3-|-----x-----3---1-|
G:-----x-----3---3-|-----x-----3---3-|-----x-----3---3-|-----x-----3---0-|
D:-----x-------x---|-----x---3---x-1-|-----x-------x---|-----x---3---x-0-|
A:-----x---1---x---|-----x-------x-1-|-----x---1---x---|-----x-------x-1-|
E:-------1-------3-|-------3-------1-|-------1-------3-|-------3---------|
know
Gsus2 Gm Gsus2 Gm Gsus2 Gm
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----------------|---0-------------|---0-------------|---0---0-1-0-----|
B:-----------0---1-|-----------0---1-|-----------0---1-|-------------3-1-|
G:-----------0---0-|-----------0---0-|-----------0---0-|-----------------|
D:-----x---0---x-0-|-----x---0---x-0-|-----x---0---x-0-|-----x-----------|
A:-----x-0-----x-1-|-----x-0-----x-1-|-----x-0-----x-1-|-----x-----------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
The BRIDGE SOLO goes like this:
C D Bb F Gm
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-------0---------|-------------------|-------------------------|
B:-3---------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
G:-0---------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
D:-2---------------|-----3-------3/5---|-------5/7---------7/8---|
A:-3-----------3---|---0---0---1-----0-|----3------0----5------0-|
E:---------------0-|---------1---------|-3-----------5-----------|
D Bb F Gm D Bb F Gm
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
B:-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
G:-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
D:-----3-------3/5---|-------5/7---------7/8---|-----3-------3/5---|-------5/7---------7/8---|
A:---0---0---1-----0-|----3------0----5--------|---0---0---1-----0-|----3------0----5------0-|
E:-0-------1---------|-3-----------5-----------|-0-------1---------|-3-----------5-----------|
Am Bb Eb5 D5 Eb5 D5 Eb5
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-----------------|-------------.---|-------------.---|---------------.-|
G:-------------10--|-------8-----7---|-------8-----7---|-------8-----7-8-|
D:-----10------8---|-------8-----7---|-x-x-x-8-----7---|-x-x-x-8-----7-8-|
A:---7---0---8-----|-------6-----5---|-x-x-x-6-----5---|-x-x-x-6-----5-6-|
E:-7-------8-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G5 Eb5 D5 Eb5 D5 Eb5
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:--------------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:---.----------------|----------------.---|-------------.---|---------------.-|
G:---7---10--10-10-10-|-10-10-10-8-----7---|-------8-----7---|-------8-----7-8-|
D:---7---10--10-10-10-|-10-10-10-8-----7---|-x-x-x-8-----7---|-x-x-x-8-----7-8-|
A:---5---8---8--8--8--|-8--8--8--6-----5---|-x-x-x-6-----5---|-x-x-x-6-----5-6-|
E:--------------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G5 Bb Eb F Aš Bb
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:------------------|---------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:---.--------------|---------|---1-------1-----|---3-------3-----|
G:---7---10---------|-----x---|---3-------3-----|---3-------2-----|
D:---7---10---------|-----x---|---3-x-----3-x---|---3-x-----3-x---|
A:---5---8----------|-----x-1-|-----x-------x---|-----x-0-----x-1-|
E:------------------|---------|-------1-------3-|-----------------|
2/4 bar
you came on a
Eb F Aš Bb Eb F Aš Bb
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:---1-------1-----|---3-------3-----|---1-------1-----|---3-------3-----|
G:---3-------3-----|---3-------2-----|---3-------3-----|---3-------2-----|
D:---3-x-----1-x---|---3-x-----3-x---|---3-x-----1-x---|---3-x-----3-x---|
A:-----x-------x---|-----x-0-----x-1-|-----x-------x---|-----x-0-----x-1-|
E:-------1-------3-|-----------------|-------1-------3-|-----------------|
The ENDING goes like this:
know cause even a bad life is still a life that you
Gm Gsus2 Gm Gsus2 Bb F Gm
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----|-----------------|---0-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:---1-|-----------0---1-|-----------0---1-|-----------1---3-|-----x-----3---1-|
G:---0-|-----------0---0-|-----------0---3-|-----------3---3-|-----x-----3---0-|
D:-x-0-|-----x---0---x-0-|-----x---0---x-3-|-----x---3---x---|-----x---3---x-0-|
A:-x-1-|-----x-0-----x-1-|-----x-0-----x-1-|-----x-1-----x---|-----x-------x-1-|
E:-----|-----------------|-----------------|---------------3-|-------3---------|
know cause even a bad life is still a life that you
Gsus2 Gm Gsus2 Bb F Gm
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----------------|---0-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-----------0---1-|-----------0---1-|-----------1---3-|-----x-----3---1-|
G:-----------0---0-|-----------0---3-|-----------3---3-|-----x-----3---0-|
D:-----x---0---x-0-|-----x---0---x-3-|-----x---3---x---|-----x---3---x-0-|
A:-----x-0-----x-1-|-----x-0-----x-1-|-----x-1-----x---|-----x-------x-1-|
E:-----------------|-----------------|---------------3-|-------3---------|
know you came on a
Gsus2 Gm Gsus2 Gm Gsus2 Gm
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----------------|---0-------------|---0-------------|---0---0-1-0-----|
B:-----------0---1-|-----------0---1-|-----------0---1-|-------------3-1-|
G:-----------0---0-|-----------0---0-|-----------0---0-|-----------------|
D:-----x---0---x-0-|-----x---0---x-0-|-----x---0---x-0-|-----x-----------|
A:-----x-0-----x-1-|-----x-0-----x-1-|-----x-0-----x-1-|-----x-----------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
now play INTRO tab once
then repeat this figure till end (vocals 1st and 2nd time only):
[ late night train you came on a ]
Bb F Bb F
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-1---x-----1---3-|---5-x-----3-----|-1---x-----1---3-|---5-x-----3-----|
G:-3---x-----3---3-|---3-x-----3-----|-3---x-----3---3-|---3-x-----3-----|
D:-----x---3---x---|-----x---3---x---|-----x---3---x---|-----x---3---x---|
A:-1---x-1-----x---|-----x-------x---|-1---x-1-----x---|-----x-------x---|
E:---------------3-|-------3---------|---------------3-|-------3---------|
LYRICS:
play INTRO
You came on the late night train
Through Kansas across the Great Plains
Behind you a life you know too well
Something like home something like hell
The flashing of the lights the swaying of the cars
You are something of a spirit now hovering in the dark
You came on the late night train
Through Kansas across the Great Plains
Before you a city you never have known
Loved ones offer a room in a house and a telephone
It may not be much but it's better than being alone
And the child next to you needs some love and needs a home
CHORUS
Ain't it just like the porter to never be here
When your eyes get blurry and you're weighed down by cares
We do what we can when we need to survive
When love turns you out like a stranger in the night
It takes mighty big courage to pack up and go
'Cause even a bad life is still a life that you know
GUITAR SOLO
play INTRO tab
BRIDGE
play BRIDGE SOLO tab
You came on a late night train
Through Kansas across the Great Plains
Beneath your feet a little brown case with pictures and letters it was all you could take
You like to touch it with the back of your heels
Make sure it is there and that all this is real
To lose that case or to lose that child would be to lose all that makes living worthwhile
CHORUS
Ain't it just like the porter to never be here
When your eyes get blurry and you're weighed down by cares
We do what we can when we need to survive
When love turns you out like a stranger in the night
It takes mighty big courage to pack up and go
'Cause even a bad life is still a life that you know
play ENDING
'Cause even a bad life is still a life that you know
'Cause even a bad life is still a life that you know
'Cause even a bad life is still a life that you know
You came on a late night train
You came on a late night train
CHORDS:
To learn more about chord theory, check out Dansm's Guitar Chord Theory.
Created on 12-17-98 by Daniel E. Smith.