Trolley Car
Ellis Paul

Ellis Paul
Carnival of Voices
1996
Ellis Paul is an absolutely incredible singer/songwriter out of Boston.
I saw and met him at the Night Eagle Cafe in Oxford, NY, in May '98, and
his performance was phenomenal.  I bought his latest album there, and
fell in love with it. This is the first tune that I've done from it.
I hope you enjoy it!  I also hope Ellis doesn't mind me posting his
songs, but when he autographed my album he wrote "spread this music"...
And if you get a chance to see Ellis, do it!

Note: Use your thumb to fret notes on the 6th string
throughout this song; it'll make things a lot easier.

Lyrics
Chords


DADGad (low-to-high); Capo 2nd INTRO: D A G + + + + + + + + d:-------0----0-----|------7---5-4-|-5---0---5-0-|-------------0---| a:-------12---12----|-/7---7-------|-5---0---5-0-|-------------0---| G:-/11--------------|--------------|-7---7---7---|-2/4\2-0---------| D:------------------|-/7-----------|-------------|-2/4\2-0-------0-| A:-/12--------------|--------------|-------------|---------0h2-----| D:------------------|--------------|-------------|-----------------|
The verse is the same as the intro; simply repeat 4x: it's a snowy night cops...freeway D A G + + + + + + + + d:-------0----0-----|------7---5-4-|-5---0---5-0-|-------------0---| a:-------12---12----|-/7---7-------|-5---0---5-0-|-------------0---| G:-/11--------------|--------------|-7---7---7---|-2/4\2-0---------| D:------------------|-/7-----------|-------------|-2/4\2-0-------0-| A:-/12--------------|--------------|-------------|---------0h2-----| D:------------------|--------------|-------------|-----------------|
The chorus looks like this (with ad-lib): play 3x: you live six miles... trolley car trail Gmaj7 F#m Em + + + + + + + + d:-----4---2-0-|-----7---5-4-|-----5-----5-|---2-------0---| a:-----5-------|-----4-------|-----2-----2-|---2-------0---| G:-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------| D:-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------| A:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------0h2-----| D:-5-----------|-4-----------|-2-----------|-2-----------0-| then finish with this: we'd drink in the waning hours...polished off the moon Gmaj7 F#m Em + + + + + + + + d:-----4---2-0-|-----7---5-4-|-----5-----5-|---2-----2---| a:-----5-------|-----4-------|-----2-----2-|-----0-----0-| G:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| D:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| A:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| D:-5-----------|-4-----------|-2-----------|-2-----2-----| and who knew the moon would fail above the trolley car trail Esus4 E A + + + + + + + + d:---2-----2---|---2-----2---|-0-----------|-------------| a:-----2-----2-|-----2-----2-|-0-----------|-------------| G:-2-----2-----|-1-----1-----|-0-----------|-------------| D:-------------|-------------|-2-----------|-------------| A:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| D:-2-----2-----|-2-----2-----|-------------|-------------|
This is the bridge: play 4x I think snowfall should be measured Bē7 E5 + + + + + + + + d:-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------| a:-----0---0-0-|-----0---0-0-|-----2---2-2-|-2---2-2---------| G:-----7---7-7-|-----7---7-7-|-----4---4-4-|-2h4-4-4-2h4-2-0-| D:-----9---9-9-|-----9---9-9-|-----2---2-2-|-2---2-2-2---2-0-| A:-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------| D:-9-------9-9-|-9-------9-9-|-2-------2-2-|-2---2-2-2-------| finish with this, then move right into verse: last time I rode a subway it was summer in your eyes G A + + + + + + + + d:-----5---5---|-----5---5---|-----7---7---|-----7-------| a:-----5---5---|-----5---5---|-----7---7---|-----7-------| G:-----------0-|-----------0-|-----------0-|-------------| D:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| A:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| D:-5-----------|-5-----------|-7-----------|-7-----------|
The ending is the intro with ad-lib, then simply play this: D + + d:--------------| a:--------------| G:-/11----------| D:--------------| A:-/12----------| D:--------------|
LYRICS:
play intro It's a snowy night the cops shut down the freeway Big men in plows are out carving up the streets Below them jammed on a subway I'm with two hundred overdressed strangers Brushing snow off coats and shoulders kicking snow off dress-shoe feet
CHORUS You live six miles down this trolley car's trail Up above the red line where the street musicians wail Where baby we used to chase down coffee on the sidewalk take in tunes We'd drink in the waning hours till we polished off the moon Who knew the moon would fail above the trolley car trail
"Park Street next station!" says a voice with an accent I've heard And I see shoppers on the platform where green and red lines diverge I fight my way through the packages and the bows to a pay phone the operator knows She says to me "your nervous and it shows" I say "nervous is too kind a word"
CHORUS She lives miles down this trolley car's trail Up above the red line where the street musicians wail Where baby we used to chase down coffee on the sidewalk take in tunes We'd drink in the waning hours till we polished off the moon Who knew the moon would fail above the trolley car trail
BRIDGE I think snowfall should be measured By how much it takes a city by surprise By how far back old-timers go to remember The last time a blizzard stung their eyes Last time I rode a subway it was summer in your eyes
Your phone rings but it only brings your voice on a message machine "I'm not here the tape is clear" and I'm off the hook it seems "I called" I say "to say hello to coax you out where the snowmen grow but you're not home I gotta go it was good to hear your voice"
CHORUS You live six miles down this trolley car's trail Up above the red line where the street musicians wail Where baby we used to chase down coffee on the sidewalk take in tunes We'd drink in the waning hours till we polished off the moon Who said the moon would fail it wasn't me above the trolley car trail repeat intro tab and play ending hooo... hooo...

CHORDS:
Bē7 9x9700 To learn why these chords are named this way, check out
Dansm's Guitar Chord Theory.

Created on 7-29-98 by Daniel E. Smith.