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 capo 1, 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..