------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ROTTERDAM - Chuck Ragan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: threefiguremini Tuning: Standard, Capo on 2nd fret Intro Am(x2) F C Verse 1 C Took a walk in Rotterdam, thinking about her train E All along the banks of memory, holding tide away F G And on the end of every corner I could almost hear her sound C Time went by in ecstasy, walking next to walls E And the color of the water, was the rails that she was on F G And when the whistles blew far away, I felt she knew somehow Chorus F G C G Am For the train often rattles, from the rails shaking ground F G C Am F C I close my eyes and almost hear her now Verse 2 C Took a walk in Rotterdam, dodging spoke and wheel E And a few unnerving riders, agile or insane F G And the rest, victims of fashion, lord we're all to blame C Found myself a bar stool, and something on the rocks E I was dreaming I could ride the sun, westward as it dropped F G And find her at the station, gracefully rolling to a stop Chorus F G C G Am For the train often rattles, from the rails shaking ground F G C Am F C I close my eyes and see her westward bound Bridge G F Well I'll keep that mind a wandering, of love on the rails C G Slow rolling days, steel pushing home F C G Mile over miles gone in the blink of an eye Chorus F G C G Am For the train often rattles, from the rails shaking ground F G C Am F C I close my eyes and see her westward bound