• Song:

    Trains

  • Artist:

    Porcupine Tree

  • Album:

    XMII

Main riff (intro) 

e|--5-5-5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-----5|--5-5-5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-----5| 
B|--8-8-8-8-5-5h6-----6-6-6-----8|--8-8-8-8-5-5-------5-5-5-----8| 
G|7---7-5-7-5-5-------5-5-5------|7---7-5-7-5-5-------5-5-5------| 
D|5---------5-5h7-----7-7-7------|5---------5-5h7-----7-7-7------| 
A|------------5h8-----8-8-8------|------------5h7-----7-7-7------| 
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
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When joining to the other riffs, there are a few different strums in the second bar - 

e|--5-5-5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-----5|--5-5-5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5----| 
B|--8-8-8-8-5-5h6-----6-6-6-----8|--8-8-8-8-5-5-------5-5-5-5-5--| 
G|7---7-5-7-5-5-------5-5-5------|7---7-5-7-5-5-------5-5-5-5-5-5| 
D|5---------5-5h7-----7-7-7------|5---------5-5h7-----7-7-7---7-7| 
A|------------5h8-----8-8-8------|------------5h7-----7-7-7-----7| 
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
 |x       x       x       x      |x       x       x       x      | 

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Pre-Chorus ("The hiss of the train at the railway head") 

e|5-------5-----5-5-5-----5-----5|5-5-----5-----5-5-5-----5-----5| 
B|6-------6-----6-5-7-----7-----7|5-6-----6-----6-5-5-----5-----8| 
G|5-------5-----5-5-5-----5-----5|5-5-----5-----5-5-5-----5------| 
D|7-------7-----7-7-7-----7-----7|7-7-----7-----7-x-2-----2------| 
A|8-------8-----8-5-5-----5-----5|5-5-----5-----5-x-2-----2------| 
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
 |x       x       x       x      |x       x       x       x      | 

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Chorus 

e|5-------5-----5-5-5-----5---5-5|-------------------------------| 
B|7-------7-----7-5-6-----6---6-6|6-------6-----6-5-5-----5---5-5| 
G|7-------7-----7-5-7-----7---7-7|5-------5-----5-5-5-----5---5-5| 
D|7-------7-----7-7-7-----7---7-7|7-------7-----7-7-7-----7---7-7| 
A|5-------5-----5-5-5-----5---5-5|8-------8-----8-x-8-----8---8-8| 
E|-------------------------------|----------------x-8-----8---8-8| 
 |x       x       x       x      |x       x       x       x      | 



e|7-------7-----7-5-5-----5---5-5|-----------------------------(8)| 
B|8-------8-----8-5-7-----7---7-7|6-----6-6-5-5----------(5)---(5)| 
A|7-------7-----7-7-7-----7---7-7|5-----5-5-5-5----------(5)------| 
D|5-------5-----5-5-7-----7---7-7|7-----7-7-7-7----------(7)------| 
A|------------------5-----5---5-5|8-----8-8-8-8----------(8)------| 
E|-------------------------------|----------8-8----------(8)------| 
 |x       x       x       x      |x       x       x       x       | 
                                                          *leave out the chords in brackets 
                                                           when you're repeating the Chorus. 
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|------------ 
| MAIN RIFF (Verse) 
|------------ 
 Train set and match spied under the blind 
 Shiny and contoured the railway winds 
 And I've heard the sound from my cousin's bed 
|------------ 
| PRE-Chorus 
|------------ 
 The hiss of the train at the railway head 
|------------ 

|------------ 
| Chorus 
|------------ 
 Always the summers are slipping away 
 Find me a way for making it stay 
|------------ 

|------------ 
| MAIN RIFF (Verse) 
|------------ 
 A 60 ton angel falls to the earth 
 A pile of old metal, a radiant blur 
|------------ 
| PRE-Chorus 
|------------ 
 Scars in the country, the summer and her 
|------------ 

|------------ 
| Chorus 
|------------ 
 When I hear the engine pass 
 I'm kissing you wide 
 The hissing subsides 
 I'm in luck 

 When the evening reaches here 
 You're tying me up 
 I'm dying of love 
 It's OK
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