Verse: 1
A E
I was listening to the trains
D C#m
I was up all night
A E
And something glistened in the strange
D C#m
Blood-diffused light
A E6
My friend was missing, and I was ghost
D C#m
I was flame, I was bright
A E6
I was listening to the trains
Dmaj7 C#m
I was up all night
Bridge
E Bm7
E Bm7
Oh James
E Bm7 E F#
You've got no reason to stay in these plains
Verse: 2
A E
I was racing against time
D C#m
With this friend of mine
A E
Collapsing just before
D C#m
We reach the end of the line
A E6
He was lifted, diamond straight
D C#m
Straight was cold, cold was black
A E6
And black was glistening all the night
Dmaj7 C#m
The sound remained
Bridge
E Bm7
E Bm7
Oh, James
E Bm7 E F#
You've got no reason to stay in these plains
Outro
E Bm7
These plains
E Bm7
Are barren and hateful terrain
E Bm7
And what remains
E F# A
Is the sound of trains