Intro: Am G Am G Am G Am G
Verse
Am G
Flashman's in the belfry, shouting as loud as he can
Am
Samson's up all night again, talking about himself
G
What a wonderful man
D Em
And I'm just wild about Ronnie
C D
And Ronnie's just wild about me
Em C
I saw him selling winter coats on the Portobello Road
D Em
I thought, I bet he wishes he was really working for the NME
Am D G D
When the gang come down here again
Am G
And they're phoning up Australia and they call each other names
Am G
And they all just wanna look like Richard Hell and Tom Verlaine
Am C G
Some of my best friends are trains
Verse
Am G
Now Steven's in a sweat, he just can't read Kerouac books, no
Am G
And Robin's all excuses, says he can't find much, but he does look
D
He goes up to the playfair
Em
He goes down with the stars
C D
He goes wild all the weekend in a girlfriend's car
Em C
And he calls me from Chelsea and he says it's such a thrill
D Em
And though I don't believe a word, but he keeps me talking
Am D G D
Till the gang come down here again
Am G
And they're phoning up Australia and they call each other names
Am G
And they all just wanna look like Richard Hell and Tom Verlaine
Am C G
Some of my best friends are trains
Instrumental
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Verse
Am
And did you ever have one of those days
G
Where the world's wide open and you can do anything
Am
And you can go anywhere and you don't have to think
G
About who you'll offend every time that you even blink
D Em
I'm going to the station where a big red train
C D
Is waiting to take me to the country again
Em C
Then you'll come from Yonkers, but why should I care
D Em
It'll rain and rain for days and days and you know I won't be there
Am D G D
When the gang come down here again
Am G
And they're phoning up Australia and they call each other names
Am G
And they all just wanna look like Richard Hell and Tom Verlaine
Am C
Some of my best friends
Am D G D
Yeah, the gang come down here again
Am G
And they're phoning up Australia and they call each other names
Am G
And they all just wanna look like Richard Hell and Tom Verlaine
Am C G
Some of my best friends are trains
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