Key: G
Introduction: G
D/F#
Em
Em7/D
C
G/B
Am
G
D/F#
Em
Em7/D
When the nightingale sings in the deep of the night,
C
G/B
Am
And the robin, he sleeps on the wing,
G
D/F#
Em
Em7/D
Hear the toll of the bell, ringing out all is well,
C
G/B
Am
And the city's golden light's shining on!
Bm
Am
G
Am
Bm
Am
G
Am
Bm
Ride the long black train, ride the long black train,
Bm
Am
G
Am
Bm
Am
G
Am
G
Takes us all, black train, take me home, black train!
G
D/F#
Em
Em7/D
C
G/B
Am
Bm
Am
G
Am
Bm
Am
G
Am
Bm
Ride the long black train, ride the long black train,
Bm
Am
G
Am
Bm
Am
G
Am
G
Takes us all, black train, take me home, black train!
G
D/F#
Em
Em7/D
And the shadows we pass, turns my soul into glass,
C
G/B
Am
And the streets that I walk are all tamed,
G
D/F#
Em
Em7/D
Hear the toll of the bell, ringing out all is well,
C
G/B
Am
And the city's golden light's shining on!
Bm
Am
G
Am
Bm
Am
G
Am
Bm
Ride the long black train, ride the long black train,
Bm
Am
G
Am
Bm
Am
G
Am
G
Takes us all, black train, take me home, black train!
G
D/F#
Em
Em7/D
And the briar, and the rose, in the churchyard they grow,
C
G/B
Am
'Neath the clocktower tall, all en - twined,
G
D/F#
Em
Em7/D
And the raven he flies 'round the oak, as she sighs,
C
G/B
Am
And the candles they call out my name...
G
Am
Bm
Am
G
Am
Bm
...to ride the long black train, ride the long black train,
Bm
Am
G
Am
Bm
Am
G
Am
G
Takes us all, black train, take me home, black train!