Intro: C Verse: C Call you up in the middle of the night Em Like a firefly without a light Am You were there like a blowtorch burnin' G I was a key that could use a little turnin' C So tired that I couldn't even sleep Em So many secrets I couldn't keep Am Promised myself I wouldn't weep G One more promise I couldn't keep Pre-chorus: F G It seems no one can help me now C Am I'm in too deep there's no way out F Em G This time I have really led myself astray Chorus: C Runaway train never going back Em Wrong way on a one way track Am Seems like I should be getting somewhere G Somehow I'm neither here nor there Verse: C Can you help me remember how to smile Em Make it somehow all seem worthwile Am How on earth did I get so jaded G Life's mysteries seem so faded C I can go where no one else can go Em I know what no one else knows Am Here I am just drowning in the rain G With a ticket for a runaway train Pre-chorus: F G And everything seems cut and dry C Am Day and night, Earth and sky F Em G Somehow I just don't believe it Chorus: C Runaway train never going back Em Wrong way on a one way track Am Seems like I should be getting somewhere G Somehow I'm neither here nor there Bridge: C Got a ticket for a runaway train Em Like a madman laughing at the rain Am Little out of touch little insane G It's just easier than dealing with the pain C Runaway train never going back Em Wrong way on a one way track Am Seems like I should be getting somewhere G Somehow I'm neither here nor there C Runaway train never coming back Em Runaway train tearing up the track Am Runaway train burning in my veins G Id runaway but it always seems the same. Outro: C Em Am G This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
Runaway Train chords by Soul Asylum
Suggested strumisland strum
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Also works: driving 4/4 d – d – d u d u
How to play Runaway Train on ukulele
The strumming pattern that fits is the island strum: d – d u – u d u. It rolls along at a medium pace of around 100 bpm. You are playing it in C major. Nothing scary in the shapes, it sits on the easy ukulele songs list at the novice level. Let the jangly strum ring and ease off under the verses.
5 ukulele chords used in "Runaway Train" by Soul Asylum: Am, C, Em, F and G
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Thanks a lot, I love this song, I’m so grateful to you! Thank you so much for sharing.
does anybody have a strumming pattern for this?
Instead of Em, it should be E Major.