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Feb 23, 2012

Long Train Running by the Doobie Brothers

A Tom Johnston classic!

Tab: in word document format

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Tabbed by: Mike Nachaj :: mike@mikemusicbox.com

Song:  Long Train Running
By:    The Doobie Brothers
     
[intro:]  8 x [ Gm7 riff ]  {bass comes in on 4th: band comes in on 5th}

[verse: 1]
Gm7
Down around the corner
A half a mile from here
You see them old trains running
and you watch them disappear

[chorus:]
         Cm7  Cm6
Without love
                     Gm7
Where would you be  now 
          Eb   Gm7  D7  Gm7
(Without   love.........love)
 Without   love.........love

[verse: 2]
Gm7
You know I saw miss Lucy
Down along the tracks
She lost her home and family
And she won't be coming back

[chorus:]

[verse: 3]   {staccato} 
Gm7
Well the Illinois Central
And the Southern Central Freight
Gotta keep on pushing mama
'cause you know they're running late

[chorus:]

[solo: harmonica] {same chords as verse + chorus}

[verse: 3] {repeat staccato}

[chorus:]

[verse: 4] staccato
Gm7
Where the pistons keep on turning
And the wheels go round and round
And the steel rails are black cold and hard
For the miles as they go down
 
[chorus:]
         Cm7  Cm6
Without love
                          Gm7
Where would you be right now 
          Eb (stop) Gm7 (stop) D7 (stop)Cm7 {let ring}
Without   love.............................love

Where would you be now ..... 
[rest]

[coda:]  2 x [Gm7 riff ]

{vocals ad lib over intro chords}

Got to get it baby wont you move it down
Won't you move it down?
Baby baby baby baby wont you move it down
When the big train run
and the train is moving on
I got to keep on moving
Keep on moving
Keep on moving
Gonna keep on moving

[verse:]    {repeat chords} Gm 
[chorus:]   {repeat chords} Cm7  Gm

            Eb (stop) Gm7 (stop) D7 (stop) Gm7 {let ring}



chords:
Cm7    335546
Cm6    335545
D7     557575
Eb     668886 
Gm7    353333

riff chords:
Gm7    xx3121 (fret 10)
Gm11   xx1111 (fret 10)