Smiling At Strangers On Trains Live Chords
by Frank Turner30,900 views, added to favorites 378 times
Difficulty: | beginner |
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Tuning: | E A D G B E |
Capo: | 2nd fret |
Author horrorstorey [a] 144. 3 contributors total, last edit on Dec 12, 2020
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[Verse 1]
F G Am C G
it was the strangest thing today
G7 G6 F G
i saw new footprints in abandoned pathways
Am C G G7 G6
beneath forgotten undergrowth something stirring again
F G Am C G
you were a single red blood cell
G7 G6 F G Am
but i lost you in this knot of capillaries
C G G7 G6
but you were bringing me oxygen when i needed it most in the
Dm
smoke.
and you were always
[Chorus]
Dm
as far as Mongolia, as close as my clothes
Am
your presence pervading, but it still never shows
C F
as close as the answer i never quite know, or can’t quite remember
Dm
your distance insidious, as soft as a blow
Am
your shadow is with me wherever i go
C F
it’s on the tip of my tongue but still i never quite know, or can’t quite remember
i don’t quite remember
[Verse 2]
F G Am C G
the forced proximity
G7 G6 F G
of a million different mike leigh movies
Am C G G7 G6
makes me long for the fresh air of a familiar face
F G Am C G
and not the violence of loneliness,
G7 G6 F G Am
nor the unease of surrounded seclusion
C G G7 G6
i keep nearly missing you around corners and in passing trains
[Chorus]
Dm
as far as Mongolia, as close as my clothes
Am
your presence pervading, but it still never shows
C F
as close as the answer i never quite know, or can’t quite remember
Dm
your distance insidious, as soft as a blow
Am
your shadow is with me wherever i go
C F
it’s on the tip of my tongue but still i never quite know, or can’t quite remember
i don’t quite remember
Dm
your distance insidious, as soft as a blow
Am
your shadow is with me wherever i go
C
it’s on the tip of my tongue, it's on the tip of my-
[Outro]
F G Dm
F G Dm
F
if i’d known
if i’d known
if i’d known
G
if i’d known
if i’d known
Dm
if i’d known
if i’d known
x something
F
that you weren’t so far away
G Dm
that you weren’t so far away
F
that you weren’t so far away
G Dm
that you were never that far away
x something
F G Dm
i could’ve roooooooooooooooooooode
F G Dm
thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis
F G Dm F G Dm F
traaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaain smiling
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It's really hard to place the chords because some words are sung quickly
and some very slowly but you get the idea, hopefully :)
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3 comments

In my opinion it sounds slightly better if you do the following progression in the verse -
F 133210 --> slide to 355430 --> Am --> C --> G 300003 --> G/C thing 302013
Great chords otherwise.
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Yeah, I agree with Sameth, aside from some small changes of my own. I play that G/C chord like so:
3X0003 ->(hammer on)->3X0013->(then back off)->3X0003.If I'm not feeling lazy, then 320003->320013->320003 can also work.
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You think you could put the chords over the second verse? Kind of a pet peeve of mine..... 😅
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