The Trains Today
Intro:
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I saw her at the station;
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I couldn't believe my luck.
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She was standing on my platform
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so I hurried to be near her    
            G#       
through the crush.
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Bags hanging from my shoulder,
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I wish that I'd been bold
              D#m      
and said, "Hello...
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...are you going all the way?"    
       
Chorus:
             G#       
The trains today - 
        Fm                
they're not as romantic
       B                
as the black and white
         A#m   A#m7      D# 
films portray.           
             G#     
With these delays
           Fm                    
there'd be no Brief Encounter;
        B                   A#m A#m7      D# 
Richard Hannay won't get away.            
             G#     
The trains today.
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   C#           Fm          
We get into our carriage;
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she sits across the table from me.
         C#          Fm        
She's as pretty as a picture
B           D#m             G#     
postcard of Saltburn-by-the-Sea;
       D#m              G#       
in the days when your vacation
      D#m          G#       
had a British destination
        D#m             
and you got there in
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the lap of luxury.    
        
Chorus:
             G#       
The trains today - 
        Fm                
they're not as romantic
       B                
as the black and white
         A#m   A#m7      D# 
films portray.           
             G#     
With these delays
           Fm                    
there'd be no Brief Encounter;
        B                   A#m A#m7      D# 
Richard Hannay won't get away.            
             G#     
The trains today
Bridge:
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Leaves on the line,
      Cm7              
wrong kind of snow.
D#m7                Cm7      
Strong winds, heavy rain.
      D#m7           Cm7           
We'll get you there eventually.
F#                     G#       
This is the age of the train!
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               C#              Fm       
She thinks I'm looking out the window
     B               D#m            G#       
as I stare at her reflection in the glass.
     C#                Fm     
When sun shines from behind
    B            D#m         G#     
she glows like a dancer by Degas.
           D#m              G#        
And as the landscape slowly changes
        D#m                G#       
we pass lakes and mountain ranges
        D#m            
but the view I have
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is simply unsurpassed.      
     
Chorus:
             G#       
The trains today - 
        Fm                
they're not as romantic
       B                
as the black and white
         A#m   A#m7      D# 
films portray.           
             G#     
With these delays
           Fm                    
there'd be no Brief Encounter;
        B                   A#m A#m7      D# 
Richard Hannay won't get away.            
             G#       
The trains today - 
        Fm                
they're not as romantic
       B                
as the black and white
         A#m   A#m7      D# 
films portray.           
             G#     
With these delays
           Fm                    
there'd be no Brief Encounter;
        B                   A#m A#m7      D# 
Richard Hannay won't get away.            
             G#     
The trains today.
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C#    Fm    B   D#m 
                
G#    A   A#    C   C# 
             
            
            
                   
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