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Key: A
Tuning: E A D G B E
Intro 1:
A D A D
Intro 2:
A
I'm on the lame train
A
I got a first class ticket
D
On the nonstop to nowhere
A D
Where it takes me I don't know
A
I guess the tracks you lay are your own
A D
I'm on the lame train
A D
I'm on the lame
[Main Theme]
A D A D Em
Em
train
π€ Verse 1:
D A Em
Well, it's five o'clock in the morning
D A Em
And I can't fall asleep again
D
Times are changing and moving fast
A Em
Way too fast for me
A
Seems like only yesterday
D A B
I was skipping school and stealing gasoline
π€ Pre-chorus:
E
I've been talking
Bm E
I guess you call it talking a white lie
Bm
One minute I'm on top of the world
Bm
And the next thing you know
π€ Chorus:
A
I'm on the lame train
D
I got a first class ticket
A
On the nonstop to nowhere
D
Where it takes me I don't know
A
I guess the tracks you lay are your own
A
I'm on the lame train
D
I got a first class ticket
A
On the nonstop to nowhere
D Em
Where it takes me I don't know
π€ Verse 2:
D A Em
Sometimes I just sit and daydream
D A Em
And I just slip away from here
D
If only I had a crystal ball
A Em
Or could invent a time machine
A
I'd go into the future, take a good look around
D A B
And see what life has in store for me
π€ Pre-chorus:
E
I've been walking
Bm E
I guess you call it walking a thin line
Bm
One minute I'm on top of the world
A
And the next thing you know
π€ Chorus:
A
I'm on the lame train
D
I got a first class ticket
A
On the nonstop to nowhere
D
Where it takes me I don't know
A
I guess the tracks you lay are your own
D
It's like a chain gang
D
I know the exit but my problems
A D
Seem to follow me wherever I go
π€ Bridge:
F#m
Nonstop to nowhere
C#m D
I don't believe the preachers
F#m
They're just sticking out their hands
C#m
I don't believe the government
D F#m
And who is this Uncle Sam
C#m D
Mister Conductor will you help me off this train
D
Well, I believe I'm on the wrong one
D
And
[Solo]
F#m E D F#m
D A F#m E
D F#m D A
B E Bm E
B E5 B E5 B E5 A
[Interlude 1]
A D
A
It's taking me down the drain
D
Where it takes me I don't know
A
I guess the tracks you lay are your own
[Interlude 2]
A
I'm on the lame train
D
I got a first class ticket
A
On the nonstop to nowhere
D
Where it takes me I don't know
A
I guess the tracks you lay are your own
π€ Chorus:
A
I'm on the lame train
D
I got a first class ticket
A
On the nonstop to nowhere
D
Where it takes me I don't know
A
I guess the tracks you lay are your own
D
It's like a chain gang
D
I know the exit but my problems
A D A
Seem to follow me wherever I go
π€ Outro:
A
Nonstop to nowhere
D
Where it takes me I don't know
A
I guess the tracks you lay are your own
D
Where it takes me I don't know
A
I guess the tracks you lay are your own
D
Your own
A
The tracks you lay are your own
D
Where it takes me I don't know
A
I guess the tracks you lay are your own
D A
Your own
[Fade Out]
A D A D
Song History
Published: March 30, 2026
Last Updated: March 30, 2026