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The day we caught the train (by Ocean Colour scene)
Em D G
I never saw it as the ...
F E
Rapping on the windows, ...
G
Blowing off the ...
D C B
Where I forgot I ...
Em
Stepping through ...
A
Like a troubadour whiling just ...
Em A
Looking at the trees on the roadside ...
D A#dim
You and I should ...
Bm A/C# Em
And wind up in our ....
G G
Roll a number write ...
A *
Like jimmy heard the day ...
Em D G
He sliped another rum and ...
F E
Walking like groucho ....
G D
Rolling on the floor ...
C B
I'll miss the ....
Em
Stepping ...
A
With the night in store whiling ...
Em A
Step into the sky in the .....
A
You and I should ...
D
And find ourselves just ...
A
And you and I when ...
We're only ....
D A G Em
And you know I feel ...
D A
Oh Oh la la
G Em
Oh Oh la la
D A
When you find that ...
G Em
Don't you ....
CHORDS
EADGBE
Em =022000
D =x5777x
G =355633
F =133211
B =x2444x
Wierd A#dim =012020
Bm =x244322
Wierd A/C# =x4222x
RIFFY BITS I'VE PICKED UP
Riff 1
Never saw it as a start It's ....
Ε--0-----------------x---------------3-------------Ε
Ε--0-----------------7---------------3-------------Ε
Ε--0-----------------7---------------4-------------Ε
Ε--2-----------------7---------------5-------------Ε
Ε--2-----------------5---------------5-------------Ε
Ε--0-----------------x---------------3-------------Ε
Rapping on the windows.....
Ε--------------1---------------------------1---------Ε
Ε--------------1---------------------------1---------Ε
Ε--------------2---------------------------2---------Ε
Ε--------------3---------------------------3---------Ε
Ε-(Palm mute)--3-------(Palm Mute)---------3---------Ε
Ε-1------1-----1--------1--------1---------1------0--Ε
Ε-------0------------------Ε
Ε-------0------------------Ε
Ε-------1-------------0h1--Ε
Ε-------2----------0h2-----Ε
Ε-------2------0h2---------Ε
Ε-0-----0----x-------------Ε
Blowing off the dust in the .....
Ε---------------3-------------------------3--Ε
Ε---------------3-------------------------3--Ε
Ε---------------4-------------------------4--Ε
Ε---------------5-------------------------5--Ε
Ε-(palm mute)---5-----etc-----------------5--Ε
Ε-3-----3-------3----3----------3---------3--Ε
I laid my .....
Ε------------x------------x--------------x--Ε
Ε------------7------------5--------------4--Ε
Ε------------7------------5--------------4--Ε
Ε---etc------7--etc-------5--------------4--Ε
Ε-5----5-----5--3----3----3----2----2----2--Ε
Ε-------------------------------------------Ε
And theres lots of .....
Ε----------------Ε Ε-----------------Ε
Ε----------------Ε Ε-----------------Ε
Ε----------1h2---Ε Ε-------------0h1-Ε
Ε------1h3-------Ε Ε---------0h2-----Ε
Ε--1h3-----------Ε Ε-----0h2---------Ε
Ε----------------Ε Ε-----------------Ε
Tabbed by Chris Stevenson & Robert Chapman
P.S. Anybody that wants to discuss cool music,new bands,tabs etc
can Email me (Chris) at (freebeer@hotmail.com)
Other versions of this song
- The Day We Caught The Train (Bass)
Song History
Last Updated: September 10, 2025