Downtown Train

Appears on Beautiful Maladies, Rain Dogs

Version 1 | Version 2 | Version 3 | Lyrics

Version 1

intro: :| D | G - A |:

| D |      | G - A |   | D |
Outside another yellow moon
              | G - A |             | D |  
Has punched a hole in the nighttime, yes
                    | G - A |              | D |  
I climb through the window and down to the street
    | G - A |       
I'm shining like a new dime
| G |        | A7 |          | G |             | A7 |
The downtown trains are full with all of those Brooklyn girls
| G |               | A7 |
They try so hard to break out of their little worlds

(same as above:)

Well you wave your hand and they scatter like crows
They have nothing that will ever capture your heart
They're just thorns without the rose
Be careful of them in the dark
Oh, if I was the one you chose to be your only one
Oh baby can't you hear me now, can't you hear me now

   | D |            | G - A | D |          | G - A |
   Will I see you tonight    on a downtown train
   | D |      | G | G / F# - em |  | A7 |
   Every night it's just the same, you leave me lonely now

(same as above:)

I know your window and I know it's late
I know your stairs and your doorway
I walk down your street and past your gate
I stand by the light at the four-way
You watch them as they fall, oh baby, they all have heart attacks
They stay at the carnival, but they'll never win you back

   Will I see you tonight on a downtown train
   Where every night, every night it's just the same, oh baby 
   Will I see you tonight on a downtown train
   All of my dreams they fall like rain, oh baby on a downtown train

Solo: | D - G | D - A7 | D - G | A7 |
      | D - G | D - A7 | D - G | A7 | A7 |

   Will I see you tonight on a downtown train
   Where every night, every night it's just the same, oh baby 
   Will I see you tonight on a downtown train
   All of my dreams just fall like rain, all on a downtown train

(repeat intro theme here:)

All on a downtown train, all on a downtown train
All on a downtown train, a downtown train

Version 2

|Eb| - |Ab - Bb| - |Eb| - |Ab - Bb| 
			
			
Eb          Ab    Bb     Eb 
  Outside another yellow moon 
Eb              Ab          Bb         Eb 
  Has punched a hole in the nighttime, yes 
Eb                    Ab         Bb          Eb 
  I climb through the window and down to the street 
Eb    Ab             Bb 
  I'm shining like a new dime 
			
Ab             Bb 
  The downtown trains are full 
Ab               Bb 
  with all those Brooklyn girls 
Ab/C                  Bb/D 
  They try so hard to break out of their little world 
			
You wave your hand and they scatter like crows 
They have nothing that will ever capture your heart 
They're just thorns without the rose 
Oh, be careful of them in the dark 
			
And if I was the one you chose to be your only one 
Oh baby, can't you hear me now 
			
Eb                 Ab* 
  Will I see you tonight 
Eb              Ab* 
  on a downtown train 
Eb            Ab                Fm 
  Where every night is just the same 
Bb 
  You leave me lonely now 
			
* 
   Ab           Eb 
E|------------8-|-1---------| 
B|---------6----|-----------| 
G|------7-------|-----------| 
D|---8----------|-----------| 
A|--------------|-----------| 
E|--------------|-----------| 
			
			
(Now) I know your window and I know it's late 
I know your stairs and your doorway 
I walk down your street and past your gate 
I stand by the light at the fourway 
			
You watch them as they fall - Oh, and they all have heart attacks 
They stay at the carnival, but they'll never win you back 
			
Will I see you tonight... 
			
Will I see you tonight ... 
			
All upon a downtown 
			
|Eb| - |Bb| - |Eb| - |Bb| 
|Eb| - |Bb| - |Bb| - |Bb| 
			
Will I see you tonight... 

Version 3

[intro] : G G C D  x 4
			 
G       G         C    D
Outside another yellow moon
G        G         C               D
Has punched a hole in the nighttime
G          G            C              D
I climb through the window and down to the street
G          G            C              D
I'm shining like a new dime
      C             D 
The downtown trains are full
C                              D 
With all those Brooklyn girls
C                            D                           G
They try so hard to break out of their little world
			
You wave your hand and they scatter like crows
They have nothing that will ever capture your heart
They're just thorns without the rose
Oh, be careful of them in the dark
And if I was the one
You chose to be your only one
Oh baby now, can't you hear me now (bis)
			
Chorus :

G       G        C        C 
Will I see you tonight 
G      G           C      C
on a downtown train
G            G          C          C 
Where every night is just the same
Am        Am     D     D 
You leave me lonely now
(Now) I know your window and I know it's late
I know your stairs and your doorway
I walk down your street and past your gate
I stand by the light at the fourway
You watch them as they fall
Ooh, and they all have heart attacks
They stay at the carnival, but they'll never win you back
Will I see you tonight
On a downtown train
Where every night, 
every night is just the same
			
Will I see you tonight 
on a downtown train
Where all my dreams just fall like rain,
All upon a downtown train
			
[instrumental]
			
Will I see you tonight
On a downtown train
Where every night, 
every night is just the same,
			
Will I see you tonight 
on a downtown train
Where all my dreams just fall like rain,
All upon a downtown train
			
[Fade on G G C D...]

Lyrics

Outside another yellow moon
Has punched a hole in the nighttime, yes
I climb through the window and down to the street
I'm shining like a new dime
The downtown trains are full with all of those Brooklyn girls
They try so hard to break out of their little worlds

Well you wave your hand and they scatter like crows
They have nothing that will ever capture your heart
They're just thorns without the rose
Be careful of them in the dark
Oh, if I was the one you chose to be your only one
Oh baby can't you hear me now, can't you hear me now

Will I see you tonight on a downtown train
Every night it's just the same, you leave me lonely now

I know your window and I know it's late
I know your stairs and your doorway
I walk down your street and past your gate
I stand by the light at the four-way
You watch them as they fall, oh baby, they all have heart attacks
They stay at the carnival, but they'll never win you back

Will I see you tonight on a downtown train
Where every night, every night it's just the same, oh baby
Will I see you tonight on a downtown train
All of my dreams they fall like rain, oh baby on a downtown train

Will I see you tonight on a downtown train
Where every night, every night it's just the same, oh baby
Will I see you tonight on a downtown train
All of my dreams just fall like rain, all on a downtown train
All on a downtown train, all on a downtown train
All on a downtown train, a downtown train