THE NARIZ DEL DIABLO TRAIN by J ROLAND KELLY from the 2012 album J ROLAND KELLY
INTERNALIZES ITERATIONS OF THE PRISONER'S DILEMMA
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Transcribed by Jeff Goldblaumen
Intro:
THIS IS THE KEY OF G - THE STRINGS ARE G A B D
PLAY THREE TIMES - START SINGING ON THE A STRING (4TH TIME)
(G A B D)
(G A B D)
(G A B D)
(G A B D)
And the train came down
(G A B D)
And the train came down
(G A B D)
(G A B D)
A A A A
And I knew it was going to run out of track
G G G G
before 2000… 2067
C C C C
I took a photograph of you, I took a photograph of you
G G G G
D D
In a boxcar going up the devil's nose
C C
I loved you so much, it's a shame no one knows
G G G G
where the past really goes
(G A B D)
(G A B D)
(G A B D)
(G A B D)
We were in Alausi
(G A B D)
And we were going to Alausi
(G A B D)
(G A B D)
A A A A
But in the cold moist air
G G G G
I could already sense everything starting to be forgotten
C C C C
I kept my eyes on you, I kept my eyes on you
G G G G
D D
In a boxcar going up the devil's nose
C C
I loved you so much, it's a shame no one knows
G G G G
where the past really goes
(G A B D)
(G A B D)
(G A B D)
[BRIDGE - Carolina you have to write the lyrics for this and then sing them]
A A A A
F F F F
(G A B D)
(G A B D)
(G A B D)
(G A B D)
And the train started devouring the valleys
(G A B D)
And the train started devouring the sun
(G A B D)
(G A B D)
A A A A
And then the train devoured itself
G G G G
And they closed it to all the tourists
C C C C
And the tracks eat through the grass
G G G G
But I knew you
D D
In a boxcar going up the devil's nose
C C
I loved you so much, it's a shame no one knows
G G G G
where the past really goes
(G A B D)
(G A B D)
(G A B D)
(G A B D)
(G)