Intro
| C |
| C |
| Call you up in the middle of the night |
| C/B |
| Like a firefly without a light |
| Am |
| You were there like a blowtorch burnin’ |
| G |
| I was a key that could use a little turnin’ |
| C |
| So tired that I couldn’t even sleep |
| C/B |
| So many secrets I couldn’t keep |
| Am |
| Promised myself I wouldn’t weep |
| G |
| One more promise I couldn’t keep |
| F | G | |
| It | seems no one can | help me now |
| C | Am | |
| I’m | in too deep, there’s | no way out |
| F | Em | G |
| This time I have | really led my | self astray |
| C |
| Runaway train never going back |
| Em |
| Wrong way on a one-way track |
| Am |
| Seems like I should be getting somewhere |
| G |
| Somehow I’m neither here nor there |
Hard stop after a couple beats
| G |
| C |
| Can you help me remember how to smile |
| C/B |
| Make it somehow all seem worthwhile |
| Am |
| How on earth did I get so jaded |
| G |
| Life’s mysteries seem so faded |
| C |
| I can go where no one else can go |
| C/B |
| I know what no one else knows |
| Am |
| Here I am just drowning in the rain |
| G |
| With a ticket for a runaway train |
| F | G | |
| And | everything seems | cut and dry |
| C | Am |
| Day and night, | Earth and sky |
| F | Em | G |
| Somehow I | just don’t be | lieve it |
| C |
| Runaway train never going back |
| Em |
| Wrong way on a one-way track |
| Am |
| Seems like I should be getting somewhere |
| G |
| Somehow I’m neither here nor there |
Solo
| C | C/B | Am | G |
| F | G | C | Am |
| F | Em | G | G |
Let ring
| C |
| Bought a ticket for a runaway train |
| C/B |
| Like a madman laughing at the rain |
| Am |
| A little out of touch, little insane |
| G |
| It’s just easier than dealing with the pain |
| C |
| Runaway train never going back |
| Em |
| Wrong way on a one-way track |
| Am |
| Seems like I should be getting somewhere |
| G |
| Somehow I’m neither here nor there |
| C |
| Runaway train never coming back |
| Em |
| Runaway train tearing up the track |
| Am |
| Runaway train burning in my veins |
| G |
| I run away but it always seems the same |
| C | Em | Am | G | C |