The Rail Song Adrian Belew
ADRIAN BELEW - THE RAIL SONG
As played on the amazing record "acoustic".
Intro: *Play riff*
I rec[A]all as a boy we would hop the freights
wasn't n[D2]othin' but a kick back then
there was [E]no better thrill for my anxious heart
than a [F#-]long flatcar
headin' [E]out of the yard
and I [A]knew even then she was in my blood
like the [D2]time when I first hired on
and the [E]fireman laughed at my bony nose
but he [F#-]tossed me a cap
said [E]GM&O
*riff........
and I was a man...
........................
I gave her my best years
.............................
well, what can you do but laugh
.........................................*
I don't expect she'll ever be coming back
When we c[A]limbed up the great Appalachians
her [D2]engines would be raging like hell
then we'd [E]come back down to the rising towns
where the [F#-]cattle stare
in the f[E]rozen air
For[A] me there nothing more sacred
than the [D2]beautiful sound she'd make
her [E]long blue signal blowin' deep in the night,
it would [F#-]get to me there,
it would [E]get to me there
*bridge riff.........
Now I'm afraid...
............................
Afraid of these silent hours
..........................
awake underneath my old cap
.........................................*
I don't expect she'll ever be coming back
*(instrumental with chords A D2 E F#- E)*
Well, I w[A]atched the beginning of the end for her
when I [D2]saw my first jet airplane
flying [E]high overhead like a bird of prey
while the[F#-] mighty fell
in the [E]land of the brave
*final riff*
Now I'm alone.
Riff:
E|--12-------|--12------|--11-------|--11-------|--11------|--9------|--9------| B|--10-------|---9------|---9-------|---8-------|---7------|--7------|--7------| G|-------x16-|-------x8-|-------x16-|-------x16-|------x8--|------x8-|--7--x16-| D|-----------|----------|-----------|-----------|----------|---------|--7------| A|-----------|----------|-----------|-----------|----------|---------|---------| E|-----------|----------|-----------|-----------|----------|---------|---------|
Bridge riff:
E|-12------|-12-----|-11------|-11-------|-11------|-9------|-/------|-9------| B|-10------|--9-----|--9------|--8-------|--7------|-7------|-6------|-7------| G|-----x16-|-----x8-|-----x16-|------x16-|-----x8--|----x24-|----x32-|-7--x16-| D|---------|--------|---------|----------|---------|--------|--------|-7------| A|---------|--------|---------|----------|---------|--------|--------|--------| E|---------|--------|---------|----------|---------|--------|--------|--------|
Final riff:
E|--12-------| B|--10-------| G|-------x25-| D|-----------| A|-----------| E|-----------|
Of course, fell free to make this tab better.
I did my best, but Adrian is a monster guitarist and he does some strange chord; he's a
he's the story, and I'm only a nut.
But this is my tribute to him.
Thank you Ade.
_Ozzy
geomscortichini@interfree.it
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