Long Train Runnin' - Doobie Brothers

Let's look at the chord voicings first.....

E A D G B E
10 10 12 10 11 10....Gm7
10 10 10 10 10 10....F13

OK, the Gm7 is the same shape as an Am7 - barre across the 10th fret & an Am7 on top...
and the F13 chord always follows the Gm7, so all you have to do is take the Am7 shape
off (and then put it back on!)- these are all you need for the first two verses.

Same for Cm7 and B13.....

E A D G B E
3 3 5 3 4 3....Cm7
3 3 3 3 3 3....B13

You'll need these chords for the chorus, and you'll also need:

E A D G B E or E A D G B E
6 6 8 8 8 6 6 6 8 8 8 x.....Eb ( I play it with a barre across the 6th, and a mini-
barre across the 8th...)
5 5 7 7 8 5 or 5 5 7 7 8 x.....Dsus4
5 5 7 7 7 5 or 5 5 7 7 7 x.....D

The only other chord you'll need is the Fm7, that comes in the third verse....and it
comes after and before the Gm7, it's the same chord moved two frets down.....

E A D G B E
10 10 12 10 11 10....Gm7
8 8 10 8 9 8....Fm7

Right, you've got all the chords you need.....so let's get on with the song!
The tricky part to this one is the strum pattern - I won't be in the least offended if
someone chimes in with a better, more understandable one.....but for now, let's try
this.......

It's in 4/4 time.....

INTRO

d u d d d u d d d u d d d u d d
F13 Gm7 F13 Gm7 F13 Gm7 F13 Gm7
E-10---10-10--10-10-10---10-10--10-10-|-10---10-10--10-10-10---10-10--10-10-|
B-10-h-11-11--11-11-10-h-11-11--11-11-|-10-h-11-11--11-11-10-h-11-11--11-11-|
G-10---10-10--10-10-10---10-10--10-10-|-10---10-10--10-10-10---10-10--10-10-|
D-10-h-12-12--12-12-10-h-12-12--12-12-|-10-h-12-12--12-12-10-h-12-12--12-12-|
A-10---10-10--10-10-10---10-10--10-10-|-10---10-10--10-10-10---10-10--10-10-|
E-10---10-10--10-10-10---10-10--10-10-|-10---10-10--10-10-10---10-10--10-10-|

that pattern is repeated throughout the first two verses.......

F13hGm7 F13
Down around the corner,
Gm7 F13
A half a mile from here,
Gm7 F13
See them long trains run,
Gm7
And you watch them disappear.......

OK, now we come to the chorus - the strum pattern changes slightly....
you play the F13 as if you're going to start the whole pattern over, but instead of
going up to Gm7 you go DOWN to Cm7......

Without love, Where would you be
d u d u d d u d
F13 Cm7 B13 Cm7 B13 Cm7 Cm7 B13 Cm7
E-10-------------3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----------------|
B-10-------------4---3---4---3---4---4---3---3-----------------|
G-10-------------3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----------------|
D-10-------------5---3---5---3---5---5---3---3-----------------|
A-10-------------3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----------------|
E-10-------------3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----------------|

F13 Gm7
d u d d d u u d
now,
E-10---10--10-10-10-10-10--10--10-10-|
B-10-h-11--11-11-11-10-10h-11--11-11-|
G-10---10--10-10-10-10-10--10--10-10-|
D-10-h-12--12-12-12-10-10h-12--12-12-|
A-10---10--10-10-10-10-10--10--10-10-|
E-10---10--10-10-10-10-10--10--10-10-|

with-out loooooooooooooooooove...
u d d u d dududud d
F13 Eb Dsus4 D
E-10-10----6------------5------5-|
B-10-10----8------------8------7-|
G-10-10----8------------7------7-|
D-10-10----8------------7------7-|
A-10-10----6------------5------7-|
E-10-10----6------------5------5-|

back to the intro riff.....

then the second verse follows the same pattern as the first....

(F13)You (Gm7)know I saw miss Lucy,
(F13)(Gm7)Down along the tracks,
(F13)She (Gm7)left her home and her family,
(F13)And she (Gm7)won't be comin' back,

repeat chorus.......

The third verse differs slightly from the first two.....this time, you play the F13,
hammer on to the Gm7 and mute it straight away....so you aren't playing anything at
all until the next F13 chord....and this time you alternate the Gm7 with an Fm7....

(F13)Well the (Gm7)Illinois Central,
(F#m7)And the (Gm7)Southern Central Freight,
(F#m7)Gotta (Gm7)keep on pushin' mama,
(Gm7)Cause you know they're running late.....

repeat the chorus again....

then there's a harmonica solo....same chords as for the verses....

then repeat this bit.....

(F13)Well the (Gm7)Illinois Central,
(F#m7)And the (Gm7)Southern Central Freight,
(F#m7)Gotta (Gm7)keep on pushin' mama,
(Gm7)Cause you know they're running late.....

and then the chorus again.....

(F13)Well (Gm7)pistons keep on running,
(F#m7)And the (Gm7)wheels go round and round,
(F#m7)And the (Gm7)steel rails are cold and hard,
(F#m7)In the (Gm7)miles that they go down,

Without (Cm7)love,
Where would you be right (Gm7)now?
(F13)Without (Eb)love,(Dsus4)(D)(Eb),
(NO MUSIC....) Where would you be.....