Long Train Running
Doobie Brothers (Tom Johnston, 1973)

Essential Groove of the Tune
Gm7 F
4/4 | D - - U D - - - | - - D - D U - - - |
1 2 & 3 (4) (1) 2 3 & (4)
N.B. Though the F is alway there in the groove,
only Gm7 will be written into the chart most of the time.
Intro
| [Gm7] | [Gm7] [F] | [Gm7] | [Gm7] [F] |
| [Gm7] | [Gm7] [F] | [Gm7] | [Gm7] [F] |
| [Gm7] Down around the corner, |
| [Gm7] half a mile from here |
| [Gm7] See them long trains run,
and you | [Gm7] watch them disappear
Chorus
Without | [Cm7] love... | [Cm7] ...where would you be | [Gm7] now | [Gm7]
Without | [Eb] lo---- | [Dsus4] o-- [D] o-- | [Gm7] ove | [Gm7] |
You | [Gm7] know I saw miss Lucy |
| [Gm7] down along the tracks |
She | [Gm7] lost her home and her family
and she | [Gm7] won't be coming back
Chorus
Without | [Cm7] love... | [Cm7] ...where would you be | [Gm7] now | [Gm7]
Without | [Eb] lo---- | [Dsus4] o-- [D] o-- | [Gm7] ove | [Gm7] |
Well the | [Gm7↓] Illinois Central
And the | [Gm7↓] Southern Central Freight
Got to | [Gm7↓] keep on pushin' mama
You | [Gm7↓] know they're running late
Chorus
Without | [Cm7] love... | [Cm7] ...where would you be | [Gm7] now | [Gm7]
Without | [Eb] lo---- | [Dsus4] o-- [D] o-- | [Gm7] ove | [Gm7] |
Harmonica Solo
| [Gm7] | [Gm7] | [Gm7] | [Gm7] |
| [Cm7] | [Cm7] | [Gm7] | [Gm7] |
| [Eb] | [Dsus4] [D] | [Gm7] | [Gm7] |
Well the | [Gm7↓] Illinois Central
And the | [Gm7↓] Southern Central Freight
Got to | [Gm7↓] keep on pushin' mama
You | [Gm7↓] know they're running late
Chorus
Without | [Cm7] love... | [Cm7] ...where would you be | [Gm7] now | [Gm7]
Without | [Eb] lo---- | [Dsus4] o-- [D] o-- | [Gm7] ove | [Gm7] |
Well the | [Gm7↓] pistons [Gm7↓] keep on [Gm7↓] turning [Gm7↓]
[F↑] And the | [Gm7↓] wheels go [Gm7↓] round and [Gm7↓] round [Gm7↓][F↑]
The | [Gm7↓] steel rails [Gm7↓] ...are [Gm7↓] cold and [Gm7↓] hard
[F↑] For the | [Gm7↓] miles that [Gm7↓] they go [Gm7↓] down [Gm7↓][F↑]
Chorus
Without | [Cm7] love... | [Cm7] ...where would you be | [Gm7] now | [Gm7]
Without | [Eb↓] lo---- | [Dsus4↓] o-- [D↓] o-- | [Cm7↓] oooh... Where would you be now...
Outro Groove
| [Gm7] | [Gm7] [F] | [Gm7] | [Gm7] [F] |
| [Gm7] | [Gm7] [F] | [Gm7] | [Gm7] [F] |
| [Gm7] | [Gm7] [F] | [Gm7] | [Gm7] [F] |
| [Gm7] | [Gm7] [F] | [Gm7] | [Gm7] [F] | [Gm7↓]
#Play along with original in this key.
#Last Updated 6/28/19 JJ
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Doobie Brothers (Tom Johnston, 1973)






Essential Groove of the Tune
Gm7 F
4/4 | D - - U D - - - | - - D - D U - - - |
1 2 & 3 (4) (1) 2 3 & (4)
N.B. Though the F is alway there in the groove,
only Gm7 will be written into the chart most of the time.
Intro
| [Gm7] | [Gm7] [F] | [Gm7] | [Gm7] [F] |
| [Gm7] | [Gm7] [F] | [Gm7] | [Gm7] [F] |
| [Gm7] Down around the corner, |
| [Gm7] half a mile from here |
| [Gm7] See them long trains run,
and you | [Gm7] watch them disappear
Chorus
Without | [Cm7] love... | [Cm7] ...where would you be | [Gm7] now | [Gm7]
Without | [Eb] lo---- | [Dsus4] o-- [D] o-- | [Gm7] ove | [Gm7] |
You | [Gm7] know I saw miss Lucy |
| [Gm7] down along the tracks |
She | [Gm7] lost her home and her family
and she | [Gm7] won't be coming back
Chorus
Without | [Cm7] love... | [Cm7] ...where would you be | [Gm7] now | [Gm7]
Without | [Eb] lo---- | [Dsus4] o-- [D] o-- | [Gm7] ove | [Gm7] |
Well the | [Gm7↓] Illinois Central
And the | [Gm7↓] Southern Central Freight
Got to | [Gm7↓] keep on pushin' mama
You | [Gm7↓] know they're running late
Chorus
Without | [Cm7] love... | [Cm7] ...where would you be | [Gm7] now | [Gm7]
Without | [Eb] lo---- | [Dsus4] o-- [D] o-- | [Gm7] ove | [Gm7] |
Harmonica Solo
| [Gm7] | [Gm7] | [Gm7] | [Gm7] |
| [Cm7] | [Cm7] | [Gm7] | [Gm7] |
| [Eb] | [Dsus4] [D] | [Gm7] | [Gm7] |
Well the | [Gm7↓] Illinois Central
And the | [Gm7↓] Southern Central Freight
Got to | [Gm7↓] keep on pushin' mama
You | [Gm7↓] know they're running late
Chorus
Without | [Cm7] love... | [Cm7] ...where would you be | [Gm7] now | [Gm7]
Without | [Eb] lo---- | [Dsus4] o-- [D] o-- | [Gm7] ove | [Gm7] |
Well the | [Gm7↓] pistons [Gm7↓] keep on [Gm7↓] turning [Gm7↓]
[F↑] And the | [Gm7↓] wheels go [Gm7↓] round and [Gm7↓] round [Gm7↓][F↑]
The | [Gm7↓] steel rails [Gm7↓] ...are [Gm7↓] cold and [Gm7↓] hard
[F↑] For the | [Gm7↓] miles that [Gm7↓] they go [Gm7↓] down [Gm7↓][F↑]
Chorus
Without | [Cm7] love... | [Cm7] ...where would you be | [Gm7] now | [Gm7]
Without | [Eb↓] lo---- | [Dsus4↓] o-- [D↓] o-- | [Cm7↓] oooh... Where would you be now...
Outro Groove
| [Gm7] | [Gm7] [F] | [Gm7] | [Gm7] [F] |
| [Gm7] | [Gm7] [F] | [Gm7] | [Gm7] [F] |
| [Gm7] | [Gm7] [F] | [Gm7] | [Gm7] [F] |
| [Gm7] | [Gm7] [F] | [Gm7] | [Gm7] [F] | [Gm7↓]
#Play along with original in this key.
#Last Updated 6/28/19 JJ
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