Peace Train

Words & Music:

Cat Stevens

 

Intro & verse riff:  [tabber unknown]

   (C)  (G7)    (C)                        F  Csus7 F

     /   /   /   /     /   /   /   /      /    /   /   /    /   /   /   /

E |-----------------|------------------|----1---3-----5--|--3-----/5------|

B |--1--/3------/5--|-----5----3---1---|---1---1-----6---|----------------|

G |-----------------|------------------|--2---3---3/5----|--3-----/5------|

D |--2--/3------/5--|-----5----3---2---|-----------------|----------------|

A |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------|

E |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------|

 

 

     F       G   Am            A4  G      F       G   F

     /   /   /   /     /   /   /   /      /   /   /   /     /   /   /   /

E |-3--/5---7---8---|---------10---7---|--5-------7---5--|--5---5---------|

B |--------(8)-(10)-|--------(10)-(8)--|-(6)-----(8)-(6)-|-(6)-(6)--------|

G |-3--/5---7---9---|----------9---7---|--5-------7---5--|--5---5---------|

D |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------|

A |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------|

E |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------|

 

     C    G    C             F          Csus7    F

Now, I've been happy lately, thinking about the good things to come.

F   G   Am       Asus4 Am  F    G    F

And I believe it could be, something good has begun.

Oh, I've been smiling lately, dreaming about the world as one.

And I believe it could be, some day it's going to come.

'Cause out on the edge of darkness, there rides a peace train.

Oh peace train take this country, come take me home again.

Now I've been smiling lately, thinking about the good things to come.

And I believe it could be, something good has begun.

 

CHORUS  [riff is first two measures of the intro riff]:

    C/E   G5/F  FM9     G5/F C/E  F     Csus7  F

Oh, peace train sounding louder.  Glide on the peace train.

F  G   Am  Asus4 Am   F     G           F

Oo-ah, ee-ah, oo-ah!  Come on the peace train.

Yes, peace train, holy roller, everyone jump on the peace train.

Oo-ah, ee-ah, oo-ah!  Come on the peace train.

 

Get your bags together, go bring your good friends, too.

'Cause it's getting nearer, it soon will be with you.

Now, come and join the living, it's not so far from you.

And it's getting nearer, soon it will all be true.

 

CHORUS:  [2nd line is:  "Everybody jump on the peace train"]

 


BREAK:

     C        G7       C            G7    

E |--3-3-3----1---1-|--0---0--0-----1--|

B |--5-5-5----3---3-|--1---1--1-----3--|

G |--0-0-0----0---0-|--0---0--0-----0--|

D |--5-5-5----3---3-|--2---2--2-----3--|

A |-----------------|--3---3--3--------|

E |-----------------|------------------|

 

F   Csus7 F    F  G  Am (A4)(G) F      G      F

              Oo-oo, oo,        oo-oo, oo, oo-oo  

 

Now, I've been crying lately, thinking about the world as it is.

Why must we go on hating?  Why can't we live in bliss?

'Cause out on the edge of darkness, there rides a peace train.

Oh, peace train take this country, come take me home again.

 

FINAL CHORUS:

Oh, peace train sounding louder.  Glide on the peace train.

Oo-ah, ee-ah, oo-ah!  Come on the peace train.

Yes, peace train holy roller.  Everyone jump upon the peace train.

(Oo-ah, ee-ah, oo-ah!) Come on, come on, come on!  Umm-yes!

F    G  Am       (A4) (G)    F     G

Come on peace train,  yeah!  Yes, it's the

 

       C                    F  Csus7  F

  E |--0----------------|----------------|

  B |--1-----/3---------|--/5--5---3--1--|

  G |--0----------------|----------------|

  D |--2-----/3---------|--/5--5---3--2--|

  A |--3----------------|----------------|

  E |--3----------------|----------------|

peace train-------------------------------!

 (Oo-ah, ee-ah, oo-ah!) Come on, now, peace train, oh, peace train

 

REPEAT BREAK:

 

CODA:  [repeat & out]

      C                 Am                Em/B              F         G

      /    /    /       /    /     /       /     /    /     /    /    / 

E |--------0----0---|--------0----0----|--------0-----0--|--1--------3----|

B |--------1----1---|--------1----1----|--------0-----0--|--1--------3----|

G |--------0----0---|--------2----2----|--------2-----2--|--2--------0----|

D |--------2----2---|--------2----2----|--------2-----2--|--3--------0----|

A |---3----3----3---|---0--------------|---2-------------|--3--------2----|

E |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|--1--------3----|

 





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