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Playing With Electric Trains chords by
Chris Difford
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Key: D major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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When I was crowned
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a mummy¹sboy
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by friends I didn¹t like
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I made a meal of trips to school
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upon my fathers bike
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and I used to sit between his legs,
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perched on a piece of wood
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and if it ever rained on us
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I slipped beneath his hood,
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at home the radio was on
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Œwall papered all those years,
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the world was such a simple place
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Bm
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with music to my ears.
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From Ju lie
Verse 2
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An drews
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to Gerry Garcia
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life was all fun and games
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I was out of my head,
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Bm
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and underneath my bed
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playing with electric trains.
Interlude 1
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Verse 3
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I met my friends at Sunday school
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and playing on the field,
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inside my bedroom there I found
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the fu ture was concealed
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my re cords stacked up in a pile,
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collected from the chart
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with pictures pinned up on the wall
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I found my beating heart,
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and at home the stereo was on
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my feet stomped the floor,
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a Fender willow cricket bat
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Bm
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had left me wanting more.
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From Ju lie
Verse 4
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Andrews
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to Gerry Garcia
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life was all fun and games
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I was out of my head,
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Bm
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and underneath my bed
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playing with electric trains.
Interlude 2
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Verse 5
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Kneeling with my torch light
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turning my transformer
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sleeping in my wet dreams
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with my eyeballs stuck in
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readers wife¹s,

pubic hairs were proudly
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counted everyday I woke
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manhood took me slowly
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down and down and down...
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Verse 6
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Bm
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I chased the girls and made them cry
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my hair grew down my back
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the contents of my teenage years
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were spent down in the sack
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and I played guitar and formed a band,
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I pewked up all night long
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as people came to sit and stare
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while I raced through my song,
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at home there was sadly nothing on
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my childhood had to end,
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the Sound of Music passed me by
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Bm
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just like the Grateful Dead.
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Verse 7

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Em
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From Ju lie Andrews
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to Gerry Garcia
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life was all fun and games
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I was out of my head,
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and underneath my bed
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playing with electric trains.
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Verse 8

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From Ju lie Andrews
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to Gerry Garcia
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climbing in that photograph
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I can touch my stupid face
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I chose the road to here and now
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and this very special place
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where all I am is all I breath
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its a sober world I chase
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so I can fix these broken tracks,
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playing with electric trains.
Outro 1
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • E

  • A

  • Bm

    2

  • G

  • F#

    2

  • Em

Capo: 0

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The original key of Playing With Electric Trains by Chris Difford is D major.

The primary chords used in Playing With Electric Trains are D, E, A, Bm, G, F#.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D, E, A, Bm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Playing With Electric Trains is approximately 111 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Playing With Electric Trains using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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