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Train I Ride chords by
The Dead Milkmen
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Key: D major•
Verse 1
D
D

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G
G

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F#
F#
2

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I work on a train
D
D

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C#
C#
4

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That's eleven and a half cars long
G
G

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F#
F#
2

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I can only work at night
D
D

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C#
C#
4

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Cause the things I do are wrong
Verse 2
G
G

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F#
F#
2

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We carry some nasty substances
D
D

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C#
C#
4

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On this little night train
G
G

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F#
F#
2

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The first car's full of dioxin
D
D

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C#
C#
4

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Enough to wipe out the state of Maine
Verse 3
F#
F#
2

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G
G

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Oh, the evil, terrible things
B
B
2

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A
A

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That I sent down those tracks
F#
F#
2

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G
G

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I snuck them through your town at night
B
B
2

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A
A

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B
B
2

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A
A

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Right behind your back
B
B
2

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E
E

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Em
Em

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On our little train (x2)
Verse 4
G
G

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F#
F#
2

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The second car's just painted black
D
D

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C#
C#
4

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What's in it nobody knows
G
G

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Though sometimes it makes
F#
F#
2

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a buzzing noise
D
D

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C#
C#
4

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And once I saw it glow
Verse 5
G
G

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F#
F#
2

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The third car carries poison gas
D
D

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C#
C#
4

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And the fourth car it does, too
G
G

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The fifth car's filled to the
F#
F#
2

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breaking point
D
D

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C#
C#
4

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With ortho orange forty- two
Verse 6
F#
F#
2

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G
G

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Oh, the evil, terrible things
B
B
2

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A
A

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That I sent down those tracks
F#
F#
2

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G
G

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I snuck them through your town at night
B
B
2

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A
A

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B
B
2

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A
A

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Right behind your back
B
B
2

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E
E

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Em
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On our little train (x2)
Verse 7
G
G

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D
D

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The sixth car leaks a strange brown ooze
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G

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D
D

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On to the hoboes who ride below
A
A

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G
G

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D
D

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It caused their hair to fall out
F#m
F#m
2

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E
E

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B
B
2

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And their fingers turned bright blue
E
E

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B
B
2

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I swear to god it's true
Verse 8
G
G

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D
D

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The seventh car carries

raw sewage
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G

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D
D

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A
A

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You can tell just by the scent
G
G

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D
D

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We used to have a warning

sign
F#m
F#m
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E
E

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But something ate right
B
B
2

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through the print
Verse 9
G
G

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F#
F#
2

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Some sort a' illegal baby food
D
D

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C#
C#
4

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Is what we got in car number eight
G
G

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And although I've never
F#
F#
2

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tried it myself
D
D

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C#
C#
4

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The conductor says it's great
Verse 10
G
G

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F#
F#
2

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We load the bodies of dead lab animals
D
D

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C#
C#
4

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On to car number nine
G
G

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F#
F#
2

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And I swear that sometimes late at night
D
D

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C#
C#
4

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I can hear those critters whine
Verse 11
G
G

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D
D

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Oh, the evil, terrible things
G
G

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D
D

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That I sent down those tracks
A
A

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G
G

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I snuck them through your
D
D

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F#m
F#m
2

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D
D

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F#m
F#m
2

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town at night
E
E

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B
B
2

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Right behind your back
E
E

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B
B
2

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On our little train
Verse 12
G
G

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D
D

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Both cars number ten and eleven
Bm
Bm
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G
G

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A
A

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Carry tainted juice
G
G

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F#m
F#m
2

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And I can hear it slosh ing around
E
E

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From my chair in the caboose
B
B
2

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • G

  • F#

    2

  • C#

    4

  • B

    2

  • A

  • E

  • Em

  • F#m

    2

  • Bm

    2

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Train I Ride by The Dead Milkmen is D major.

The primary chords used in Train I Ride are D, G, F#, C#, B, A.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D, G, F#, C#, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Train I Ride is approximately 162 beats per minute.

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