'This Train Dont Stop There Anymore' by John Elton - Guitar Tutorial

            Song  : This Train Don't Stop There Anymore 
Artist: Elton John
Album : Song From The West Coast
Tabber: James Pucyk ([email protected]

Elton and Barry Turpin have come up with some gems over the years and this one is
no exception. Elton John's bassist I think has been with him since the early days
and he comes up with some great shit. The thing that caught me about this bassline
is the taseful nature of it, which I guess is the kind of playing style I'm trying
to adopt as completly as possible. This is a great example of a bassline which is
melodic and builds with an equal amount of emotional fury as the other insturments
but holds the rhythm.                            ENJOY

Introduction
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D|-6---5-3--------------|-6---5-3--------------------|
A|-----------6-4-----23-|-----------6-4---0-2-3--23-|
E|----------------------|----------------------------|

Verse 1
   You may... But I don't beleive in mir-a-cles any-more..
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------3----5----------5-----|
E|-1-----------------1--------------------------------------------|
   
   And when I think about it, I don't beleive I ever did for sure..
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D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------3---|
E|------3------------------------3--------------------0-----------------|

   All the.. All the purple prose you bought from me
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D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------3---5--------------3----3-5-|
E|--1---------1------------------------------------------------|

   Realitys ..., The Sentimenal things I'd write Never meant a thing to me
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D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------3|
E|--3-----------------3--------------------------0-------------------------|

Bridge
   I used to be the main express, All steam and whitles heading west
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D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------4/--6------------------4--66--8----88--|
E|----4----------------------44-------------------------------------------|

   Picking up my pain   from door to door 
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D|------------------------------------------|
A|-1------------------0------0--------------|
E|----------------------------4-----------3-|

   Riding on the sotryline furnace burning overtime
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------1-------1---/-6---6--|
E|--2-----------------------------------------------|

Chorus:

But this train-- don't stop,  This train    don't stop
 G|-------------------------|---------------------------|
 D|-----------4/6-----------|------------4/6------------|
 A|--4-------------6----6---|-----------------6-----6---|
 E|-------------------------|---4-----------------------|

  This train     don't stop  there,    anymore          (Transition)
G|--------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
D|-----------4/6------------|------4/6----------------|--------------------|
A|-4--------------6-----6---|--------------------6-8--|-6-4---0-2-3--2-2-33
E|--------------------------|--------------4----------|--------------------|

Verse 2:
   You don't but I'm dried up and sick to death of love
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D|---------------------------------------------------------5-/7------|
A|--------------------------------------3---5-----------3---------7-|
E|--1------------------1---------------------------------------------|

   And if you need to...  I never really understood that stuff
G|------------------------------------------------------------------235----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------5-|
A|-----------------------------------------------3-------------3-3---------|
E|------3---------------0----3---------------------------------------------|


  All the stars and bleading hearts  All... world up in my eyes
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------5-7-----|
D|---------------------3----------------------------------------5-------7-5|
A|------------------------3.------------------3-------5--------------------|
E|-1-------------------------1---------------------------------------------|

   Never met a thing to me   Read ..., I never felt enough to cry
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------33---33-33|
E|---3---------------------0--1-----------0--------------------------------|

Bridge
   I used to be the main express,      All steam and whitles heading west
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------6-------4/6--------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------6---------------6---------------4--66--8----8-|
E|----4-----------------------4-------------------------------------------1|

   Picking up my pain   from door to door 
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-1------------------0------0--------------|
E|----------------------------4-----------3-|

   Riding on the sotryline furnace burning overtime
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------22-4-6--------------22-4--6-------|
A|---------2--4----------6--------------------6-----|
E|--2-----------------------------------------------|

Chorus:

But this train-- don't stop,  This train    don't stop
 G|-------------------------|---------------------------|
 D|-----------4/6-----------|------------4/6------------|
 A|--4-------------6----6---|-----------------6-----6---|
 E|-------------------------|---4-----------------------|

   This train     don't stop  there,    anymore
G|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------4/6------------|--------------------------------|
A|--4--------------6-----6---|--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|--------------4----4-4---44-44--|

Interlude
   When I say that I don't care It really mean my engines breaking down
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------6---------------------------------------------------|
A|--4----------------------------6-----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------4----------------4-------6----------66-|

          The chisel chips my heart again the granite cracks beneath my skin
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-888765------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------6------------------------------6--------------------------------|

   I'm crumbling into pieces on the ground
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-7-8--------7-8----------9--9----10--------------|
A|------------------------------------------10/(11)--|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

Bridge (re-introduction)

Rest for 2 bars then go high,
           Picking    up my pain   from door to door 
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-1717-19-20----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------/15---------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

   Riding on the sotryline furnace burning overtime
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|--16----------------------161513-------------------|
A|--------------------------------15--161513---------|
E|-------------------------------------------15--13-|

Chorus:

But this train-- don't stop,      This train    don't stop
 G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 D|-----------4/6-----------4/6-|------------4/6--------------|
 A|--4-------------6----6-------|-----------------6-----6--66-|
 E|-----------------------------|--44-------------------------|

   This train     don't stop  there,    anymore
G|---------------------------|------------------|--------|
D|------------4/6------------|------456---------|--------|
A|--4--------------6-----6---|-----------6------|-6-8--6-|
E|---------------------------|--------------4---|--------|

   this train-- don't stop,      This train    don't stop
G|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------4/6----------------|------------4/6--------------|
A|--4-------------6----6--------|-----------------6-----6--66-|
E|---------------------------4.-|--4--------------------------|

   This train     don't stop  there,    anymore
G|---------------------------|-------------------|
D|------------4/6------------|-------------------|
A|--4--------------6-----6---|-------------------|
E|---------------------------|--------------4----|

Outro
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D|------------4-32-------|-6-66.--53------------/6-|-(6)-|
A|-------6-4-------4--4--|------------6-4---4--4---|-----|
E|--3-1------------------|-------------------------|-----|

FIN