Locomotive

[Intro]
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[Pre-Verse]
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[Verse 1]
Ab
Gonna find a way to cure this loneliness
Yeah I'll find a way to cure the pain
If I said that you're my friend
And our love would never end
                                      B
How long before I had your trust again
  Ab
I opened up the doors when it was cold outside
Hopin' that you'd find your own way in
But how can I protect you
Or try not to neglect you
When you won't take the love I have to give

[Pre-Chorus]
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I bought me an illusion An I
put it on the wall
Fm
I let it fill my head with dreams
    Abm
And I  had to have them all
    Fm
But oh the taste is never so sweet
Eb
As what you'd believe it is
Well I guess it never is
It's these prejudiced illusions
That pump the blood
                    Gb
To the heart of the biz

[Verse 2]
Ab    Ab
  You know I never thought
That it could take so long
You know I never knew how to be strong
Yeah, I let you shape me
But I feel as though you raped me
'Cause you climbed inside my world
And in my songs
So now I've closed the door
To keep the cold outside
Seems somehow I've found the will to live
But how can I forget you
Or try not to reject you
                                          Db Gb
When we both know it takes time to forgive

[Chorus]
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Sweetness is a virtue
F           E                    B
And you lost your virtue long ago
    Ab       G           Gb
You know I'd like to hurt  you
F      E                            B
But my conscience always tells me no
          Ab        G    Gb     F
You could sell your body on the street
   E                     B
To anyone whom you might meet
      Ab      G       Gb        F
Who'd love to try and get inside
    E             Eb
And bust your innocence open wide
          Ab
'Cause my baby's got a locomotive
My baby's gone off the track
My baby's got a locomotive
Got ta peel the bitch off my back
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  I  know  it looks like I'm insane
Db     Ab   Db      Ab        Db      B
  Take a closer look  I'm not to blame

[Solo 2]
Ab
  No

[Verse 3]
Ab
Gonna have some fun with my frustration
Gonna watch the big screen in my head
I'd rather take a detour
'Cause this road ain't gettin' clearer
Your train of thought has cut me off again
B Ab
  Better tame that boy 'cause he's a wild one
Better tame that boy for he's a man
Sweetheart don't make me laugh
You's gettin' too big for your pants
And I's think maybe you should
Cut out while you can

[Pre-Chorus]
F                               Ab
You can use your illusion Let it
take you where it may
F
We live and learn
                   Ab                    F
And then sometimes it's best to walk away
Me I'm just here hangin' on
     Eb
It's my only place to stay at least
For now anyway
I've worked too hard for my illusions
                        Gb
Just to throw them all away

[Verse 4]
Ab    Ab
  I'm taking time for quiet consolation
In passing by this love that's passed away
I know it's never easy
So why should you believe me
When I've always got so many things to say
Calling off the dogs a simple choice is made
'Cause playful hearts
Can sometimes be enraged
You know I tried to wake you
I mean how long could it take you
                                      Db Gb
To open up your eyes and turn the page

[Chorus]
Ab       G        Gb
Kindness is a treasure
F           E                              B
And it's one towards me you've seldom shown
        Ab     G        Gb     F
So I'll say it for good measure
   E                          B
To all the ones like you I've known
   Ab       G            Gb     F
Ya know I'd like to shave  your head
       E
And all my friends could Paint it red
B
       Ab      G      Gb      F
'Cause love to me's a two way street
      E        Eb
An all I really  want is peace
       Ab
But my baby's got a locomotive
My baby's gone off the track
My baby's got a locomotive
Got ta peel the bitch off my back
Db Ab     Db      Ab     Ab  Db Ab Db Ab
  I  know it looks  like I'm insane
Db     Ab   Db      Ab        Db      B
  Take a closer look  I'm not to blame

[Solo 4]
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[Interlude]
Ab
No

[Chorus]
  Ab      G         Gb
Affection is a blessing
F           E                       B
Can you find it in your sordid heart
           Ab        G         Gb
I tried to keep this thing Tage
ther
F          E                    B
But the tremor tore my pad apart
Ab     G         Gb          F
Yeah I know it's hard to face
        E                                B
When all we've worked for's gone to waste
           Ab            G
But you're such a stupid woman
        Gb            F
And I'm such a stupid man
    E                Eb
But love like time's got its own plans
          Ab
'Cause my baby's got a locomotive
My baby's gone off the track
My baby's got a locomotive
Got ta peel the bitch off my back
Db Ab     Db      Ab         Db Ab Db Ab
  I  know it looks  like I'm insane
Db     Ab   Db      Ab          Db     Ab
  Take a closer look  I'm not to  blame
Db Ab Db Ab Db Ab Db Ab
Db     Ab   Db     Ab               Db     Ab B
If love  is blind I  guess I'll buy myself a  cane

[Outro]
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[Fade-Out]
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