Runaway Train

runaway train , as performed by little big town ( one of the few songs played without a capo ) E | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | B | - 2 - 2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - | G | - 2 - 2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - | D | - 2 - 2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - | repeat this strumming pattern for the A | - 0 - 0 - 3 - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - | a chord in the Intro and verses . . . E | - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - | [ Verse 1 ] A well , i sold my guitar for a diamond ring C D A yeah the preacher’s daughter’s got a thing for me A with all of our stuff in a pick up truck C D A yeah we’re headed out west in a cloud of dust [ Chorus ] G D A runaway baby like a runaway train , like A G D A train comin’ off the tracks G D A runaway baby like a runaway train C D A runaway and never look back C D A runaway and never look back [ Verse 2 ] A well , it’s a vegas weddin’ at the break of day C D A by a magistrate dressed in blue suede A lost all of our cash on a roll of the bones C D A had to pawn that ring just to get back home [ Chorus ] [ instumental break ] play the Chorus , but the C - D - a just one time . [ Verse 3 ] A in a cheap motel on the county line C D A sneakin’ back into town in the black of night A i heard the preacher screamin’ through the motel door C D A yeah he’s cursin’ my soul in the name of the lord [ ending Chorus ] G D A runaway baby like a runaway train , like A G D A train comin’ off the tracks G D A runaway baby like a runaway train C D A runaway and never look back G D A runaway baby like a runaway train , like A G D A train comin’ off the tracks G D A runaway baby like a runaway train C D A runaway and never look back C D A runaway and never look back C D A runaway and never look back