Trains and boats and planes    (intro)    (midi)    (sample)

 

    D - G - D

 

       D

1. Trains and boats and planes were passing by,

                         G

    they mean a trip  to Paris or Rome

                         D

    to someone else, but not for me.

                                   Bm

    The trains and the boats and planes

                      Bm

    took you away, away from me.

 

     D

2. We were so in love, and high above

                      G

    we had a star to wish upon wish,

                                       D

    when dreams came true, but not for me.

                                   Bm

    The trains and the boats and planes

                     Bm

    took you away, away from me.

 

+ Bm - E - Bm      E - Bm     E - G    E - G - A - A7

 

       D

3. Trains and boats and planes took you away,

                     G

    but every time I see them I pray,

                       D

    and if my prayer can cross the sea,

                                 Bm

    the trains and the boats and planes

                           Bm

    will bring you back, back home to me.

 

+ one full verse hummed, then fade…..

 

(orig. = capo 3rd)    (Billy J. Kramer with The Dakotas)