Last Train To Clarksville

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intro - E riff x 4
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verse 1
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Take the last train to Clarksville,
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And I'll meet you at the station.
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You can be there by 4:30  
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'Cause I made your reservation.
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Don't be slow.    Oh, no, no, no!     Oh, no, no, no!
 
verse 2
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'Cause I'm leavin' in the morning 
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And I must see you again
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We'll have one more night together  
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'Til the morning brings my train.
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And I must go.    Oh, no, no, no!     Oh, no, no, no!
      |B7               |           |E    |    |    |
And I don't know if I'm ever coming home.  riff x 2
 
verse 3
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Take the last train to Clarksville, 
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I'll be waiting at the station.
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We'll have time for coffee-flavoured kisses
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And a bit of conversation. 
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Oh.     Oh, no, no, no!  Oh, no, no, no!
 
bridge
|E                      |D
Di-Di-Di-Di Di-Di-Di-Di Di-Di-Di-Di Di-Di-Di-Di
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Di-Di-Di-Di Di-Di-Di-Di Deee
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Di-Di-Di-Di Di-Di-Di-Di Di-Di-Di-Di Di-Di-Di-Di
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Di-Di-Di-Di Di-Di-Di-Di Deee
 
verse 4
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Take the last train to Clarksville, 
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Now I must hang up the phone.
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I can't hear you in this noisy
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Railroad station all alone. 
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I'm feelin' low.   Oh, no, no, no!    Oh, no, no, no!
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And I don't know if I'm ever coming...
 
bridge
   |E                      |D
...home  Di-Di Di-Di-Di-Di Di-Di-Di-Di Di-Di-Di-Di
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(2) Di-Di-Di-Di Di-Di-Di-Di Deee
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(3) Di-Di-Di-Di Di-Di-Di-Di Di-Di-Di-Di Di-Di-Di-Di
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(4) Di-Di-Di-Di Di-Di-Di-Di Deee
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(5) Di-Di-Di-Di Di-Di-Di-Di Di-Di-Di-Di Di-Di-Di-Di
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(6) Di-Di-Di-Di Di-Di-Di-Di Deee
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(7) Di-Di-Di-Di Di-Di-Di-Di Di-Di-Di-Di Di-Di-Di-Di
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(8) Di-Di-Di-Di Di-Di-Di-Di Deee
 
verse 5 and outro
         |E            |
Take the last train to Clarksville,
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And I'll meet you at the station.
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You can be there by 4:30  
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'Cause I made your reservation.
         |A    |              |    |              |     |/
Don't be slow.    Oh, no, no, no!     Oh, no, no, no!
      |B7               |           |E    |    |    |
And I don't know if I'm ever coming home.  riff x 2
         |E            |
Take the last train to Clarksville.
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Take the last train to Clarksville.
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Take the last train to Clarksville.
         |E            |           |   |   |/  (sudden end)
Take the last train to Clarksville.
 
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