A                E     Esus4
I was listening to the trains
      D      C#m
I was up all night
              A                E      Esus4
And something glistened in the strange
D              C#m
Blood-diffused light
              A                  E    E6
My friend was missing, and I was ghost
      D    Dmaj7   C#m
I was flame, I was bright
      A                E     E6
I was listening to the trains
      D Dmaj7 C#m
I was up all night

[Bridge]
E   Bm7

[Chorus]
  E     Bm7
Oh James
       E                Bm7       E         F#
You've got no reason to stay in these plains

[Verse 2]
      A              E   Esus4
I was racing against time
          D         C#m
With this friend of mine
   A              E   Esus4
Collapsing just before
             D          C#m
We reach the end of the line
       A               E       E6
He was lifted, diamond straight
             D   Dmaj7      C#m
Straight was cold, cold was black
              A                  E    E6
And black was glistening all the night
    D Dmaj7 C#m
The sound remained

[Bridge]
E   Bm7

[Chorus]
  E     Bm7
Oh, James
       E                Bm7       E         F#
You've got no reason to stay in these plains

[Outro]
  E        Bm7
These plains
    E                     Bm7
Are barren and hateful terrain
          E     Bm7
And what remains
       E     F# A
Is the sound of trains