Deep Purple - Slow Train: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Slow Train" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

 A
How can you live in such a state?
      D
Your mind is empty and you're full of hate
      A
The things you say and the things you do
 D
Mark you down as a helpless fool

I know, I know, I know, I know
It's gonna be all right through the night
Tomorrow comes and you're full of shame
Oh baby! You play the crying game

A
Aaaah
G
Aaaah
A
Aaaah
G
Aaaah

G                     A
Gonna be a long time baby
                  D
Before we get it sorted out all right
       A
I'll drag you off to Utopia, baby
      D
We'll end up heading south

   A
I need, I need, I need to know
D
If you're gonna do me right
A
If you do the things I ask of you
 D
You, I'll tell the world tonight

A
He he he he hee
All right


You do me right, you do me wrong
Tell me, where do I belong?
You do me up, you do me down
I accept it all without a frown

You live like a woman in a fantasy
Ha ha I admire you from my tree
You drain my life and you drain my brain
I end up running back again

I love, I love, I love the funny ways
Oh you throw me in a daze
If you ever left me woman
I'd destroy myself, sure as hell

Aaaah
Aaaah
Aaaah
Aaaah

Chorus:
G                              A
We're gonna ride a slow train baby
                           D
And take all the whistle stops - oh yes we are
       A
We'll pull down the blinds while the carriage grinds
        D
And the engine grunts and pops
       A
Well there's a city, Jamie cryin'
'bout the fussin' goin' on
         D
So I'll burn her Times to ash
                A
Well there's a lot to live but there's
a lot to give
D
Ready! Steady! Smash!

A
Alright! Yeah! Uh mmh!

 A
You just got to be out of your head
          D
When you say you're good looking from bottom to top
     A
Well I'll be waiting, to give her the rent
          D
When you pass 'til you say you want a sock hop
       A
Well there's a nightmare howling like
there's something going on
    D
And it's going to aim the pain
     A
Oh, just like me he fell in love
D
Ah now he feels the pain

Aaaah
Aaaah
Aaaah
Aaaah

Chorus

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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Slow Train" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Slow Train" by Deep Purple.

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