Intro: 
Abm Bmaj7 Emaj7 Ebm7   (3x) 
Ab5 

Verse 1: 

Abm   Bmaj7           Emaj7 Ebm7 
Every morning bout half past eight, 
My Mama wakes me says Dont be late, 
Get to the office, tryin to concentrate, 
    Ab5 
My life is just a slow train crawling up a hill. 

Verse 2: 

Abm   Bmaj7           Emaj7 Ebm7 
So I stop one day to figure it out, 
I ll quit my job without a shadow of a doubt, 
To sing the blues that I know about, 
    Abm 
My life is just a slow train crawling up a hill. 

 
C#           F# 
Minute after minute 
C            F 
Second after second 
Bb        Eb        Ab   
Hour after hour goes by 
C#           F# 
Working for a rich girl 
C            F 
Staying just a poor girl, 
Bb             Eb7 
Never stop to wonder why
 

Verse 3: 

Abm     Bmaj7     Emaj7 Ebm7 
So here I am in London town, 
A better scene Im gonna be around, 
The kind of music that wont bring me down, 
Ab5 
My life is just a slow train crawling up a hill. 

Intermezzo: 

Am G6 Fmaj7 Em7 
Am G6 Fmaj7 Em7 
Am G6 Fmaj7 Em7 
Am 


Verse 4: 

Am    G6           F     Em7 
Every morning bout half past eight, 
My Mama wakes me says Dont be late, 
Get to the office, tryin to concentrate, 
    Am 
My life is just a slow train crawling up a hill. 


Verse 5: 

Am   G6            Fmaj7    Em7 
So I stop one day to figure it out, 
I ll quit my job without a shadow of a doubt, 
To sing the blues that I know about, 
    Am 
My life is just a slow train crawling up a hill. 


 
D             G 
Minute after minute, 
C#            F# 
Second after second, 
B           E      A 
Hour after hour goes by, 
D              G 
Working for a rich girl, 
C#             F# 
Staying just a poor girl, 
B                    E7 
Never stop to wonder why.
 


Verse 6: 

Am        G6      Fmaj7 Em7 
So here I am in London town, 
A better scene Im gonna be around, 
The kind of music that won’t bring me down, 
Am  
Life is just a slow train 

Verse 7: 

Am        G6      Fmaj7 Em7 
So here I am in London town, 
A better scene Im gonna be around, 
The kind of music that won’t bring me down, 
Am  
Life is just a slow train 
Am    G/D F E7sus4/B  Am 
Crawl-ing up    a       hill