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Flashman's in the belfry, shouting as loud as he can 
Am 
Samson's up all night again, talking about himself 
       G 
What a wonderful man 
    D                   Em 
And I'm just wild about Ronnie 
    C                        D 
And Ronnie's just wild about me 
          Em                          C 
I saw him selling winter coats on the Portobello Road 
             D                                          Em 
I thought, I bet he wishes he was really working for the NME 


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         Am   D    G          D 
When the gang come down here again 
            Am                            G 
And they're phoning up Australia and they call each other names 
         Am                               G 
And they all just wanna look like Richard Hell and Tom Verlaine 
       Am       C           G 
Some of my best friends are trains 

Verse 
    Am                                              G 
Now Steven's in a sweat, he just can't read Kerouac books,  no 
    Am                                                   G 
And Robin's all excuses, says he can't find much, but he does look 
        D 
He goes up to the playfair 
        Em 
He goes down with the stars 
        C                         D 
He goes wild all the weekend in a girlfriend's car 
       Em                           C 
And he calls me from Chelsea and he says it's such a thrill 
             D                                     Em 
And though I don't believe a word, but he keeps me talking 


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         Am   D    G          D 
Till the gang come down here again 
            Am                            G 
And they're phoning up Australia and they call each other names 
         Am                               G 
And they all just wanna look like Richard Hell and Tom Verlaine 
       Am       C           G 
Some of my best friends are trains 

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Verse 
    Am 
And did you ever have one of those days 
          G 
Where the world's wide open and you can do anything 
            Am 
And you can go anywhere and you don't have to think 
      G 
About who you'll offend every time that you even blink 
    D                            Em 
I'm going to the station where a big red train 
   C                         D 
Is waiting to take me to the country again 
     Em                            C 
Then you'll come from Yonkers, but why should I care 
      D                                      Em 
It'll rain and rain for days and days and you know I won't be there 


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         Am   D    G          D 
When the gang come down here again 
            Am                            G 
And they're phoning up Australia and they call each other names 
         Am                               G 
And they all just wanna look like Richard Hell and Tom Verlaine 
       Am       C 
Some of my best friends 

          Am   D    G          D 
Yeah, the gang come down here again 
            Am                            G 
And they're phoning up Australia and they call each other names 
         Am                               G 
And they all just wanna look like Richard Hell and Tom Verlaine 
       Am       C           G 
Some of my best friends are trains 

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