Tonart: Eb major
Verse 1
E
The human brain can't stand still,
even when it gets to the top
of the hill.
A
Am
Just can't stop and admire the view,
always got to have something new.
F#
E
The human brain's an intelligent fool,
build you a hospital,
build you a school.
A
Oh, you wake up the very next
Am
day
The progress train took
can't demolish your town
Selling us heaven when we're
hellbound
When we're hellbound
A
Am
A
Fed by apathy, driven by greed
Am
Always running at top speed,
You won't notice it till it's past
A
Doesn't give a damn about yesterday
Am
F
When you forget what it took away
B
You'll know the progress train
Juggernaut hurtling down the road,
you're not in control,
you're part of the load
Am
G
Running the lights won't slow down,
Am
you're getting in its way and it'll
The progress train is on a one -way track,
take you there, won't bring you back
D
G
And when you start singing,
C
A
I'm alright, Jack, I'm alright,
Am
F
Jack, I'm alright, Jack
B
You know the progress train
The girl in the red shoes had to dance
The progress train has to advance
Am
G
Tables to turn, money to earn,
E
We never learn, got no destination,
it'll go anywhere
Doesn't even know when it's got there
A
Got no beginning, got no end
Am
Doesn't even care what's
around the bend
E
Got to grow, got to change
Build up, tear down, rearrange
Am
Got to move on, dirty or clean
It's an atom bomb
It sings, seducing you with things
Am
A
that ease your heart an
d please your mind
Am
The passengers sleep
A fire in his pants, he don't dance,
no romance
They want you now, they want you now,
they want you now
E
And they'll have you now
B
That's the progress train
E
And it's right over you.
The human race has a fatal knack
of going full speed down a cul -de -sac.
A
After running so fast or working hard,
Am
there's a hell of a mess in the backyard.
A
E
Progress trains sing sweet and low
And every time you hear it
A
you know something's wrong
G
A
Still, you tap your feet,
Am
the words don't matter
F
Cause the tune is so sweet
E
B
That's the progress train
E
And it's singing to you
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