Chords for 'The Engine Driver' -- Colin Meloy (the Decemberists) Busking In Brooklyn
Tempo:
103.1 bpm
Chords used:
G
Em
C
Bm
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I'm an engine driver
[C] On a [G] long run, [D] on a long [C] run
Could I be a [G] recycler?
Keep a long run, [D] such a long [G] run
And if you don't love me, let me [Em] go
And
[G] [C] if you [G]
don't love me, let me go
[Em]
[F#m] [Em] I'm a county line man
On the high line, [D] on the high [C] line
So be [Em] my grandson
There are power [G] lines in [E] our [C] bloodline
And if [G] you don't love me, [A] let me go
[Em]
[G] And if you don't [E] love me, let me [Em] go
[E] [G]
I am [Bm] a writer, writer [Em] of fiction
I am [C] a heart that you [G] call home
And I've [Bm] written pages [Em] upon pages
Trying [C] to rid you from my
[G#]
Home, [E] [F]
[Fm] home, [E] home
Home
[Em]
[Bm] [Em]
[G] [D] [C]
I'm a de [Bm] [C]-lander
I have [G] fortune upon fortune
[C] Take my hand, [Em] [Bm] portender
[G]
I'm tortured, ever tortured
And if you don't love me, let me go
[Em] And [G]
if you don't love me, let [Em] me go
I [G]
am [Bm] a writer, [Em] writer of fiction
I am [C] a heart that you [G] call home
And I've written [Bm] pages [Em] upon pages
Trying to rid [C] you from [G] my
I am [Bm] a writer, I have all that you have [C] Home
[G]
And I've written [Bm] pages [Em] upon pages
Trying to [C] rid you from my
[F]
Home, [E] [F]
home, [E] home
[C]
And if you [Em] don't love [Bm] me, let me [C] go
And if you [G] don't love [D] me, let me [G] go
And if you don't love [Bm] me, let me [Em] go
And if you [G] don't love me, let [Em] me go
[N]
[C] On a [G] long run, [D] on a long [C] run
Could I be a [G] recycler?
Keep a long run, [D] such a long [G] run
And if you don't love me, let me [Em] go
And
[G] [C] if you [G]
don't love me, let me go
[Em]
[F#m] [Em] I'm a county line man
On the high line, [D] on the high [C] line
So be [Em] my grandson
There are power [G] lines in [E] our [C] bloodline
And if [G] you don't love me, [A] let me go
[Em]
[G] And if you don't [E] love me, let me [Em] go
[E] [G]
I am [Bm] a writer, writer [Em] of fiction
I am [C] a heart that you [G] call home
And I've [Bm] written pages [Em] upon pages
Trying [C] to rid you from my
[G#]
Home, [E] [F]
[Fm] home, [E] home
Home
[Em]
[Bm] [Em]
[G] [D] [C]
I'm a de [Bm] [C]-lander
I have [G] fortune upon fortune
[C] Take my hand, [Em] [Bm] portender
[G]
I'm tortured, ever tortured
And if you don't love me, let me go
[Em] And [G]
if you don't love me, let [Em] me go
I [G]
am [Bm] a writer, [Em] writer of fiction
I am [C] a heart that you [G] call home
And I've written [Bm] pages [Em] upon pages
Trying to rid [C] you from [G] my
I am [Bm] a writer, I have all that you have [C] Home
[G]
And I've written [Bm] pages [Em] upon pages
Trying to [C] rid you from my
[F]
Home, [E] [F]
home, [E] home
[C]
And if you [Em] don't love [Bm] me, let me [C] go
And if you [G] don't love [D] me, let me [G] go
And if you don't love [Bm] me, let me [Em] go
And if you [G] don't love me, let [Em] me go
[N]
Key:
G
Em
C
Bm
E
G
Em
C
_ _ _ I'm an engine _ driver
_ [C] _ On a [G] long run, [D] on a long [C] run
Could I be a [G] recycler?
_ Keep a long run, [D] such a long [G] run
And if you don't love me, let me [Em] go
And _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ if you [G]
don't love me, let me go
[Em] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ [Em] _ _ I'm a county _ line man
On the high line, [D] on the high [C] line
So be [Em] my _ grandson
_ There are power [G] lines in [E] our [C] bloodline
And if [G] you don't love me, [A] let me go
[Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ And if you don't [E] love me, let me [Em] go _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _
I am [Bm] a writer, writer [Em] of fiction
I am [C] a heart that you [G] call home
And I've [Bm] written pages [Em] upon pages
Trying [C] to rid you from my
_ [G#]
Home, _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F] _
[Fm] home, _ [E] home
Home
[Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
I'm a de _ [Bm] _ [C]-lander
I have [G] fortune upon fortune
[C] Take my hand, [Em] _ [Bm] portender
_ [G] _
I'm tortured, ever tortured
And if you don't love me, let me go
_ [Em] And _ _ _ [G] _ _
if you don't love me, let [Em] me go
I _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ am [Bm] a writer, [Em] writer of fiction
I am [C] a heart that you [G] call home
And I've written [Bm] pages [Em] upon pages
Trying to rid [C] you from [G] my _
I am [Bm] a writer, I have all that you have [C] Home
_ [G] _ _
And I've written [Bm] pages [Em] upon pages
Trying to [C] rid you from my
[F]
Home, _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
home, [E] home
_ _ [C] _
And if you [Em] don't love [Bm] me, let me [C] go
And if you [G] don't love [D] me, let me [G] go
And if you don't love [Bm] me, let me [Em] go
And if you [G] don't love me, let [Em] me go
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ On a [G] long run, [D] on a long [C] run
Could I be a [G] recycler?
_ Keep a long run, [D] such a long [G] run
And if you don't love me, let me [Em] go
And _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ if you [G]
don't love me, let me go
[Em] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ [Em] _ _ I'm a county _ line man
On the high line, [D] on the high [C] line
So be [Em] my _ grandson
_ There are power [G] lines in [E] our [C] bloodline
And if [G] you don't love me, [A] let me go
[Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ And if you don't [E] love me, let me [Em] go _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _
I am [Bm] a writer, writer [Em] of fiction
I am [C] a heart that you [G] call home
And I've [Bm] written pages [Em] upon pages
Trying [C] to rid you from my
_ [G#]
Home, _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F] _
[Fm] home, _ [E] home
Home
[Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
I'm a de _ [Bm] _ [C]-lander
I have [G] fortune upon fortune
[C] Take my hand, [Em] _ [Bm] portender
_ [G] _
I'm tortured, ever tortured
And if you don't love me, let me go
_ [Em] And _ _ _ [G] _ _
if you don't love me, let [Em] me go
I _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ am [Bm] a writer, [Em] writer of fiction
I am [C] a heart that you [G] call home
And I've written [Bm] pages [Em] upon pages
Trying to rid [C] you from [G] my _
I am [Bm] a writer, I have all that you have [C] Home
_ [G] _ _
And I've written [Bm] pages [Em] upon pages
Trying to [C] rid you from my
[F]
Home, _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
home, [E] home
_ _ [C] _
And if you [Em] don't love [Bm] me, let me [C] go
And if you [G] don't love [D] me, let me [G] go
And if you don't love [Bm] me, let me [Em] go
And if you [G] don't love me, let [Em] me go
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _