Chords for Burl Ives - The Little Engine That Could
Tempo:
111.65 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Eb
Bb
Fm
Db
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Ab]
And left from there
There was a little railroad train with [Dbm] loads and [Ab] loads of toys
All starting out to find a [Bb] home with little [Eb] girls and boys
And [Ab] as the little railroad [Bbm] train began to travel on
The little [Eb] engine up in [Bb] front was heard to sing this song
[Ab] Choo-choo-choo-choo, choo-choo-choo-choo, I feel so good [Bbm] today
Oh, clear the track, oh, click and clack, I'll go my [Ab] merry way
The little train went roaring [Dbm] on so fast it [Ab] seemed to fly
Until it reached a mountain rising [Eb] almost to the sky
The [Ab] little engine moaned and [Db] groaned and huffed and puffed away
[Bb] But halfway to the top it just gave up and [G] seemed to say
[Ab] I can't go on, I can't go on, I'm weary as can [Eb] be
I can't go on, I can't go on, this [Ab] job is not for me
The toys got out to push but all in [Db] vain [Ab] alas, alack
And then a [Fm] great big engine [Gm] came up a-swingin' down the track
[Ab] They asked if it would kindly [Db] pull them up the [Eb] mountainside
But with a high and mighty [Gm] sneer it scornfully replied
[Fm] Don't bother me, don't bother me to pull the [Eb] likes of you
[Gb] Don't bother me, don't [Eb] bother me, I've better [Ab] things to do
The toys all started [Db] crying cause that engine [Ab] was so mean
And then there came another [Fm] one [Bb] the smallest [Eb] ever seen
[Ab] But though [Fm] it seemed that she could [Db] hardly pull herself along
[Bb] She hitched on to the train and as she pulled [Eb] she sang this song
[Fm] I think I can, I think I can, I think I [Bbm] have a plan
And I can do most anything if I only [Ab] think I can
Pullin', pullin', pullin', pullin'
In up that great big mountain [Db] with the cars all [Ab] full of toys
And soon they reached the waiting [Bb] arms of happy [Eb] girls and boys
[Fm] And though that ends the story it [Db] will do you lots of good
[Bb] To take a [Eb] lesson from the [Bb] little engine [Eb] that could
[Ab] Just think you can, just think [Fm] you can, just have that [Eb] understood
[Bb] And very soon you'll start to say [Cm] I always knew [Ab] I could
I knew I could, I knew I could I knew I could, I knew I could
I knew I could
[Fm] [N]
And left from there
There was a little railroad train with [Dbm] loads and [Ab] loads of toys
All starting out to find a [Bb] home with little [Eb] girls and boys
And [Ab] as the little railroad [Bbm] train began to travel on
The little [Eb] engine up in [Bb] front was heard to sing this song
[Ab] Choo-choo-choo-choo, choo-choo-choo-choo, I feel so good [Bbm] today
Oh, clear the track, oh, click and clack, I'll go my [Ab] merry way
The little train went roaring [Dbm] on so fast it [Ab] seemed to fly
Until it reached a mountain rising [Eb] almost to the sky
The [Ab] little engine moaned and [Db] groaned and huffed and puffed away
[Bb] But halfway to the top it just gave up and [G] seemed to say
[Ab] I can't go on, I can't go on, I'm weary as can [Eb] be
I can't go on, I can't go on, this [Ab] job is not for me
The toys got out to push but all in [Db] vain [Ab] alas, alack
And then a [Fm] great big engine [Gm] came up a-swingin' down the track
[Ab] They asked if it would kindly [Db] pull them up the [Eb] mountainside
But with a high and mighty [Gm] sneer it scornfully replied
[Fm] Don't bother me, don't bother me to pull the [Eb] likes of you
[Gb] Don't bother me, don't [Eb] bother me, I've better [Ab] things to do
The toys all started [Db] crying cause that engine [Ab] was so mean
And then there came another [Fm] one [Bb] the smallest [Eb] ever seen
[Ab] But though [Fm] it seemed that she could [Db] hardly pull herself along
[Bb] She hitched on to the train and as she pulled [Eb] she sang this song
[Fm] I think I can, I think I can, I think I [Bbm] have a plan
And I can do most anything if I only [Ab] think I can
Pullin', pullin', pullin', pullin'
In up that great big mountain [Db] with the cars all [Ab] full of toys
And soon they reached the waiting [Bb] arms of happy [Eb] girls and boys
[Fm] And though that ends the story it [Db] will do you lots of good
[Bb] To take a [Eb] lesson from the [Bb] little engine [Eb] that could
[Ab] Just think you can, just think [Fm] you can, just have that [Eb] understood
[Bb] And very soon you'll start to say [Cm] I always knew [Ab] I could
I knew I could, I knew I could I knew I could, I knew I could
I knew I could
[Fm] [N]
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Eb
Bb
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Eb
Bb
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
And left from _ _ there_
There was a little railroad train with [Dbm] loads and [Ab] loads of toys
All starting out to find a [Bb] home with little [Eb] girls and boys
And [Ab] as the little railroad [Bbm] train began to travel on
The little [Eb] engine up in [Bb] front was heard to sing this song
[Ab] Choo-choo-choo-choo, choo-choo-choo-choo, I feel so good [Bbm] today
Oh, clear the track, oh, click and clack, I'll go my [Ab] merry way _ _
_ The little train went roaring [Dbm] on so fast it [Ab] seemed to fly
Until it reached a mountain rising [Eb] almost to the sky
The [Ab] little engine moaned and [Db] groaned and huffed and puffed away
[Bb] But halfway to the top it just gave up and [G] seemed to say
[Ab] I can't go on, I can't go on, I'm weary as can [Eb] be
I can't go on, I can't go on, this [Ab] job is not for me
_ _ _ The toys got out to push but all in [Db] vain [Ab] alas, alack
And then a [Fm] great big engine [Gm] came up a-swingin' down the track
[Ab] They asked if it would kindly [Db] pull them up the [Eb] mountainside
But with a high and mighty [Gm] sneer it scornfully replied
[Fm] Don't bother me, don't bother me to pull the [Eb] likes of you
[Gb] Don't bother me, don't [Eb] bother me, I've better [Ab] things to do _ _
_ The toys all started [Db] crying cause that engine [Ab] was so mean
And then there came another [Fm] one [Bb] the smallest [Eb] ever seen
[Ab] But though [Fm] it seemed that she could [Db] hardly pull herself along
[Bb] She hitched on to the train and as she pulled [Eb] she sang this song
[Fm] I think I can, I think I can, I think I [Bbm] have a plan
And I can do most anything if I only [Ab] think I can
Pullin', pullin', pullin', pullin'
In up that great big mountain [Db] with the cars all [Ab] full of toys
And soon they reached the waiting [Bb] arms of happy [Eb] girls and boys
[Fm] And though that ends the story it [Db] will do you lots of good
[Bb] To take a [Eb] lesson from the [Bb] little engine [Eb] that could
[Ab] Just think you can, just think [Fm] you can, just have that [Eb] understood
[Bb] And very soon you'll start to say [Cm] I always knew [Ab] I could
I knew I could, I knew I could I knew I could, I knew I could
I knew I could
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
And left from _ _ there_
There was a little railroad train with [Dbm] loads and [Ab] loads of toys
All starting out to find a [Bb] home with little [Eb] girls and boys
And [Ab] as the little railroad [Bbm] train began to travel on
The little [Eb] engine up in [Bb] front was heard to sing this song
[Ab] Choo-choo-choo-choo, choo-choo-choo-choo, I feel so good [Bbm] today
Oh, clear the track, oh, click and clack, I'll go my [Ab] merry way _ _
_ The little train went roaring [Dbm] on so fast it [Ab] seemed to fly
Until it reached a mountain rising [Eb] almost to the sky
The [Ab] little engine moaned and [Db] groaned and huffed and puffed away
[Bb] But halfway to the top it just gave up and [G] seemed to say
[Ab] I can't go on, I can't go on, I'm weary as can [Eb] be
I can't go on, I can't go on, this [Ab] job is not for me
_ _ _ The toys got out to push but all in [Db] vain [Ab] alas, alack
And then a [Fm] great big engine [Gm] came up a-swingin' down the track
[Ab] They asked if it would kindly [Db] pull them up the [Eb] mountainside
But with a high and mighty [Gm] sneer it scornfully replied
[Fm] Don't bother me, don't bother me to pull the [Eb] likes of you
[Gb] Don't bother me, don't [Eb] bother me, I've better [Ab] things to do _ _
_ The toys all started [Db] crying cause that engine [Ab] was so mean
And then there came another [Fm] one [Bb] the smallest [Eb] ever seen
[Ab] But though [Fm] it seemed that she could [Db] hardly pull herself along
[Bb] She hitched on to the train and as she pulled [Eb] she sang this song
[Fm] I think I can, I think I can, I think I [Bbm] have a plan
And I can do most anything if I only [Ab] think I can
Pullin', pullin', pullin', pullin'
In up that great big mountain [Db] with the cars all [Ab] full of toys
And soon they reached the waiting [Bb] arms of happy [Eb] girls and boys
[Fm] And though that ends the story it [Db] will do you lots of good
[Bb] To take a [Eb] lesson from the [Bb] little engine [Eb] that could
[Ab] Just think you can, just think [Fm] you can, just have that [Eb] understood
[Bb] And very soon you'll start to say [Cm] I always knew [Ab] I could
I knew I could, I knew I could I knew I could, I knew I could
I knew I could
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _