Chords for The Engineer's Song by The Sharecroppers of Newfoundland
Tempo:
145.15 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
F
Am
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G]
[C]
The times [Am]
have changed, [Em] the trains [F] have all gone, [C]
Can't help [Am] but thinking [F] just how it [G] went wrong.
[A] The rails and [G] the ties, [Am] the engineer [Em] cries, [A] The look [G] in his eyes tells [F] you all,
[Dm]
[C] He'll always [Dm] be humming [G] his engineer [C] song.
The years of [Am] delight, [Em] steaming all across [F] this land, [C]
Always [Am] contented [F] and steady [G] of hand.
[Am] The wind [G] and the rain, [A] the joy and [Em] the pain, [Am] Again and [G] again he [F] passed on.
[Dm]
[C] He always [Dm] was humming [G] his engineer [C] song.
[F] The [G] days on the rails [C] may be over,
[Em] [Dm] But that [G] doesn't mean it's [C] all gone.
[F] The memories [G] can live on [Am] forever, [D] As long as we're singing [G] our song.
[Dm] As long as we're singing [G] our song.
[C] The men dressed [Am] in stripes [Em] have played such [F] a part,
[C] With childhood [Am] memories held [F] dear to [G] the heart.
[Am] His arm [G] in the air, [Am] his way filled [Em] with cheer, [A] He'll always be [G] there in [F] our thoughts.
[Dm]
And [C] he'll [Dm] always be humming [G] his engineer [C] song.
The times [Am] have changed, [Em] but don't let [F] them fade,
[C] The maidens [Am] of steel, all [F] as precious [G] as jade.
[A] What sets them [G] apart, [Am] a tear in [Em] their heart, [Am]
Longing [G] to take you [F]
along.
[Dm]
[C] And head down [Dm] the rails with [G] his engineer [C] song.
[F] The days [G] on the rails [C] may be over, [Dm] But that [G] doesn't mean it's [C] all gone.
[F] The memories [G] can live on [Am] forever, [D] As long as we're singing [G] our song.
[D] As long as we're singing [G] our song.
[F] All aboard, [C] all aboard, [G] We're off to the gaff [C]-tops old plain.
[F] Come heather or [G] high water, [C] come blizzard [Am] or rain, [D] We'll take you to heaven [G] and back home again.
All [F] aboard, [C] all aboard,
[G] Gaze through the side [C] window pane,
[F] With scenery [G] so lovely [C] in the rush [Am] in your veins, [G] We're off to the gaff [C]-tops old plain.
[F] All aboard, [C] all aboard, [G] We're off to the gaff-tops [C] old plain.
[F] Come heather or [G] high water, [C] come blizzard [Am] or rain, [D] We'll take you to heaven [G] and back home again.
[F] All aboard, all [C] aboard, [Em]
[Am] [G] Gaze through the side window [C] pane,
[F] With scenery [G] so lovely [C] in the rush in [Am] your veins, [G] We're off to the gaff-tops [C] old plain.
[F] With scenery [G] so lovely [C] in the rush in [Am] your veins, [G] We're off to the gaff-tops [C] old plain.
[G] We're off to the gaff-tops [C] old plain.
[Am] [G] We're off to the gaff [C]-tops old plain.
[C]
The times [Am]
have changed, [Em] the trains [F] have all gone, [C]
Can't help [Am] but thinking [F] just how it [G] went wrong.
[A] The rails and [G] the ties, [Am] the engineer [Em] cries, [A] The look [G] in his eyes tells [F] you all,
[Dm]
[C] He'll always [Dm] be humming [G] his engineer [C] song.
The years of [Am] delight, [Em] steaming all across [F] this land, [C]
Always [Am] contented [F] and steady [G] of hand.
[Am] The wind [G] and the rain, [A] the joy and [Em] the pain, [Am] Again and [G] again he [F] passed on.
[Dm]
[C] He always [Dm] was humming [G] his engineer [C] song.
[F] The [G] days on the rails [C] may be over,
[Em] [Dm] But that [G] doesn't mean it's [C] all gone.
[F] The memories [G] can live on [Am] forever, [D] As long as we're singing [G] our song.
[Dm] As long as we're singing [G] our song.
[C] The men dressed [Am] in stripes [Em] have played such [F] a part,
[C] With childhood [Am] memories held [F] dear to [G] the heart.
[Am] His arm [G] in the air, [Am] his way filled [Em] with cheer, [A] He'll always be [G] there in [F] our thoughts.
[Dm]
And [C] he'll [Dm] always be humming [G] his engineer [C] song.
The times [Am] have changed, [Em] but don't let [F] them fade,
[C] The maidens [Am] of steel, all [F] as precious [G] as jade.
[A] What sets them [G] apart, [Am] a tear in [Em] their heart, [Am]
Longing [G] to take you [F]
along.
[Dm]
[C] And head down [Dm] the rails with [G] his engineer [C] song.
[F] The days [G] on the rails [C] may be over, [Dm] But that [G] doesn't mean it's [C] all gone.
[F] The memories [G] can live on [Am] forever, [D] As long as we're singing [G] our song.
[D] As long as we're singing [G] our song.
[F] All aboard, [C] all aboard, [G] We're off to the gaff [C]-tops old plain.
[F] Come heather or [G] high water, [C] come blizzard [Am] or rain, [D] We'll take you to heaven [G] and back home again.
All [F] aboard, [C] all aboard,
[G] Gaze through the side [C] window pane,
[F] With scenery [G] so lovely [C] in the rush [Am] in your veins, [G] We're off to the gaff [C]-tops old plain.
[F] All aboard, [C] all aboard, [G] We're off to the gaff-tops [C] old plain.
[F] Come heather or [G] high water, [C] come blizzard [Am] or rain, [D] We'll take you to heaven [G] and back home again.
[F] All aboard, all [C] aboard, [Em]
[Am] [G] Gaze through the side window [C] pane,
[F] With scenery [G] so lovely [C] in the rush in [Am] your veins, [G] We're off to the gaff-tops [C] old plain.
[F] With scenery [G] so lovely [C] in the rush in [Am] your veins, [G] We're off to the gaff-tops [C] old plain.
[G] We're off to the gaff-tops [C] old plain.
[Am] [G] We're off to the gaff [C]-tops old plain.
Key:
G
C
F
Am
Dm
G
C
F
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ The times [Am]
have changed, [Em] the trains [F] have all gone, _ _ _ [C] _
Can't help [Am] but thinking [F] just how it [G] went wrong.
[A] The rails and [G] the ties, [Am] the engineer [Em] cries, [A] The look [G] in his eyes tells [F] you all,
_ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] He'll always [Dm] be humming [G] his engineer [C] song. _ _ _
The years of [Am] delight, [Em] steaming all across [F] this land, _ _ _ [C] _
Always [Am] _ contented [F] and steady [G] of hand.
_ [Am] The wind [G] and the rain, [A] the joy and [Em] the pain, _ [Am] Again and [G] again he [F] passed on.
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ [C] He always [Dm] was humming [G] his engineer [C] _ song. _ _
[F] The [G] days on the rails [C] may be over, _ _ _
[Em] [Dm] But that [G] doesn't mean it's [C] all gone. _ _ _
[F] The memories [G] can live on [Am] forever, _ _ _ [D] As long as we're singing [G] our _ song. _
[Dm] As long as we're singing [G] our song. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[C] The men dressed [Am] in stripes [Em] have played such [F] a part, _
_ _ _ [C] With childhood [Am] memories held [F] dear to [G] the heart.
[Am] His arm [G] in the air, [Am] his way filled [Em] with cheer, [A] He'll always be [G] there in [F] our thoughts.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ And [C] he'll [Dm] always be humming [G] his engineer [C] _ song. _ _
The times [Am] have changed, [Em] but don't let [F] them fade,
_ _ [C] The maidens [Am] of steel, all [F] as precious [G] as jade.
[A] What sets them [G] apart, [Am] a tear in [Em] their heart, _ [Am] _
Longing [G] to take you [F] _
along.
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ [C] And head down [Dm] the rails with [G] his engineer [C] _ song. _ _
[F] The days [G] on the rails [C] may be over, _ _ _ [Dm] But that [G] doesn't mean it's [C] all gone. _ _
[F] The memories [G] can live on [Am] forever, _ _ _ [D] As long as we're singing [G] our _ _ song.
[D] As long as we're singing [G] our _ _ _ _ _ _ _ song. _
[F] All aboard, _ _ [C] all aboard, _ _ [G] We're off to the gaff [C]-tops old plain. _ _
[F] Come heather or [G] high water, [C] come blizzard [Am] or rain, [D] We'll take you to heaven [G] and back home again.
All [F] aboard, _ _ [C] all _ aboard, _
_ [G] Gaze through the side [C] window pane, _ _
[F] With scenery [G] so lovely [C] in the rush [Am] in your veins, [G] We're off to the gaff [C]-tops old plain. _ _
[F] All aboard, _ _ [C] all aboard, _ _ [G] We're off to the gaff-tops [C] old plain. _ _
[F] Come heather or [G] high water, [C] come blizzard [Am] or rain, [D] We'll take you to heaven [G] and back home again.
_ [F] _ All aboard, all [C] _ aboard, _ [Em] _
[Am] _ [G] Gaze through the side window [C] _ pane, _ _
[F] With scenery [G] so lovely [C] in the rush in [Am] your veins, [G] We're off to the gaff-tops [C] old plain. _ _ _
[F] With scenery [G] so lovely [C] in the rush in [Am] your veins, [G] We're off to the gaff-tops [C] old plain. _ _ _
[G] We're off to the gaff-tops [C] old plain. _ _ _
[Am] [G] We're off to the gaff [C]-tops old plain. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ The times [Am]
have changed, [Em] the trains [F] have all gone, _ _ _ [C] _
Can't help [Am] but thinking [F] just how it [G] went wrong.
[A] The rails and [G] the ties, [Am] the engineer [Em] cries, [A] The look [G] in his eyes tells [F] you all,
_ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] He'll always [Dm] be humming [G] his engineer [C] song. _ _ _
The years of [Am] delight, [Em] steaming all across [F] this land, _ _ _ [C] _
Always [Am] _ contented [F] and steady [G] of hand.
_ [Am] The wind [G] and the rain, [A] the joy and [Em] the pain, _ [Am] Again and [G] again he [F] passed on.
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ [C] He always [Dm] was humming [G] his engineer [C] _ song. _ _
[F] The [G] days on the rails [C] may be over, _ _ _
[Em] [Dm] But that [G] doesn't mean it's [C] all gone. _ _ _
[F] The memories [G] can live on [Am] forever, _ _ _ [D] As long as we're singing [G] our _ song. _
[Dm] As long as we're singing [G] our song. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[C] The men dressed [Am] in stripes [Em] have played such [F] a part, _
_ _ _ [C] With childhood [Am] memories held [F] dear to [G] the heart.
[Am] His arm [G] in the air, [Am] his way filled [Em] with cheer, [A] He'll always be [G] there in [F] our thoughts.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ And [C] he'll [Dm] always be humming [G] his engineer [C] _ song. _ _
The times [Am] have changed, [Em] but don't let [F] them fade,
_ _ [C] The maidens [Am] of steel, all [F] as precious [G] as jade.
[A] What sets them [G] apart, [Am] a tear in [Em] their heart, _ [Am] _
Longing [G] to take you [F] _
along.
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ [C] And head down [Dm] the rails with [G] his engineer [C] _ song. _ _
[F] The days [G] on the rails [C] may be over, _ _ _ [Dm] But that [G] doesn't mean it's [C] all gone. _ _
[F] The memories [G] can live on [Am] forever, _ _ _ [D] As long as we're singing [G] our _ _ song.
[D] As long as we're singing [G] our _ _ _ _ _ _ _ song. _
[F] All aboard, _ _ [C] all aboard, _ _ [G] We're off to the gaff [C]-tops old plain. _ _
[F] Come heather or [G] high water, [C] come blizzard [Am] or rain, [D] We'll take you to heaven [G] and back home again.
All [F] aboard, _ _ [C] all _ aboard, _
_ [G] Gaze through the side [C] window pane, _ _
[F] With scenery [G] so lovely [C] in the rush [Am] in your veins, [G] We're off to the gaff [C]-tops old plain. _ _
[F] All aboard, _ _ [C] all aboard, _ _ [G] We're off to the gaff-tops [C] old plain. _ _
[F] Come heather or [G] high water, [C] come blizzard [Am] or rain, [D] We'll take you to heaven [G] and back home again.
_ [F] _ All aboard, all [C] _ aboard, _ [Em] _
[Am] _ [G] Gaze through the side window [C] _ pane, _ _
[F] With scenery [G] so lovely [C] in the rush in [Am] your veins, [G] We're off to the gaff-tops [C] old plain. _ _ _
[F] With scenery [G] so lovely [C] in the rush in [Am] your veins, [G] We're off to the gaff-tops [C] old plain. _ _ _
[G] We're off to the gaff-tops [C] old plain. _ _ _
[Am] [G] We're off to the gaff [C]-tops old plain. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _