Locomotive Breath Jethro Tull
Locomotive Breath -- Jethro Tull
Verse:
Play the Am C G Am progression like this
X = palm mute string
e---------------------xxxxxx--| B---------------------xxxxxx--| G---------------------xxxxxx--| D----7-7--10--5--7-7--xxxxxx--| A----7-7--10--5--7-7--xxxxxx--| E----5-5--8---3--5-5--xxxxxx--| 2x
Then the Am C G E progression
e------------------| B------------------| G----------------9-| D----7-7--10--5--9-| A----7-7--10--5--7-| E----5-5--8---3----| 1x
Then back to the Am C G Am progression
Verse 1:
In the shuffling madnes[Am]s[C] [G] [Am]
Of the locomotive breat[Am]h[C] [G] [Am]
Runs the all time loser[Am] [C] [G] [E]
Headlong to his death[E]
[G]Oh he[Am] feels the pistons scra[Am]pin[C]g[G] [Am]
Steam breaking on his br[Am]ow[C] [G]
Chorus:
[G]Old [C]Charlie stole the [D]handle
And the[E] train it won't stop going
Noway to [G]slow[Am] down
[Am]Ohh[C]hh[G]hh[Am]hh!
Verse 2 (same as verse 1):
He sees his children jumping o[Am]ff[C] [G] [Am]
At stations one by o[Am]ne[C] [G] [Am]
His woman and his best fri[Am]end[C] [G] [E]
In bed and having fu[E]n!
O[G]h he[Am]s crawling down the corrid[Am]or[C] [G] [Am]
On his hands and knees
Chorus:
[G]Old [C]Charlie stole the [D]handle
And the[E] train it won't stop going
Noway to [G]slow[Am] down
[Am]A-h[C]ey[G] H[Am]eey!
*Flute Solo
(Play the verse chords)
Verse 3:
He hears the silence how[Am]lin[C]g[G] [Am]
Catches angels as they fal[Am]l[C] [G] [Am]
And all the time the winn[Am]er[C] [G] [E]
Has got him by the ball[E]s!
[G]Oh h[Am]e picks up Gidon's Bib[Am]le[C] [G] [Am]
Open at page [Am]one[C] [G]
Chorus
I[G] thank[C] God he stole the [D]handle
And the [E]train it won't stop going
No way to [G]slow[Am] down
Repeat "No way to slow down" with the Am C G Am progression
and fade out.
"The distinguishing mark of man is the hand,
the instrument with which he does all his mischief..."
--MiScHiEf BrEw--
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