Chord/Tab song: Locomotive Breath

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--