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Monkey And The Engineer

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Monkey and The Engineer
The Grateful Dead
  (G chord)
   G                   A7D7G
    Thing                
e|-3-3-3-0---0----------0--2-----3--|
B|---------3-----0---0--2--1-----0--|
G|-------------4---3----0--2-----0--|
D|----------------------2--0-----0--|
A|----------------------0--0-----2--|
E|----------------------------3-----|
[Intro]
G      A7D7G
 Thing   
[Verse]
G                             C     G
Once upon a time there was an engineer
                         A7        D7
Drove a locomotive both far and near
 G                                 C
Accompanied by a monkey who would sit on his stool
 G             A7          D7         G
Watching everything the engineer would move
 G                            C      G
One day the engineer wanted a bite to eat
                                   A7      D7
He left the monkey sittin' on the driver's seat
 G                                  C
The monkey pulled the throttle, locomotive jumped the gun
 G                        A7              D7      G
And did ninety miles an hour down the main line run
[Chorus]
  G              C       G
Big locomotive right on time
                       A7       D7
Big locomotive comin' down the line
 G                      C
Big locomotive number ninety-nine
 G          A7           D7      G
Left the engineer with a worried mind
[Instrumental]
G      A7D7G
 Thing   
[Verse]
 G                             C              G
The Engineer called up the dispatcher on the phone
                          A7           D7
Tell him all about his locomotive was gone
  G                          C
Get on the wire, switch operator to write
            G              A7         D7        G
Cause the monkey's got the main line sewed up tight
 G                       C          G
Switch operator got the message on time
                                          A7      D7
Said, there's a northbound livin' on the same main line
 G                             C
Open up the switch, I'm gonna let her through the hole
            G               A7        D7    G
Cause the monkey's got the locomotive under control
[Chorus]
  G              C       G
Big locomotive right on time
                       A7       D7
Big locomotive comin' down the line
 G                      C
Big locomotive number ninety-nine
 G          A7           D7      G
Left the engineer with a worried mind (worried mind, worried mind)
[Solo]
G C G
A7 D7
G C
G A7 D7 G
G C G
A7 D7
G C
G A7 D7 G
[Chorus]
  G              C       G
Big locomotive right on time
                       A7       D7
Big locomotive comin' down the line
 G                      C
Big locomotive number ninety-nine
 G          A7           D7      G
Left the engineer with a worried mind
G                   A7               D7      G
Left the engineer with a worried mind
Left the engineer with a worried mind...
G      A7D7G
 Thing   

Monkey And The Engineer chords and lyrics

Free chords for Monkey And The Engineer by Grateful Dead. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Monkey and The Engineer
The Grateful Dead
[Intro]
G Thing A7 D7 G
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Instrumental]
G Thing A7 D7 G
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Solo]
G C G
A7 D7
G C
G A7 D7 G
G C G
A7 D7
G C
G A7 D7 G
[Chorus]
Left the engineer with a worried mind...
G Thing A7 D7 G

Monkey And The Engineer Chords by Grateful Dead

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