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The Engine Driver

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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[Intro]
e|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
B|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0------|
G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2------| (x2)
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3------|
E|-----------------------|
[Verse 1]
Cmaj7I'm an engine EmdriBmver
Cmaj7On a long run, Gon a Dlong run
Cmaj7Would I were beEmside Bmher
Cmaj7She's a long one, Gsuch a Dlong one
[Tag]
Cmaj7And if you don't Glove me Dlet me Cmaj7goEm  Bm  
Cmaj7And if you don't Glove me Dlet me Cmaj7goEm  Bm  
[Verse 2]
Cmaj7I'm a county EmlineBmman
Cmaj7On the highline, Gon the Dhighline
Cmaj7So will be my EmgrandBmson
Cmaj7There are powerlines Gin our Dbloodlines
[Tag]
Cmaj7And if you don't Glove me Dlet me Cmaj7goEm  Bm  
Cmaj7And if you don't Glove me Dlet me Cmaj7goEm  Bm  
[Chorus]
GAnd I am a Bmwriter, writer of Emfictions
I am the Cheart that you call Ghome
And I've written Bmpages upon Empages
Trying to Crid you from my FboEnes
My FboEnes
My bones
[Interlude]
Cmaj7 Em Bm Cmaj7 G D
Cmaj7 Em Bm Cmaj7 G D
[Verse 3]
Cmaj7I'm a money EmlenBmder
Cmaj7I have fortunes Gupon Dfortunes
Cmaj7Take my hand for EmtenBmder
Cmaj7I am tortured Gever Dtortured
[Tag]
Cmaj7And if you don't Glove me Dlet me Cmaj7goEm  Bm  
Cmaj7And if you don't Glove me Dlet me Cmaj7goEm  Bm  
[Chorus]
GAnd I am a Bmwriter, writer of Emfictions
I am the Cheart that you call Ghome
And I've written Bmpages upon Empages
Trying to Crid you from my Gbones
I am a Bmwriter
I am Emall that you have Chome, Ghome
And I've written Bmpages upon Empages
Trying to Crid you from my FboEnes
My FboEnes
My bones
[Outro]
Cmaj7(And if you don't Glove me Dlet me go)
Cmaj7And if you don't Glove me Dlet me go
Cmaj7(And if you don't Glove me Dlet me go)
Cmaj7And if you don't Glove me Dlet me Cmaj7go

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The Engine Driver

by The Decemberists

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

[Intro]

e|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|

B|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0------|

G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|

D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2------| (x2)

A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3------|

E|-----------------------|

[Verse 1]

Cmaj7 Em Bm

I'm an engine driver

Cmaj7 G D

On a long run, on a long run

Cmaj7 Em Bm

Would I were beside her

Cmaj7 G D

She's a long one, such a long one

[Tag]

Cmaj7 G D Cmaj7 Em Bm

And if you don't love me let me go

Cmaj7 G D Cmaj7 Em Bm

And if you don't love me let me go

[Verse 2]

Cmaj7 Em Bm

I'm a county lineman

Cmaj7 G D

On the highline, on the highline

Cmaj7 Em Bm

So will be my grandson

Cmaj7 G D

There are powerlines in our bloodlines

[Tag]

Cmaj7 G D Cmaj7 Em Bm

And if you don't love me let me go

Cmaj7 G D Cmaj7 Em Bm

And if you don't love me let me go

[Chorus]

G Bm Em

And I am a writer, writer of fictions

C G

I am the heart that you call home

Bm Em

And I've written pages upon pages

C F E

Trying to rid you from my bones

F E

My bones

[Interlude]

Cmaj7 Em Bm Cmaj7 G D

[Verse 3]

Cmaj7 Em Bm

I'm a money lender

Cmaj7 G D

I have fortunes upon fortunes

Cmaj7 Em Bm

Take my hand for tender

Cmaj7 G D

I am tortured ever tortured

[Tag]

Cmaj7 G D Cmaj7 Em Bm

And if you don't love me let me go

Cmaj7 G D Cmaj7 Em Bm

And if you don't love me let me go

[Chorus]

G Bm Em

And I am a writer, writer of fictions

C G

I am the heart that you call home

Bm Em

And I've written pages upon pages

C G

Trying to rid you from my bones

I am a writer

Em C G

I am all that you have home, home

Bm Em

And I've written pages upon pages

C F E

Trying to rid you from my bones

F E

My bones

[Outro]

Cmaj7 G D

(And if you don't love me let me go)

Cmaj7 G D

And if you don't love me let me go

Cmaj7 G D

(And if you don't love me let me go)

Cmaj7 G D Cmaj7

And if you don't love me let me go

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