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Monkey And The Engineer

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Monkey & The Engineer
[Intro Lick]
e|---3-3-0---0-----------0---2---3---------------------------|
B|---------3-------------2---3---0---------------------------|
G|-------------4-2-0-----2---2---0---------------------------|
D|-------------------2---2---0---0---------------------------|
A|-----------------------0-------2---------------------------|
E|-------------------------------3---------------------------|
[Verse 1]
GOnce upon a time there was an CengiGneer
GDrove a locomotive both A7far and Dnear
AcGcompanied by a monkey who would Csit on a stool
GWatchin' everyA7thing the enginDeer would mGove
[Verse 2]
One Gday the engineer wanted a bCite to eGat
He Gleft the monkey sittin' on the dA7river's seDat
The Gmonkey pulled the throttle; locoCmotive jumped the gun
And did Gninety miles an A7hour down the Dmain line Grun
[Chorus]
GBig locomotive, Cright on Gtime
GBig locomotive, comin' A7down the Dline
GBig locomotive, number Cninety-nine
GLeft the engiA7neer with a Dworried Gmind
[Intro Lick]
[Verse 3]
The Gengineer called up the dispCatcher on the phGone
GTell him all about his locomA7otive was gDone
GGet on the wire, switch opeCrator to right
'Cause the Gmonkey's got the A7main line Dsewed up tGight
[Verse 4]
GSwitch operator got the Cmessage in tiGme
Said, "There's a Gnorth bound limited on the sA7ame main lDine
GOpen up the switch, I'm gonna Clet him through the hole
'Cause the Gmonkey's got the A7locomotive Dunder contGrol!"
[Chorus]
GBig locomotive, Cright on Gtime
GBig locomotive, comin' A7down the Dline
GBig locomotive, number Cninety-nine
GLeft the engiA7neer with a Dworried Gmind

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Monkey And The Engineer

by Grateful Dead

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Monkey & The Engineer

[Intro Lick]

e|---3-3-0---0-----------0---2---3---------------------------|

B|---------3-------------2---3---0---------------------------|

G|-------------4-2-0-----2---2---0---------------------------|

D|-------------------2---2---0---0---------------------------|

A|-----------------------0-------2---------------------------|

E|-------------------------------3---------------------------|

[Verse 1]

G C G

Once upon a time there was an engineer

G A7 D

Drove a locomotive both far and near

G C

Accompanied by a monkey who would sit on a stool

G A7 D G

Watchin' everything the engineer would move

[Verse 2]

G C G

One day the engineer wanted a bite to eat

G A7 D

He left the monkey sittin' on the driver's seat

G C

The monkey pulled the throttle; locomotive jumped the gun

G A7 D G

And did ninety miles an hour down the main line run

[Chorus]

G C G

Big locomotive, right on time

G A7 D

Big locomotive, comin' down the line

G C

Big locomotive, number ninety-nine

G A7 D G

Left the engineer with a worried mind

[Intro Lick]

[Verse 3]

G C G

The engineer called up the dispatcher on the phone

G A7 D

Tell him all about his locomotive was gone

G C

Get on the wire, switch operator to right

G A7 D G

'Cause the monkey's got the main line sewed up tight

[Verse 4]

G C G

Switch operator got the message in time

G A7 D

Said, "There's a north bound limited on the same main line

G C

Open up the switch, I'm gonna let him through the hole

G A7 D G

'Cause the monkey's got the locomotive under control!"

[Chorus]

G C G

Big locomotive, right on time

G A7 D

Big locomotive, comin' down the line

G C

Big locomotive, number ninety-nine

G A7 D G

Left the engineer with a worried mind

About Monkey And The Engineer Chords by Grateful Dead

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