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David Francey - The Chief Engineer
CAPO: 4th Fret
INTRO:   G    C     G    C  G  
At twelve he met his true love
On the Cbanks of the Zuider GZee
There was smoke upon the water
CDiesel on the Gbreeze
DDown the iron gangway
Down into the noise
GDown beside his destiny
BeCside his pride and Gjoy
CHORUS:
And he Ckeeps us Grolling
Keeps us Drolling Gon
And the Cengines Gsinging
Their Dsiren Emsong
And he Ckeeps us Grolling
Keeps us Drolling Gon
CListens to those Gengines sing
Their Dsiren EmsongC  G  D  G  
Years upon the ocean
UCpon the lakes and Gseas
Down below the water line
Was Cwhere he chose to Gbe
He Dlistened hard to what they said
Their thunder up and down
And he Gheard their finest whisper
And he Cunderstood their Gsound
CHORUS:
And he Ckeeps us Grolling
Keeps us Drolling Gon
The Cengines Gsinging
Their Dsiren Emsong
And he Ckeeps us Grolling
Keeps us Drolling Gon
And he Clistens to those Gengines sing
Their Dsiren EmsongC  G  D  G  
INSTRUMENTAL:     G    D      G    D    G      D     G    D  G  
CHORUS:
And he Ckeeps us Grolling
Keeps us Drolling Gon
And the Cengines Gsinging
Their Dsiren Emsong
And he Ckeeps us Grolling
Keeps us Drolling Gon
CListens to those Gengines sing
Their Dsiren EmsongC  G  D  G  
He said he's always loved them
The Coil and the Gsteel
Speaks to his perfection of 
His Cmechanized Gidyll
DSets his eyes to shining
Like the dials down below
Like they Gdid beside the Zuider Zee
So Cmany years Gago
CHORUS:
And he Ckeeps us Grolling
Keeps us Drolling Gon
And the Cengines Gsinging
Their Dsiren Emsong
And he Ckeeps us Grolling
Keeps us Drolling Gon
And the Cengines Gsinging
Their Dsiren Emsong
CHORUS:
And he Ckeeps us Grolling
Keeps us Drolling Gon
And Clistens to those Gengines sing
Their Dsiren Emsong
He Clistens to those Gengines sing
Their Dsiren Gsong
OUTRO:   C    G    D    G    C    G    D    Em    C    G    D  G  

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The Chief Engineer

by David Francey

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

David Francey - The Chief Engineer

CAPO: 4th Fret

G C G C G

INTRO:

At twelve he met his true love

C G

On the banks of the Zuider Zee

There was smoke upon the water

C G

Diesel on the breeze

Down the iron gangway

Down into the noise

Down beside his destiny

C G

Beside his pride and joy

CHORUS:

C G

And he keeps us rolling

D G

Keeps us rolling on

C G

And the engines singing

D Em

Their siren song

C G

And he keeps us rolling

D G

Keeps us rolling on

C G

Listens to those engines sing

D Em C G D G

Their siren song

Years upon the ocean

C G

Upon the lakes and seas

Down below the water line

C G

Was where he chose to be

He listened hard to what they said

Their thunder up and down

And he heard their finest whisper

C G

And he understood their sound

CHORUS:

C G

And he keeps us rolling

D G

Keeps us rolling on

C G

The engines singing

D Em

Their siren song

C G

And he keeps us rolling

D G

Keeps us rolling on

C G

And he listens to those engines sing

D Em C G D G

Their siren song

G D G D G D G D G

INSTRUMENTAL:

CHORUS:

C G

And he keeps us rolling

D G

Keeps us rolling on

C G

And the engines singing

D Em

Their siren song

C G

And he keeps us rolling

D G

Keeps us rolling on

C G

Listens to those engines sing

D Em C G D G

Their siren song

He said he's always loved them

C G

The oil and the steel

Speaks to his perfection of

C G

His mechanized idyll

Sets his eyes to shining

Like the dials down below

Like they did beside the Zuider Zee

C G

So many years ago

CHORUS:

C G

And he keeps us rolling

D G

Keeps us rolling on

C G

And the engines singing

D Em

Their siren song

C G

And he keeps us rolling

D G

Keeps us rolling on

C G

And the engines singing

D Em

Their siren song

CHORUS:

C G

And he keeps us rolling

D G

Keeps us rolling on

C G

And listens to those engines sing

D Em

Their siren song

C G

He listens to those engines sing

D G

Their siren song

C G D G C G D Em C G D G

OUTRO:

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