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Oh Mighty Engine

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Chords Used:
Am: 002210
C:  032010
Dm: 000231
Em: 022000
F:  133211
G:  320033
Standard Tuning:
Fill 1:
e|-------------------------------|
B|-3/5-3-1-1/3-1--0-1-0----------|
G|----------------------2-0-2-0--|
Fill 2:
e|-0-1/3--0-------|
B|----------3-1-0-|
G|----------------|
Intro:
eC|-0-3-Am0-3/5-3-Em0---0-F-------|
B|---------------3---3-3-1--| x2
G|--------------------------|
Verse 1 chords:
   CCindy Amwrites a paragEmraph, says tFime is passingC  
But the Ambubbles in her Emheart are FeverlastingC  
Yeah she Amgave her life to Emart, and Fwho could blame her
It’s pretty majorG  
Fraught with danger and sAmtuff Emlike Fthat
Chorus Chords: 
   DmOh Mighty engine,     Gof good intention
You’re Cpurring   Gsoftly beFside me
CGrinding    Ggently inFside me
       C            G                F(  C  G) x2     
Tapping    totally madly...for you
Verse 2: (use verse 1 chords)
Says the plot is getting strange, it’s taken over
And the hero’s run away, and no one told her
But she can’t control the page
It’s taken over
There’s people dying, semi colons crying
And full stops finding fault...O what a dolt
Chorus: 
Oh Mighty engine,     of good intention
You’re purring   softly beside me
Grinding    gently inside me
Tapping    totally madly...for you
Solo:
e|-C-----Am-----Em-------------|
B|-5--5-3/5-3-1-0--0-0------| x2
G|---------------------2-0--|
e|-C-----Am-----Em--------------F----------G--------F---------|
B|-5--5-3/5-3-1-0--0-0-1-3-3-1-0-1-------3-------1----| 
G|-----------------------------------2/4---4-4/2---2--|
Chorus: 
Oh Mighty engine,     of good intention
You’re purring   softly beside me
Grinding    gently inside me
Tapping    totally madly...for you
Verse 3: (use verse 1 chords)
Cindy writes of kerosene and broken bottles
Says the troubles were a part of someone’s childhood
But she can’t get past the point where someone’s dying
It’s pretty minor
A pithy liner should sort it out
But he won’t die
he just mucks about, oh it’s so hard
Verse 4: (use verse 1 chords)
Now we’ve broken out the gin, it helps her thinking
And given into sin, we’re breathing deeply
But something’s on her mind
A chapter stirring, her mind is whirling
And off she trots
To tap her keys to the top, oh she’s off
Chorus:
Oh Mighty engine,     of good intention
You’re purring   softly beside me
Grinding    gently inside me
Tapping    totally madly...for you

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Oh Mighty Engine

by Neil Halstead

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Chords Used:

: 002210

: 032010

: 000231

: 022000

: 133211

: 320033

Standard Tuning:

Fill 1:

e|-------------------------------|

B|-3/5-3-1-1/3-1--0-1-0----------|

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

Fill 2:

e|-0-1/3--0-------|

B|----------3-1-0-|

G|----------------|

Intro:

C Am Em F

e|-0-3-0-3/5-3-0---0--------|

B|---------------3---3-3-1--| x2

G|--------------------------|

Verse 1 chords:

C Am Em F C

Cindy writes a paragraph, says time is passing

Am Em F C

But the bubbles in her heart are everlasting

Am Em F

Yeah she gave her life to art, and who could blame her

It’s pretty major

Am Em F

Fraught with danger and stuff like that

Chorus Chords:

Dm G

Oh Mighty engine, of good intention

C G F

You’re purring softly beside me

C G F

Grinding gently inside me

C G F C G

( ) x2

Tapping totally madly...for you

Verse 2: (use verse 1 chords)

Says the plot is getting strange, it’s taken over

And the hero’s run away, and no one told her

But she can’t control the page

It’s taken over

There’s people dying, semi colons crying

And full stops finding fault...O what a dolt

Chorus:

Oh Mighty engine, of good intention

You’re purring softly beside me

Grinding gently inside me

Tapping totally madly...for you

Solo:

C Am Em

e|------------------------|

B|-5--5-3/5-3-1-0--0-0------| x2

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

C Am Em F G F

e|----------------------------------------------------|

B|-5--5-3/5-3-1-0--0-0-1-3-3-1-0-1-------3-------1----|

G|-----------------------------------2/4---4-4/2---2--|

Chorus:

Oh Mighty engine, of good intention

You’re purring softly beside me

Grinding gently inside me

Tapping totally madly...for you

Verse 3: (use verse 1 chords)

Cindy writes of kerosene and broken bottles

Says the troubles were a part of someone’s childhood

But she can’t get past the point where someone’s dying

It’s pretty minor

A pithy liner should sort it out

But he won’t die

he just mucks about, oh it’s so hard

Verse 4: (use verse 1 chords)

Now we’ve broken out the gin, it helps her thinking

And given into sin, we’re breathing deeply

But something’s on her mind

A chapter stirring, her mind is whirling

And off she trots

To tap her keys to the top, oh she’s off

Chorus:

Oh Mighty engine, of good intention

You’re purring softly beside me

Grinding gently inside me

Tapping totally madly...for you

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