Fairport Convention – Travelling By Steam (Guitar)

       D
With a steady hand on the lever

        G               A
And the signal ready to pass

               G        F#m
Keep the light burning, fireman

        G                     A
And the water, well up in the glass

       D
With a shoulder to the rail

           G               A
There's no better place to be

         D                 G
Than the right side of the footplate

            A             D
When you're travelling by steam

G     A      D                   G     A
Stand in the bight, look for the green light

G           D        Em            A
Voices that echo and ring down the line

G   A       D                      G  A
One load to shed, then homeward we tread

     G           D                 A   D    G
Till morning and the coal-boy come singing

   D
Me granddaddy worked in the railway

  G                     A
A bigwig, so I've heard talk

   G                F#m
Me father, he was a driver

G                 A
Travelling pit to port

            D
And there's no better life for a young man

     G              A
With them you must agree

            D                 G
When you're right side of the footplate

           A             D
And you're travelling by steam

G     A      D                   G     A
Stand in the bight, look for the green light

G           D        Em            A
Voices that echo and ring down the line

G   A       D                      G  A
One load to shed, then homeward we tread

     G           D                 A   D    G
Till morning and the coal-boy come singing

  D
Tomorrow it's off up to Banbury

  G                A
A lodging turn for me

            G                F#m
Where I can lay me head on a pillow

     G                A
In a room where I can sleep

         D
And it's up and away in the morning

    G                   A
And wipe the clock-face clean

           D                 G
And you're right side of the footplate

           A             D
And you're travelling by steam

G     A      D                   G     A
Stand in the bight, look for the green light

G           D        Em            A
Voices that echo and ring down the line

G   A       D                      G  A
One load to shed, then homeward we tread

     G           D                 A   D    G  D
Till morning and the coal-boy come singing

   D
So pick up yer traps and yer Tommy-box

      G                       A
We're reaching the end of the line

         G           F#m
Keep yer eye on your watch, lad

      G               A
We'll bring her in on time

       D
And it could have been life on the dole queue

   G                      A
Or mining for coal at the seam

           D                 G
But you're right side of the footplate

           A             D
And you're travelling by steam

G     A      D                   G     A
Stand in the bight, look for the green light

G           D        Em            A
Voices that echo and ring down the line

G   A       D                      G  A
One load to shed, then homeward we tread

     G           D                 A   D    G A D
Till morning and the coal-boy come singing