Joan Baez – Engine 143 (Guitar)
Capo 1
Key
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Speed:
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Chords
[Intro]
A E A
[Verse]
A D A Along came the FFV the swiftest on the line A B7 E Running o'er the C&O road just twenty minutes behind A D A Running into Sou'ville headquarters on the line A E A Receiving their strict orders from a station just behind
[Verse]
A D A Georgie's mother came to him with a bucket on her arm A B7 E Saying my darling son be careful how you run A D A For many a man has lost his life in trying to make lost time A E A And if you run your engine right you'll get there just on time
[Verse]
A D A Up the road he darted against the rocks he crashed A B7 E Upside down the engine turned and Georgie's breast was smashed A D A His head lay against the firebox door the flames were rolling high A E A I'm glad to be born for an engineer on the C&O road to die
[Verse]
A D A The doctor said to Georgie my darling boy lie still A B7 E Your life may yet be saved if it is God's blessed will A D A Oh no said George that will not do I want to die so free A E A I want to die with the engine I love one hundred and forty three
[Verse]
A D A The doctor said to Georgie your life cannot be saved A B7 E Murdered upon a railroad and laid in a lonesome grave A D A His face was covered up with blood his eyes they could not see A E A And the very last words poor Georgie said was nearer my God to thee