Misc Traditional – The Firemans Song (Guitar)
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Chords
[Verse 1]
Em D Whenever you see a train go by C * Em Or hear an engine's whistle cry Em D Think of the man on the old footplate C * Em Shovelling coal, the driver's mate.
[Chorus]
G D A loco fireman is my grade C * Em Boiling water is my trade G D The driver thinks he runs the show C * Em But if I'm not there the train won't go.
[Verse 2]
Em D Heaving coal for a hungry fire C * Em Sweating cobs to get steam higher. Em D Of the collier's harvest that I burn C * Em With toil and sweat, my wages earn.
[Chorus]
G D A loco fireman is my grade C * Em Boiling water is my trade G D The driver thinks he runs the show C * Em But if I'm not there the train won't go.
[Verse 3]
Em D The driver sits there like a god C * Em A decent mate but an idle sod. Em D Though I'll be shovelling on my knees C * Em Still he'll sit there at his ease.
[Chorus]
G D A loco fireman is my grade C * Em Boiling water is my trade G D The driver thinks he runs the show C * Em But if I'm not there the train won't go.
[Verse 4]
Em D The pick and shovel are tools of my trade C * Em And two strong arms to swing the blade. Em D Hands with palms as hard as leather C * Em And nimble feet as light as a feather.
[Chorus]
G D A loco fireman is my grade C * Em Boiling water is my trade G D The driver thinks he runs the show C * Em But if I'm not there the train won't go.
[Verse 5]
Em D One day a driver I will be C * Em Of the pick and shovel I'll be free. Em D Until that day I'll shift the coal C * Em Raising steam so the train can roll.
[Chorus]
G D A loco fireman is my grade C * Em Boiling water is my trade G D The driver thinks he runs the show C * Em But if I'm not there the train won't go.
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| * = open chord
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