The Chief Engineer

CAPO: 4th Fret Intro: G C G C G 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 D Down the iron gangway Down into the noise G Down beside his destiny C G Beside his pride and joy [Refrão] 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 D He listened hard to what they said Their thunder up and down G And he heard their finest whisper C G And he understood their sound [Refrão] 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 Instrumental: G D G D G D G D G [Refrão] 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 D Sets his eyes to shining Like the dials down below G Like they did beside the Zuider Zee C G So many years ago [Refrão] 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 [Refrão] 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 OUTRO: C G D G C G D Em C G D G