------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE SANDMAN, THE BRAKEMAN AND ME - Monsters Of Folk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Nathan Brown Email: [email protected] Tuning: Standard - EADGBE Alternate bass picking on chords as follows: C e|------0--0----0-0-----| B|------1--1----1-1-----| G|------0--0----0-0-----| D|------2--2----2-2-----| A|----3-------------3---| E|------------3---------| F e|---1-1----1-1---------| B|---1-1----1-1---------| G|---2-2----2-2---------| D|---3-3----3-3---------| A|--------3-------------| E|-1-------------1------| G e|----3-3---3-3---------| B|----0-0---0-0---------| G|----0-0---0-0---------| D|--------0-------------| A|----------------------| E|--3------------3------| etc. Intro e|-----------------------------------------3----0----1p0---------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------3--1--3/5--3--1--1| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---5----2----3--2--0-----0h2-0---------------------------------------------| A|----------------------3---------3--3---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| For the first line of verse 2 the latter part of the intro is repeated with the melody, i.e. e|3--0--1p0--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------3--1--3/5-3-1-1--1--3/5-3-1-1---1-3/5--3--1-1---------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Verse 1: C (strum once and hold) C The Brakeman is letting off some steam, This has to be the slowest train that I have ever seen F and the Sandman's waiting to deliver me my dream, Am7 G Guess I'll lay my head against my elbow and the window F G C Watch the wheels go, Watch the wheels go, Chorus: F G C Roll on, Roll on oh little train F G C Brakeman blow your whistle, throw your weight upon the chain Em F Make way, for whatever will be, will be G C Between the Sandman, the Brakeman, and me. Verse 2: And the Sandman's waiting to deliver me my dream, deliver me my dream, deliver me my dream, F Today Am7 G Guess I'll lay my head against my elbow and the window F G C Let my wheels go, let my wheels go
