Locomotive Breath - Jethro Tull (Ian Anderson, 1971)
Chorded By: Skidaddy, Esq., G.Q.
4/4 TIME @ 124 BPM (3 Min. 8 Sec.) in 'Em' ('G').
Chords Used:
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GUITAR KEYS
E A D G B e Bass| Chord
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Em - 0 2 2 0 0 0 E B-E-G
G - 3 2 0 0 0 3 G B-D-G -OR-
- 3 2 0 0 3 3
D - x x 0 2 3 2 D A-D-F#
A - x 0 2 2 2 0 A A-C#-E
B - x 2 4 4 4 2 B B-D#-F#
INTRO: [5 M] This begins @ ~ 1:20 in after the piano and lead intro -
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|Em G D |Em |Em G D |Em |Em G D |
VERSE #1: [20 M]
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|Em |Em G D |Em |
In the shuf-fl-ing mad-… ness… of the lo-co-mo-… tive breath,…
|Em G D |Em |Em G D |B |
… runs the all-time… los-… er… head-… long… to… his
|B D |Em |Em G D |
death… Oh,… he feels… the pis-… ton… scrap-… ing,… steam…
|Em |Em G D |G |
break-… on… his… brow… Old… Char-… lie stole… the han-…
|A |B |B D |
… dle,… and the train,… it won't… stop… go-ing; no way to… slow…
|Em |Em G D |Em |Em G D |
down… Oh!…
VERSE #2: [20 M]
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|Em |Em G D |Em |
He sees his chil-dren… jump-… ing off… at sta-tions,… one… by
|Em G D |Em |Em G D |B |
one… His wo-man and his… best… friend… in bed and… hav-… ing
|B D |Em |Em G D |
fun… Oh,… he's crawl-… ing down… the cor-ri-dor…
|Em |Em G D |G |
on… his hands… and… knees… Old… Char-… lie stole… the han-…
|A |B |B D |
… dle,… and the train,… it won't… stop… go-ing; no way to… slow…
|Em |Em G D |Em |Em G D |
down… Hey,… hey…
INSTRUMENTAL: [20 M] 'Flute and/or Guitar Solo' -
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|Em |Em G D |Em |Em G D |Em |Em G D |B |B D |
|Em |Em G D |Em |Em G D |G |A |B |B D |
|Em |Em G D |Em |Em G D |
VERSE #3: [16 M]
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|Em |Em G D |Em |
He hears the si-lence… howl-… ing,… catch-es an-gels… as… they
|Em G D |Em |Em G D |
fall,… and the all-time… win-… ner…
|B |B D |Em |
has got him… by… the balls… Oh,… he picks… up Gid-… 'on's… Bi-…
|Em G D |Em |Em G D |G |
…-ble,… o-… pen at… page… one… I thank… God… he… stole the han-…
|A |B |B D |
… dle,… and the train,… it won't… stop… go-ing; no way to… slow…
CODA: [16 M] 'Refrain' -
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|Em |Em G D |Em |Em G D |
down… No way… to… slow… down… No way… to… slow…
|Em |Em G D |Em |Em G D |
down… No way… to… slow… down… No way… to… slow…
|Em |Em G D |Em |Em G D |
… down… No way… to… slow… down… No way… to… slow…
|Em |Em |Em |Em |
… down…
NOTE: Just hold the 'Em' to finish since the original fades out.
