Locomotive Breath

by Jethro Tull

<intro: 2x Em - G - D - Em>

Em  G  D  Em
            In the shuffling madness
Em  G  D  Em
            Of the locomotive breath
Em  G  D  Em
            Runs the alltime loser
Em  G  D  B
            Headlong to his death
B   A  B  A     Em
          Oh he feels the pistons scraping
Em  G  D     Em
       Steam breaking on his brow
Em  G  D  G                 A              B
          Charlie stole the handle and the train it won't stop going
B  A   B  A    Em
No way to slow down

<2x Em - G - D - Em>

He sees his children jump off at stations one by one
His woman and his best friend in bed and having fun
He's crawling down the corridor on his hands and knees
Charlie stole the handle and the train it won't stop going
No way to slow down

<solo>

He hears the sirens howling, catches angels as they fall
And the alltime winner has got him by the balls
He picks up Gideon's Bible, open at page one
God - you stole the handle - and the train it won't stop going
No way to slow down