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Locomotive Breath by Jethro Tull
Locomotive Breath
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
Em Em G D
Em Em G D
Em Em G D
[Verse]
Em Em G D
In the shuffling madness
Em Em G D
of the Locomotive Breath
Em Em G D
Runs the all-time loser
B B B D
Headlong to his death
Em Em G D
Oh, he feels the piston scraping
Em Em G D
Steam breaking on his brow
G A
Old Charlie stole the handle
B
And the train it won't stop going
B D Em
No way to slow down
Em G D
Em Em G D
[Verse 2]
Em Em G D
He sees his children jumping off
Em Em G D
At the stations one by one
Em Em G D
His woman and his best friend
B B B D
In bed and having fun
Em Em G D
Oh, he's crawling down the corridor
Em Em G D
On his hands and knees
G A
Old Charlie stole the handle
B
And the train it won't stop going
B D Em
No way to slow down
Em G D
Em Em G D
[Flute Solo]
Em Em G D
Em Em G D
Em Em G D
B B B D
Em Em G D
Em Em G D
G A
B B B D
Em Em G D
Em Em G D
[Verse 3]
Em Em G D
He hears the silence howling
Em Em G D
Catches angels as they fall
Em Em G D
And the all-time winner
B B B D
Has got him by the balls
Em Em G D
Oh, he picks up Gideons Bible
Em Em G D
Open at Page One
G A
I think God He stole the handle
B
And the train it won't stop going
B D Em
No way to slow down
Em G D Em
No way to slow down
Em G D Em
No way to slow down
Em G D Em
No way to slow down
Em G D Em
No way to slow down
Em G D Em
No way to slow down
Chords used:
Em 022000
G 320003
D xx0232
B x24442
A x02220
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version 2
Capo:no capo
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.
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version 3
Capo:no capo
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-9-9----12--7--9----------------|
A|-7-7----10--5--7----------------|
E|------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
(5x, then)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-9----12--7--4----------------4-4----4--7--9----------------|
A|-7-7----10--5--2----------------2-2----2--5--7----------------|
E|------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-9-9----12--7--9----------------|
A|-7-7----10--5--7----------------|
E|------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-9----12--7--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-4-----|
A|-7-7----10--5--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-2-----|
E|------------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0------|
[Second Guitar]
e|---------------14b-14--14b-14--14b-14--16b-16--16b-16--16b-16-----|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|-4-4----4--7--9-|
A|-2-2----2--5--7-|
E|----------------|
In the shuffling madness
Of the locomotive breath
Runs the all-time loser
Headlong to his death
Oh, he feels the piston scraping
Steam breaking on his brow
Old Charlie stole the handle
And the train it won't stop
Oh no way to slow down
He sees his children jumping off
At the stations one by one
His woman and his best friend
In bed and having fun
Oh, he's crawling down the corridor
On his hands and knees
Old Charlie stole the handle
And the train it won't stop going
No way to slow down
Hey
He hears the silence howling
Catches angels as they fall
And the all-time winner
Has got him by the balls
Oh, he picks up Gideons bible
Open at page one
I think God he stole the handle
And the train it won't stop going
No way to slow down
No way to slow down
No way to slow down
No way to slow down
No way to slow down
No way to slow down
No way to slow down
No way to slow down
No way to slow down
| b Bend
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version 4
Capo:no capo
Guitar 1
e|---------3---2-------x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-|
B|---------0---3-------x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-|
G|---------0---2-------x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-|
D|-2-2-2---0---0---2---x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-| x3
A|-2-2-2---2-------2---x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-|
E|-0-0-0---3-------0---x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-|
Guitar 1
e|---------3---2-------x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-|
B|---------0---3-------x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-|
G|---------0---2-------x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-|
D|-2-2-2---0---0---2---x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-|
A|-2-2-2---2-------2---x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-|
E|-0-0-0---3-------0---x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-|
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|------------------0--2-|
A|--------2-0-0-2--------|
E|-----------------------|
Guitar 1
e|---------3---2-------x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-|
B|---------0---3-------x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-|
G|---------0---2-------x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-|
D|-2-2-2---0---0---2---x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-|
A|-2-2-2---2-------2---x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-|
E|-0-0-0---3-------0---x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-|
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|--------x-x-x----5p0---2-|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
Guitar 1
e|---------3---2-------x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-|
B|---------0---3-------x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-|
G|---------0---2---4---x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-|
D|-2-2-2---0---0---4---x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-|
A|-2-2-2---2-------2---x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-|
E|-0-0-0---3-----------x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-|
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|---------2-0-0-2-------|
A|------------------0-2--|
E|-----------------------|
Guitar 1
e|-------------2-------x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-|
B|-------------3-------x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-|
G|-4-4-4-4-----2-------x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-|
D|-4-4-4-4-----0---2---x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-|
A|-2-2-2-2---------2---x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-|
E|-----------------0---x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-|
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|------------2-2--0-2-0------|
D|--------2-0--------------0h2|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
Guitar 1
e|---------3---2-------x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-|
B|---------0---3-------x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-|
G|---------0---2-------x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-|
D|-2-2-2---0---0---2---x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-|
A|-2-2-2---2-------2---x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-|
E|-0-0-0---3-------0---x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-|
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|----------------0--2---|
A|----0-0-2-0-0----------|
E|-----------------------|
Guitar 1
e|---------3---2-------x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-|
B|---------0---3-------x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-|
G|---------0---2-------x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-|
D|-2-2-2---0---0---2---x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-|
A|-2-2-2---2-------2---x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-|
E|-0-0-0---3-------0---x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-|
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------10-----10----10----10------------------------|
G|-----------------------------12b14--12b14-12b14-12b14---------------------|
D|---------x-x-x----------5p2-----------------------------------------------|
A|---------x-x-x---0-2------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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----10-----10----10----10-----|
----12b14--12b14-12b14-12b14--|
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He basically repeats all of that but he changes the Guitar 2 parts around a
little bit
every time so be creative and try and mix it up a bit!
In the shuffling madness
Of the locomotive breath
Runs the all-time loser
Headlong to his death
Oh, he feels the piston scraping
Steam breaking on his brow
Old Charlie stole the handle
And the train it won't stop
Oh no way to slow down
He sees his children jumping off
At the stations one by one
His woman and his best friend
In bed and having fun
Oh, he's crawling down the corridor
On his hands and knees
Old Charlie stole the handle
And the train it won't stop going
No way to slow down
Hey
He hears the silence howling
Catches angels as they fall
And the all-time winner
Has got him by the balls
Oh, he picks up Gideons bible
Open at page one
I think God he stole the handle
And the train it won't stop going
No way to slow down
No way to slow down
No way to slow down
No way to slow down
No way to slow down
No way to slow down
No way to slow down
No way to slow down
No way to slow down
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version 5
Capo:no capo
Verse (3x):
e--------------------------------|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|-----------------------------
b--------------------------------|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|-----------------------------
g----9--9--9-----12-----7-----9--|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|--9--9--9-----12-----7-----9-
D----9--9--9-----12-----7-----9--|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|--9--9--9-----12-----7-----9-
A----7--7--7-----10-----5-----7--|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|--7--7--7-----10-----5-----7-
E--------------------------------|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|-----------------------------
-|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X----|
-|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X----|
-|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X----|
-|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X----|
-|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X----|
-|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X----|
then bridge (1x):
e--------------------------------|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|-----------------------------
b--------------------------------|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|-----------------------------
g----9--9--9-----12-----7--------|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|-----------------7-----9-----
D----9--9--9-----12-----7-----9--|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|--9--9--9--9-----7-----9-----
A----7--7--7-----10-----5-----9--|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|--9--9--9--9-----5-----7-----
E-----------------------------7--|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|--7--7--7--7-----------------
-|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X----|
-|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X----|
-|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X----|
-|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X----|
-|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X----|
-|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X----|
then verse (1x):
e--------------------------------|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|-----------------------------
b--------------------------------|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|-----------------------------
g----9--9--9-----12-----7-----9--|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|--9--9--9-----12-----7-----9-
D----9--9--9-----12-----7-----9--|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|--9--9--9-----12-----7-----9-
A----7--7--7-----10-----5-----7--|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|--7--7--7-----10-----5-----7-
E--------------------------------|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|-----------------------------
-|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X----|
-|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X----|
-|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X----|
-|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X----|
-|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X----|
-|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X----|
then chorus (1x):
e--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------
b--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------
g--------------------------------------------------|-----------------7-----9-----
D----5--5--5--5-------7--7--7--7-------9-----------|--9--9--9--9-----7-----9-----
A----5--5--5--5-------7--7--7--7-------9-----------|--9--9--9--9-----5-----7-----
E----3--3--3--3-------5--5--5--5-------7-----------|--7--7--7--7-----------------
-|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X----|
-|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X----|
-|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X----|
-|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X----|
-|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X----|
-|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X----|
then back verse again and repeat from the beginning.
In the shuffling madness
Of the locomotive breath
Runs the all-time loser
Headlong to his death
Oh, he feels the piston scraping
Steam breaking on his brow
Old Charlie stole the handle
And the train it won't stop
Oh no way to slow down
He sees his children jumping off
At the stations one by one
His woman and his best friend
In bed and having fun
Oh, he's crawling down the corridor
On his hands and knees
Old Charlie stole the handle
And the train it won't stop going
No way to slow down
Hey
He hears the silence howling
Catches angels as they fall
And the all-time winner
Has got him by the balls
Oh, he picks up Gideons bible
Open at page one
I think God he stole the handle
And the train it won't stop going
No way to slow down
No way to slow down
No way to slow down
No way to slow down
No way to slow down
No way to slow down
No way to slow down
No way to slow down
No way to slow down
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