Engineer's Child chords by
Carson Robison
Carson Robison
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Key: D major
Verse 1
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Ebdim
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A LITTLE little
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child on a sick bed lay,
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And death was very near.
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She was the pride and only child
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of a railroad engineer.
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His duty called him from those he loved,
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and seeing that hope was dim,
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With a tear he shed to his wife
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he said, I'll leave to lantern's trim.
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Just set a light as I pass tonight,
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An d set it where it can be seen.
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If our baby's dead, just show the red
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If she's better, then show the green
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In a little house by the railroad side
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A mother with watchful eye
Saw a gleam of hope
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and a feeble smile
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as the train went rushin' by.
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Just one short look was his only chance
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to see the light agleam.
In the midnight air there
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arose a prayer,
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Thank God the light was green.
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Just set a light as I pass tonight,
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and set it where it can be seen.
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If our baby's dead, just show the rain.
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And if she's better, then show the green

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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsA E D Ebdim

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