Tell The Engineer chords by Fred Eaglesmith

SimplifiedG · Bm · Am · C · D

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Intro 1

Verse 1
G 
Somebody
Bm 
ought to tell that engineer
Am 
C 
He don't have to blow his whistle
G 
Not so early in the morning
D 
Bm 
Tell him to take his train
Am 
C 
Move it down the line
G 
My heart's full of sorrow
Am 
C 
D 
My baby left here late last
Am 
night
C 
D 
Am 
Disappeared right out of sight
C 
D 
She ain't coming back it's clear

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Interlude 1

Tell that engineer

Verse 2
G 
D 
Bm 
I  am just a poor millers son
Am 
C 
I grind buckwheat into flour
D 
I work hard everyday
G 
D 
Bm 
When I get home at night
Am 
C 
I'm a little tired
G 
I don't have that much to say
Am 
C 
She just wouldn't understand
D 
Am 
C 
D 
Am 
She wanted more than just a man
C 
D 
She rode that train right out of here
G 
Tell that engineer

Interlude 2

Verse 3
G 
Somebody ought to tell
Bm 
that paperboy
Am 
C 
Throwing it up  against my door
G 
I sure could use some news
D 
It's been too many years
Bm 
Am 
C 
I've cried too many tears
G 
Am 
I've paid too many dues
C 
Somebody ought to go
D 
up to that station
Am 
C 
Where they're just stand
D 
ing round and waiting
Am 
C 
Tell them what's been going
D 
Bm 
D 
on around here
G 
Tell that engineer