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The Engine Driver chords by The Decemberists (Official Version)

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Dadd4
Cmaj7
Em
Bm
G
D
C
F
E

Intro 1

Dadd4

Cmaj7

Dadd4

Cmaj7

Verse 1
Cmaj7 
Em 
Bm 
I'm an engine driver
Cmaj7 
G 
D 
On a long run, on a long run
Cmaj7 
Em 
Bm 
Would I work beside her?
Cmaj7 
G 
D 
She's a long one, such a long one
Cmaj7 
G 
D 
And if you don't love me, let me go
Cmaj7 
Em 
Bm 
Cmaj7 
G 
D 
And if you don't love me, let me go
Cmaj7 
Em 
Bm 

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Verse 2
Cmaj7 
Em 
Bm 
I'm a county lineman
Cmaj7 
G 
D 
On a Hi-Line, on a Hi-Line
Cmaj7 
Em 
Bm 
So will be my grandson
Cmaj7 
There are power lines
G 
D 
in our bloodlines
Cmaj7 
G 
D 
And if you don't love me, let me go
Cmaj7 
Em 
Bm 
Cmaj7 
G 
D 
And if you don't love me, let me go
Cmaj7 
Em 
D 

Chorus 1
G 
Bm 
Em 
And I am a writer, writer of fictions
C 
G 
I am the heart that you call home
Bm 
Em 
And I've written pages upon pages
C 
F 
E 
Trying to rid you from my bones
F 
E 
My bones, my bones

Interlude 1

Cmaj7

Em

Bm

Cmaj7

G

D

Cmaj7

Em

Bm

Cmaj7

G

D

Verse 3
Cmaj7 
Em 
Bm 
I'm a money lender
Cmaj7 
G 
D 
I have fortunes upon fortunes
Cmaj7 
Em 
Bm 
Take my hand for tender
Cmaj7 
G 
D 
I am tortured, ever tortured
Cmaj7 
G 
D 
And if you don't love me, let me go
Cmaj7 
Em 
Bm 
Cmaj7 
G 
D 
And if you don't love me, let me go
Cmaj7 
Em 
D 

Chorus 2
G 
Bm 
Em 
And I am a writer, writer of fictions
C 
G 
I am the heart that you call home
Bm 
Em 
And I've written pages upon pages
C 
G 
Trying to rid you from my bones
Bm 
And I am a writer
Em 
C 
I am all that you have home, home
G 
Bm 
Em 
And I've written pages upon pages
C 
F 
E 
Trying to rid you from my bones
F 
E 
My bones, my bones

Outro 1
Cmaj7 
Em 
Bm 
(And if you don't love me, let me go)
Cmaj7 
G 
D 
And if you don't love me, let me go
Cmaj7 
Em 
Bm 
(And if you don't love me, let me go)
Cmaj7 
G 
D 
And if you don't love me, let me go
Cmaj7 

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Dadd4
Cmaj7
Em
Bm
G
D
C
F
E

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: G majorBPM: 100

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Dadd4: x-5-4-0-3-5
Cmaj7: x-3-2-0-0-0
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
Bm: x-2-4-4-3-x
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0

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This is the definitive original version of The Engine Driver by The Decemberists, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of G major. It suits players who want to learn The Engine Driver the way The Decemberists intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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