Key: G
Introduction:
G C
Oh, you've done me wrong, but it won't be long,
G D
'Til my blues are out of sight.
G G7 C
For that big green engine's ready to go,
G D G
Rollin' out of town tonight.
G C
See the steam and hear the whistle scream,
G D
And we're off on the northern line.
G G7 C
Flyin' thirty-eight, never known to be late,
G D G
Rock and rollin' along on time.
G C
Oh, sling that coal and hear that engine roll,
G D
Keep the signals clear tonight.
G G7 C
Women, wine and song, I've had you to long,
G D G
Gonna lose my blues tonight.
G C G D G C G D G
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G C
I've been in town and I've been foolin' around,
G D
And I've spent some time in jail.
G G7 C
Gonna start again, don't know where or when,
G D G
But tonight I'm changing my trail.
G C
It's good to see the bushland free,
G D
'neath the moon and stars so bright.
G G7 C
And that old green rattler seems to know,
G D G
That I'm losin' my blues tonight.
G C
Oh, sling that coal and hear that engine roll,
G D
Keep the signals clear tonight.
G G7 C
Women, wine and song, I've had you to long,
G D G
Gonna lose my blues tonight.
G C G D G C G D G
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G C
Oh, you've done me wrong, but it won't be long,
G D
'Til my blues are out of sight.
G G7 C
For that big green engine's ready to go,
G D G
Rollin' out of town tonight.
G C
Oh, sling that coal and hear the engine roll,
G D
Keep the signals clear tonight.
G G7 C
Let the smoke clouds fly, I'm sayin' goodbye,
G D G
Gonna lose my blues tonight.
D G
I'm gonna lose my blues tonight.
G C G D G C G D G C G D G C G D G
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