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Locomotive Breath by Jethro Tull - Guitar Chords

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            Locomotive Breath - Jethro Tull (Ian Anderson, 1971)
Chorded By: Skidaddy, Esq., G.Q.

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
      ------------------   --------------
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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