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Version 1 Version 2Locomotive 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: ----------- 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 - ----- |Em G D |Em |Em G D |Em |Em G D | VERSE #1: [20 M] -------- |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] -------- |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' - ------------ |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] -------- |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' - ---- |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.