Locomotive Breath Tabs & Lyrics by Jethro Tull

Locomotive Breath

guitar tabs lyrics

Jethro Tull

Locomotive Breath -- Jethro Tull

Verse:

Play the Am C G Am progression like this

X = palm mute string

e---------------------xxxxxx--|
B---------------------xxxxxx--|

G---------------------xxxxxx--|
D----7-7--10--5--7-7--xxxxxx--|
A----7-7--10--5--7-7--xxxxxx--|
E----5-5--8---3--5-5--xxxxxx--| 2x

Then the Am C G E progression

e------------------|
B------------------|
G----------------9-|
D----7-7--10--5--9-|
A----7-7--10--5--7-|
E----5-5--8---3----| 1x

Then back to the Am C G Am progression


Verse 1:

Am C G Am
In the shuffling madness
Am C G Am
Of the locomotive breath
Am C G E
Runs the all time loser
E
Headlong to his death
G Am Am C G Am
Oh he feels the pistons scraping
Am C G
Steam breaking on his brow


Chorus:

G C D
Old Charlie stole the handle
E
And the train it won't stop going
G Am
Noway to slow down
Am C G Am
Ohhhhhhhh!


Verse 2 (same as verse 1):
Am C G Am
He sees his children jumping off
Am C G Am
At stations one by one
Am C G E
His woman and his best friend
E
In bed and having fun!
G Am Am C G Am
Oh hes crawling down the corridor

On his hands and knees


Chorus:

G C D
Old Charlie stole the handle
E
And the train it won't stop going
G Am
Noway to slow down
Am C G Am
A-hey Heey!

*Flute Solo
(Play the verse chords)


Verse 3:
Am C G Am
He hears the silence howling
Am C G Am
Catches angels as they fall
Am C G E
And all the time the winner
E
Has got him by the balls!
G Am Am C G Am
Oh he picks up Gidon's Bible
Am C G
Open at page one

Chorus
G C D
I thank God he stole the handle
E
And the train it won't stop going
G Am
No way to slow down


Repeat "No way to slow down" with the Am C G Am progression
and fade out.


"The distinguishing mark of man is the hand,
the instrument with which he does all his mischief..."

--MiScHiEf BrEw--