Tell The Engineer Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][Bm][Am][G][Bm][Am]

[Verse 1]
[G]Somebody
ought to tell that [Bm]engineer
He don't have to [Am]blow his [C]whistle
Not so early in the morn[G]ing
Tell him [D]to take [Bm]his train
Move [Am]it down [C]the line
My heart's full of sor[G]row
[Am]My baby left[C] here late last[D]
[Am]night
[C]Disappeared right out [D]of sight[Am]
She ain't com[C]ing back [D]it's clear

[Interlude 1]
Tell that engineer
[G][Bm][Am][G][Bm][Am]

[Verse 2]
[G]I am just a p[D]oor millers s[Bm]on
I grind buck[Am]wheat into [C]flour
I work hard [D]everyday
[G]When I get hom[D]e at [Bm]night
I'm a [Am]little [C]tired
I don't have that much [G]to say
[Am]She just would[C]n't understand
[D]She[Am] wanted more th[C]an just a man[D][Am]
She rode that train [C]right out [D]of here
Tell that [G]engineer

[Interlude 2]
[G][Bm][Am][G][D][G][Bm]
[Am][G][Bm][Am][G][D][Bm]
[Am][D]

[Verse 3]
[G]Somebody ought to tell
[Bm]that paperboy
Throwing it [Am]up against my do[C]or
I sure could use some [G]news
It's been too [D]many years
[Bm]I've cried too many [Am]tear[C]s
I've paid too many [G]dues[Am]
Somebody ought [C]to go
up to that [D]station
[Am]Where they're just [C]stand
ing round and wait[D]ing
[Am]Tell them what's been go[C]ing
on around [D]here[Bm][D]
Tell that [G]engineer

[Outro 1]
[Bm][G][Bm][Am][G][Bm][Am][G]
[Bm][Am][G][D][Bm][Am]
[G][Bm][Am][G][D][Bm][Am]