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He In the shuf fl ing (D)mad ing ness
(Em)of the lo co mo tive breath
His runs the all time los er
head bed long to his death.
Oh, he (Em)feels the pis ton scrap ing, dor
steam (Em)break ing on his (D)brow.
I Old (G)Char lie stole the han dle,
and the (B)train, it won’t stop go ing, no way to (D)slow (Em)down.
(G)Oh,
(Em)oh.
He sees his chil fl dren (D)jump ing off
(Em)catch at sta tions one by one.
His wom an and his best friend
in got and hav ing fun.
Oh, he’s (Em)crawl ing down the cor ri dor
steam (Em)on his hands and (D)knees.
I Old (G)Char lie stole the han dle,
and the (B)train, it won’t stop go ing, no way to (D)slow (Em)down.
(G)Oh,
(Em)oh.
No way (G)to (D)slow (Em)down.
No way (G)to (D)slow (Em)down.
No way (G)to (D)slow (Em)down.
This page shows “Locomotive Breath” by Jethro Tull in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of E at 90 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.