Monkey And The Engineer Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

  G Thing A7 D7 G

  GOnce upon a time there was an engineer C G

  Drove a locomotive both far and near A7 D7

  AccoGmpanied by a monkey who would sit on his stool C

  GWatching everything the eA7ngineer would move D7 G

  OnGe day the engineer wanted a bite to eat C G

  He left the monkey sittin' on the driver's seA7at D7

  TGhe monkey pulled the throttle, locomotive jumped theC gun

  GAnd did ninety miles an hA7our down the main lineD7 run G

  BiGg locomotive right on timeC G

  Big locomotive comin' down the liA7ne D7

  BiGg locomotive number ninety-nine C

  GLeft the engiA7neer with a worriD7ed mind G

G Thing A7 D7 G

The Engineer called up the dispatcher on the phone

Tell him all about his locomotive was gone

Get on the wire, switch operator to write

Cause the monkey's got the main line sewed up tight

Switch operator got the message on time

Said, there's a northbound livin' on the same main line

Open up the switch, I'm gonna let her through the hole

Cause the monkey's got the locomotive under control

Big locomotive right on time

Big locomotive comin' down the line

Big locomotive number ninety-nine

Left the engineer with a worried mind

*Solo* (verse (x2))

Big locomotive right on time

Big locomotive comin' down the line

Big locomotive number ninety-nine

Left the engineer with a worried mind

  GLeft the engineer wiA7th a worried mindD7 G

Left the engineer with a worried mind...

G Thing A7 D7 G