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Travelling By Steam

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Fairport Convention is often credited with being one of the first English folk rock bands. Formed in 1967, Fairport rapidly developed from playing cover versions of American 'west coast' music to an individual style which melded rock music with traditional English folk tunes and songs.

Like their peers The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield and Jefferson Airplane they were blessed with several considerable individual talents and produced music that -at least initially- was eclectic, as well as exploratory.

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Four years of hard work!

This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!

[Intro]
D G D G D A

[Verse]
D
With a steady hand on the lever
G A
And the signal ready to pass
G F#m
Keep the light burning, fireman
G A
And the water, well up in the glass

[Verse]
D
With a shoulder to the rail
G A
There's no better place to be
D G
Than the right side of the footplate
A D
When you're travelling by steam

[Chorus]
G A D G A
Stand in the bight, look for the green light
G D Em A
Voices that echo and ring down the line
G A D G A
One load to shed, then homeward we tread
G D A D G
Till morning and the coal-boy come singing

[Verse]
D
Me granddaddy worked in the railway
G A
A bigwig, so I've heard talk
G F#m
Me father, he was a driver
G A
Travelling pit to port

[Verse]
D
And there's no better life for a young man
G A
With them you must agree
D G
When you're right side of the footplate
A D
And you're travelling by steam

[Chorus]
G A D G A
Stand in the bight, look for the green light
G D Em A
Voices that echo and ring down the line
G A D G A
One load to shed, then homeward we tread
G D A D G
Till morning and the coal-boy come singing

[Verse]
D
Tomorrow it's off up to Banbury
G A
A lodging turn for me
G F#m
Where I can lay me head on a pillow
G A
In a room where I can sleep

[Verse]
D
And it's up and away in the morning
G A
And wipe the clock-face clean
D G
And you're right side of the footplate
A D
And you're travelling by steam

[Chorus]
G A D G A
Stand in the bight, look for the green light
G D Em A
Voices that echo and ring down the line
G A D G A
One load to shed, then homeward we tread
G D A D G D
Till morning and the coal-boy come singing

[Verse]
D
So pick up yer traps and yer Tommy-box
G A
We're reaching the end of the line
G F#m
Keep yer eye on your watch, lad
G A
We'll bring her in on time

[Verse]
D
And it could have been life on the dole queue
G A
Or mining for coal at the seam
D G
But you're right side of the footplate
A D
And you're travelling by steam

[Chorus]
G A D G A
Stand in the bight, look for the green light
G D Em A
Voices that echo and ring down the line
G A D G A
One load to shed, then homeward we tread
G D A D G A D
Till morning and the coal-boy come singing

[Outro]
G C D G C D G x4