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The Firemans Song

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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!

[Verse 1]
Em D
Whenever you see a train go by
C * Em
Or hear an engine's whistle cry
Em D
Think of the man on the old footplate
C * Em
Shovelling coal, the driver's mate.

[Chorus]
G D
A local fireman is my grade
C * Em
Boiling water is my trade
G D
The driver thinks he runs the show
C * Em
But if I'm not there the train won't go.

[Verse 2]
Em D
Heaving coal for a hungry fire
C * Em
Sweating cobs to get steam higher.
Em D
Of the collier's harvest that I burn
C * Em
With toil and sweat, my wages earn.

[Chorus]
G D
A local fireman is my grade
C * Em
Boiling water is my trade
G D
The driver thinks he runs the show
C * Em
But if I'm not there the train won't go.

[Verse 3]
Em D
The driver sits there like a god
C * Em
A decent mate but an idle sod.
Em D
Though I'll be shovelling on my knees
C * Em
Still he'll sit there at his ease.

[Chorus]
G D
A local fireman is my grade
C * Em
Boiling water is my trade
G D
The driver thinks he runs the show
C * Em
But if I'm not there the train won't go.

[Verse 4]
Em D
The pick and shovel are tools of my trade
C * Em
And two strong arms to swing the blade.
Em D
Hands with palms as hard as leather
C * Em
And nimble feet as light as a feather.

[Chorus]
G D
A local fireman is my grade
C * Em
Boiling water is my trade
G D
The driver thinks he runs the show
C * Em
But if I'm not there the train won't go.

[Verse 5]
Em D
One day a driver I will be
C * Em
Of the pick and shovel I'll be free.
Em D
Until that day I'll shift the coal
C * Em
Raising stream so the train can roll.

[Chorus]
G D
A local fireman is my grade
C * Em
Boiling water is my trade
G D
The driver thinks he runs the show
C * Em
But if I'm not there the train won't go.

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| * = open chord

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