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Thread #77136   Message #1660913
Posted By: Bob Bolton
03-Feb-06 - 06:41 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Driver's Song (Ewan MacColl)
Subject: Chords Add: SONG OF THE IRON ROAD (Ewan MacColl)
G'day Josher,

The Essential Ewan MacColl Songbook has it in Dm:

The (Dm) iron road is a hard road and the (C) work is never end-(Dm) -ing ...
(Dm) Working (Am)night and day (Dm) - (G) on the iron (Dm) way,
We're the (Dm) boys who keep the engines rolling.

You (Dm) sign on at the loco shed., they (C) put you to the clean-(Dm) ing ...
(Dm) In your (Am) dunga - (Dm )rees, clean - (G) ing Super (Dm) D's,
You're a (Dm) sweeper (C) upper, (Dm) brewer (C) upper,
(Dm) Shovel (C) slinger, (Dm) spanner (C) bringer,
(Dm) Steam (C) raiser, (Dm) fire (C) dropper,
(Dm) General (C) cook and (Dm) bottle (C) washer,
(Dm) Learning (A7) how to jeep 'em (Dm) rolling.

Regards,

Bob