The Firemans Song chords

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[CHORUS]
[G]A local fireman [D]is my grade
[C] * [Em]
Boiling water is my trade
[G]The driver thinks he [D]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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