Oh Mighty Engine


Artist: Neil Halstead Song: Oh! Mighty Engine Album: Oh! Mighty Engine Tabbed by: Don Tago Email: recebedou@yahoo.com Chords Used: EADGBe Am: 002210 C: 032010 Dm: 000231 Em: 022000 F: 133211 G: 320033 Standard Tuning: Fill 1: e|-------------------------------| B|-3/5-3-1-1/3-1--0-1-0----------| G|----------------------2-0-2-0--| Fill 2: e|-0-1/3--0-------| B|----------3-1-0-| G|----------------| Intro: C Am Em F e|-0-3-0-3/5-3-0---0--------| B|---------------3---3-3-1--| x2 G|--------------------------| Verse 1 chords: C Am Em F C Cindy writes a paragraph, says time is passing Am Em F C But the bubbles in her heart are everlasting Am Em F Yeah she gave her life to art, and who could blame her G It’s pretty major Am Em F Fraught with danger and stuff like that Chorus Chords: Dm G Oh Mighty engine, of good intention C G F You’re purring softly beside me [Fill 1] C G F Grinding gently inside me [Fill 1] [Fill 2] C G F (C G) x2 Tapping totally madly...for you Verse 2: (use verse 1 chords) Says the plot is getting strange, it’s taken over And the hero’s run away, and no one told her But she can’t control the page It’s taken over There’s people dying, semi colons crying And full stops finding fault...O what a dolt Chorus: Oh Mighty engine, of good intention You’re purring softly beside me Grinding gently inside me Tapping totally madly...for you Solo: C Am Em e|------------------------| B|-5--5-3/5-3-1-0--0-0------| x2 G|---------------------2-0--| C Am Em F G F e|----------------------------------------------------| B|-5--5-3/5-3-1-0--0-0-1-3-3-1-0-1-------3-------1----| G|-----------------------------------2/4---4-4/2---2--| Chorus: Oh Mighty engine, of good intention You’re purring softly beside me Grinding gently inside me Tapping totally madly...for you Verse 3: (use verse 1 chords) Cindy writes of kerosene and broken bottles Says the troubles were a part of someone’s childhood But she can’t get past the point where someone’s dying It’s pretty minor A pithy liner should sort it out But he won’t die he just mucks about, oh it’s so hard Verse 4: (use verse 1 chords) Now we’ve broken out the gin, it helps her thinking And given into sin, we’re breathing deeply But something’s on her mind A chapter stirring, her mind is whirling And off she trots To tap her keys to the top, oh she’s off Chorus: Oh Mighty engine, of good intention You’re purring softly beside me Grinding gently inside me Tapping totally madly...for you