Verse
C F C
Once upon a time there was an engineer,
C D7 G7
who drove a locomotive both far and near,
C F
Accompanied by a monkey who would sit on a stool,
C D7 G7 C
watching everything the engineer would pull.
C F C
One day the engineer wanted a bite to eat,
C D7 G7
He left the monkey sitting in the driver's seat,
C F
The monkey pulled the throttle the locomotive jumped the gun,
C D7 G7 C
and at 90 miles an hour down the main line run.
[Chorus]
C F C
The big locomotive is right on time,
C D7 G7
the big locomotive coming down the line,
C F
The big locomotive number 99,
C D7 G7 C
left the engineer with a worried mind.
[Verse 2]
C F C
The engineer got the dispatcher on the phone,
C D7 G7
he told him all about his locomotive was gone,
C F
he said get on the wire switch operator to right,
C D7 G7 C
cause' the monkeys got the main line sewn up tight.
C F C
The switch operator got the message in time,
C D7 G7
Said there's a north bound living on the same main line,
C F
Open up the switch we gonna let him on through,
C D7 G7 C
cause the monkey's got the locomotive under control.
[Chorus]
C F C
The big locomotive is right on time,
C D7 G7
the big locomotive coming down the line,
C F
The big locomotive number 99,
C D7 G7 C
left the engineer with a worried mind.
It is the same progression throughout the song.
Improvise and have fun with solos, repeats, etc.
D great and simple fun campfire song.
- 1. Chord Gitar Dave Rawlings Machine - Monkey And The Engineer Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar G)
- 2. Ganti Chord Gitar Dave Rawlings Machine - Monkey And The Engineer Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar G)
- 3. Author Lagu Andra Ramadhan