Engine No 709 chords by Chatham County Line

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: G

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
G G
G D7 G

Verse 1:
G                                 G7
Engine number 709, when you gonna cross that county line?
    C                                G
I'm going up the country, Knoxville, Tennessee
       D7                                   G
When I see my girl, she better be ready for me

Verse 2:
G
Hey conductor, here's my fare
                        G7
Tell me how much longer 'til we're getting there
    C                                   G
I'm gonna have some loving, sweet Eliza Sue
       D7                                          G
When I see that girl, I'll tell you what I'm gonna do

Chorus:
          G
I'm gonna hug her, kiss her, squeeze her tight
                      G7                    C
Tell her good morning before daylight gonna roll
                        G
In that bed we're gonna roll
          D7               G
'Til that poor old rooster crows

Interlude:
G D7 G

Verse 3:
G
Engineer, won't you pull that brake?
                                     G7
You got me to Knoxville not a minute late
    C                                      G
I'm gonna have some loving, sweet as apple pie
       D7                                G
When I see that girl I hope I just don't die

Interlude:
G G C G D7 G

Verse 4:
G
Station man, have you seen my girl?
                              G7
She's about this tall, bluest eyes in the world
C                                   G
"I'm sorry, sonny" that station man sighed
          D7                                    G
Then from around the corner, I caught my baby's eye

Chorus:
          G
I'm gonna hug her, kiss her, squeeze her tight
                      G7                    C
Tell her good morning before daylight gonna roll
                        G
In that bed we're gonna roll
          D7               G
'Til that poor old rooster crows

Chorus:
          G
I'm gonna hug her, kiss her, squeeze her tight
                      G7                    C
Tell her good morning before daylight gonna roll
                        G
In that bed we're gonna roll
          D7               G
'Til that poor old rooster crows

Outro:
G G C G D7
G G C G D7 G
G D7 G