The Rocket chords by Fred Eaglesmith

The Rocket by Fred Eaglesmith

Verse
G               C
Son, could you help me on this platform
D              G
I'm not so good at climbing stairs
                C
I brought me a drink and some sandwiches
 D                G
I wanted to just sit and watch the trains

Verse
G               C
I come down here almost every Sunday
  D              G
My grandkids they used to come too
              C
Now they drop me off at the front gate
 D                    G
I guess that they've got better things to do

Chorus
G        C
No. 47, she's a good one
D          G
No. 63 sings like a bird
          C
No. 29, that's the one they call 'The Rocket'
  D                G
Hey that's the saddest train I ever heard

Verse
G          C
Son, I'm a decorated veteran
 D                   G
I fought in what they called 'The Great War'
 G                 C
I used to believe in everything it stood for
 D            G
I don't believe in much anymore

Chorus
G        C
No. 47, she's a good one
D          G
No. 63 sings like a bird
          C
No. 29, that's the one they call 'The Rocket'
  D                G
Hey that's the saddest train I ever heard

Break
G C
D G
C
D G

Verse
G               C
Son, you look just like my boy
  D             G
He stood here almost 40 years today
                       C
He looked so good in that brand new soldier's uniform
     D               G
But that Rocket never brought him back again

Chorus
G        C
No. 47, she's a good one
D          G
No. 63 sings like a bird
          C
No. 29, that's the one they call 'The Rocket'
  D                G
Hey that's the saddest train I ever heard
          C
No. 29, that's the one they call 'The Rocket'
  D                G
Hey that's the saddest train I ever heard