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