Travelling By Steam chords by Fairport Convention

Intro:
D  G D G  D A

Verse:

       D
With a steady hand on the lever


        G               A
And the signal ready to pass


               G        F#m
Keep the light burning, fireman

        G                     A
And the water, well up in the glass


Verse:

       D
With a shoulder to the rail


           G               A
There's no better place to be


         D                 G
Than the right side of the footplate


            A             D
When you're travelling by steam


Chorus:

G     A      D                   G     A
Stand in the bight, look for the green light


G           D        Em            A
Voices that echo and ring down the line


G   A       D                      G  A
One load to shed, then homeward we tread


     G           D                 A   D    G
Till morning and the coal-boy come singing


Verse:

   D
Me granddaddy worked in the railway


  G                     A
A bigwig, so I've heard talk


   G                F#m
Me father, he was a driver


G                 A
Travelling pit to port


Verse:

            D
And there's no better life for a young man


     G              A
With them you must agree


            D                 G
When you're right side of the footplate


           A             D
And you're travelling by steam


Chorus:

G     A      D                   G     A
Stand in the bight, look for the green light


G           D        Em            A
Voices that echo and ring down the line


G   A       D                      G  A
One load to shed, then homeward we tread


     G           D                 A   D    G
Till morning and the coal-boy come singing


Verse:

  D
Tomorrow it's off up to Banbury


  G                A
A lodging turn for me


            G                F#m
Where I can lay me head on a pillow


     G                A
In a room where I can sleep


Verse:

         D
And it's up and away in the morning


    G                   A
And wipe the clock-face clean


           D                 G
And you're right side of the footplate


           A             D
And you're travelling by steam


Chorus:

G     A      D                   G     A
Stand in the bight, look for the green light


G           D        Em            A
Voices that echo and ring down the line


G   A       D                      G  A
One load to shed, then homeward we tread


     G           D                 A   D    G  D
Till morning and the coal-boy come singing


Verse:

   D
So pick up yer traps and yer Tommy-box


      G                       A
We're reaching the end of the line


         G           F#m
Keep yer eye on your watch, lad


      G               A
We'll bring her in on time


Verse:

       D
And it could have been life on the dole queue


   G                      A
Or mining for coal at the seam


           D                 G
But you're right side of the footplate


           A             D
And you're travelling by steam


Chorus:

G     A      D                   G     A
Stand in the bight, look for the green light


G           D        Em            A
Voices that echo and ring down the line


G   A       D                      G  A
One load to shed, then homeward we tread


     G           D                 A   D    G A D
Till morning and the coal-boy come singing


Outro:
G  C D G C D G  x4