Locomotive Breath by Jethro Tull Lyric and Guitar Chords

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You can play Locomotive Breath by Jethro Tull using guitar or guitar.
This song by Jethro Tull can also be played by that instruments.
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Locomotive Breath guitar chords has rhythm and included in Aqualung (1971) album.
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Locomotive Breath by Jethro Tull Guitar Chords


Locomotive Breath — Jethro Tull

Verse:

Play the Am C G Am progression like this

X palm mute string

e———————xxxxxx–|
B———————xxxxxx–|
G———————xxxxxx–|
D—-7-7–10–5–7-7–xxxxxx–|
A—-7-7–10–5–7-7–xxxxxx–|
E—-5-5–8—3–5-5–xxxxxx–| 2x

Then the Am C G E progression

e——————|
B——————|
G—————-9-|
D—-7-7–10–5–9-|
A—-7-7–10–5–7-|
E—-5-5–8—3—-| 1x

Then back to the Am C G Am progression

Verse 1:

In the shuffling madnes

Am
s
C
G
Am

Of the locomotive breat
Am
h
C
G
Am

Runs the all time loser
Am
C
G
E

Headlong to his death
E

G
Oh he
Am
feels the pistons scra
Am
pin
C
g
G
Am

Steam breaking on his br
Am
ow
C
G

Chorus:

G
Old
C
Charlie stole the
D
handle
And the
E
train it won’t stop going
Noway to
G
slow
Am
down
Am
Ohh
C
hh
G
hh
Am
hh!

Verse 2 (same as verse 1):
He sees his children jumping o

Am
ff
C
G
Am

At stations one by o
Am
ne
C
G
Am

His woman and his best fri
Am
end
C
G
E

In bed and having fu
E
n!
O
G
h he
Am
s crawling down the corrid
Am
or
C
G
Am

On his hands and knees

Chorus:

G
Old
C
Charlie stole the
D
handle
And the
E
train it won’t stop going
Noway to
G
slow
Am
down
Am
A-h
C
ey
G
H
Am
eey!

Flute Solo
(Play the verse chords)

Verse 3:
He hears the silence how

Am
lin
C
g
G
Am

Catches angels as they fal
Am
l
C
G
Am

And all the time the winn
Am
er
C
G
E

Has got him by the ball
E
s!
G
Oh h
Am
e picks up Gidon’s Bib
Am
le
C
G
Am

Open at page
Am
one
C
G

Chorus
I

G
thank
C
God he stole the
D
handle
And the
E
train it won’t stop going
No way to
G
slow
Am
down

Repeat “No way to slow down” with the Am C G Am progression
and fade out.

“The distinguishing mark of man is the hand,
the instrument with which he does all his mischief…”

–MiScHiEf BrEw–

If you want to learn Jethro Tull Locomotive Breath guitar chords, The 5 chords we’ll look at are the C major, A major, G major, E major, and D major.
The reason we use all major chords is that the minor versions of any of these chords just require tiny adjustments.
Each one of those minor chords is completely based on its major counterpart

The more you practice, the easier guitar will feel to play Locomotive Breath. Guitar is hard to learn in the beginning, but gets easier the longer you stick with it.

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