E|-3-3-3-0---0----------0--2-----3--|
B|---------3-----0---0--2--1-----0--|
G|-------------4---3----0--2-----0--|
D|----------------------2--0-----0--|
A|----------------------0--0-----2--|
E|----------------------------3-----|


[Intro]

G Thing A7 D7 G


[Verse]

G                             C     G
Once upon a time there was an engineer
                         A7        D7
Drove a locomotive both far and near
 G                                 C
Accompanied by a monkey who would sit on his stool
 G             A7          D7         G
Watching everything the engineer would move

 G                            C      G
One day the engineer wanted a bite to eat
                                   A7      D7
He left the monkey sittin' on the driver's seat
 G                                  C
The monkey pulled the throttle, locomotive jumped the gun
 G                        A7              D7      G
And did ninety miles an hour down the main line run


[Chorus]

  G              C       G
Big locomotive right on time
                       A7       D7
Big locomotive comin' down the line
 G                      C 
Big locomotive number ninety-nine
 G          A7           D7      G
Left the engineer with a worried mind


[Instrumental]

G Thing A7 D7 G


[Verse]

 G                             C              G
The Engineer called up the dispatcher on the phone
                          A7           D7
Tell him all about his locomotive was gone
  G                          C
Get on the wire, switch operator to write
            G              A7         D7        G
Cause the monkey's got the main line sewed up tight

 G                       C          G
Switch operator got the message on time
                                          A7      D7
Said, there's a northbound livin' on the same main line
 G                             C
Open up the switch, I'm gonna let her through the hole
            G               A7        D7    G
Cause the monkey's got the locomotive under control


[Chorus]

  G              C       G
Big locomotive right on time
                       A7       D7
Big locomotive comin' down the line
 G                      C
Big locomotive number ninety-nine
 G          A7           D7      G
Left the engineer with a worried mind (worried mind, worried mind)


[Solo]

G C G
A7 D7
G C
G A7 D7 G

G C G
A7 D7
G C
G A7 D7 G


[Chorus]

  G              C       G
Big locomotive right on time
                       A7       D7
Big locomotive comin' down the line
 G                      C
Big locomotive number ninety-nine
 G          A7           D7      G
Left the engineer with a worried mind

G                   A7               D7      G
Left the engineer with a worried mind