Engineer Says Chords
by Dr. Dog
Engineer Says by Dr. Dog is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, F and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
verse 1
Am
Engineer says there's a body on the tracks
F E
Draped in greens and raging rain and want
F E F E Am
The color gray was creeping in like bones, like timeless days
verse 2
Am
Phrases left his body and his memories on those tracks
F E
Calmed his mind and left his flesh and bones
E F E
For where are the things?
F Am
The shallow digs now he calls The Swamp his home
verse 3
Am
Baby told the navy to go bring him back
F E
Said the eyes have gone and made him leave
E F E
She cause a simple plee:
F E Am
Make them pay and make them bring my baby back to me
verse 4
Am
Oh engineer says there's a body on the tracks
F E
Dancing slow and looking left for dead
F E F E
Phrases dreams of simple things
Am
And the fall of men