49 Tons Chords
49 Tons by Fred Eaglesmith is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of F. It uses the chords G and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
G
If there were seventeen cars out in my back yard,
F
The boys in blue were calling my name,
G
Semi-automatics up on the rooftop,
F
They just wanted to talk to me,
G
I'd tell them what they wanted to hear,
F
The only thing that I knew.
G
Forty-nine tons of diesel locomotive
F
Couldn't drag me back to you.
G
Everywhere you go, there's a train wreck, baby,
F
Everywhere you go, there's a runaway train,
G
Breaking my heart like a bottleneck, baby,
F
Sliding up and down and pulling its strings.
G
Everywhere you go, everybody knows,
F
You're looking for someone to do.
G
Forty-nine tons of diesel locomotive
F
Couldn't drag me back to you.
G
If I was a brakeman, if I was a switchman,
F
If I was an engineer,
G
I'd take that train on down the line
F
And clear on out of here.
G
If I was the man swinging the lantern,
F
I'd swing it 'til it was blue.
G
Forty-nine tons of diesel locomotive
F
Couldn't drag me back to you.