Fairport Convention - Travelling by steam

With a ^Dsteady hand on the lever And the ^Gsignal ready to ^Apass Keep the light ^Gburning, ^F#mfireman And the ^Gwater, well up in the ^Aglass

With a ^Dshoulder to the rail There's no ^Gbetter place to ^Abe Than the ^Dright side of the ^Gfootplate When you're ^Atravelling by ^Dsteam

^GStand ^Ain the ^Dbight, look for the ^Ggreen ^Alight ^GVoices that ^Decho and ^Emring down the ^Aline ^GOne ^Aload to ^Dshed, then homeward we ^Gtre^Aad Till ^Gmorning and ^Dthe coal-boy come ^Asing^Ding ^G

Me ^Dgranddaddy worked in the railway A ^Gbigwig, so I've heard ^Atalk Me ^Gfather, he was a ^F#mdriver ^GTravelling pit to ^Aport

And there's ^Dno better life for a young man With ^Gthem you must a^Agree When you're ^Dright side of the ^Gfootplate And you're ^Atravelling by ^Dsteam

^GStand ^Ain the ^Dbight, look for the ^Ggreen ^Alight ^GVoices that ^Decho and ^Emring down the ^Aline ^GOne ^Aload to ^Dshed, then homeward we ^Gtre^Aad Till ^Gmorning and ^Dthe coal-boy come ^Asing^Ding ^G

To^Dmorrow it's off up to Banbury A ^Glodging turn for ^Ame Where I can ^Glay me head on a ^F#mpillow In a ^Groom where I can ^Asleep

And it's ^Dup and away in the morning And ^Gwipe the clock-face ^Aclean And you're ^Dright side of the ^Gfootplate And you're ^Atravelling by ^Dsteam

^GStand ^Ain the ^Dbight, look for the ^Ggreen ^Alight ^GVoices that ^Decho and ^Emring down the ^Aline ^GOne ^Aload to ^Dshed, then homeward we ^Gtre^Aad Till ^Gmorning and ^Dthe coal-boy come ^Asing^Ding ^{G D}

So ^Dpick up yer traps and yer Tommy-box We're ^Greaching the end of the ^Aline Keep yer ^Geye on your ^F#mwatch, lad We'll ^Gbring her in on ^Atime

And it ^Dcould have been life on the dole queue Or ^Gmining for coal at the ^Aseam But you're ^Dright side of the ^Gfootplate And you're ^Atravelling by ^Dsteam

^GStand ^Ain the ^Dbight, look for the ^Ggreen ^Alight ^GVoices that ^Decho and ^Emring down the ^Aline ^GOne ^Aload to ^Dshed, then homeward we ^Gtre^Aad Till ^Gmorning and ^Dthe coal-boy come ^Asing^Ding ^{G A D}