Raising Steam 

Intro 
Dm7 G7 

      Dm7 
Over high plains, through the snow, roll those tracks out, don't you know 
               G7 
I'm raising steam. 
Dm7 
Thin vein creeping; hot blood flow... 
                                      G7 
spill a little where the new towns grow. 
E7                      F 
 I've got my whole life hanging in a sack, 
         Asus4 
heading out into that wide world wide. 
E7                      F 
You got your locomotive sitting on your track 
       Asus4 
and I don't care which way I ride. 
      Dm7                  G 
I may not be coming back. 

same 

Left a lady with a heart 
all in pieces come apart 
raising steam. 
That engine up front must 
have a heart big enough for the both of us. 
Riding shotgun on the sunset, stare it in the eye, 
rocking on my heels out to the west. 
Funny how the whole world, historically, 
feels the urge to chase the sun to rest. 
We may not be coming back. 

lead solo 
A5  B5 
G5  A5 
B5  A5 

same 
Let me be your engineer... 
have you smiling ear to ear 
raising steam. 
And will you tell me how it feels 
when you're up and rolling on your driving wheels? 
I got my whole life hanging in a sack, 
heading out into that wide world wide. 
I'll be your locomotive blowing off its stack 
and I don't care which way I ride. 
I may not be coming back. 
Raising steam. 

END 
Dm7 G7 
  

Words and music by  IAN ANDERSON 

TRANSCRIPTION BY PACO JIMENEZ (SPAIN) 
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