ENGINE TO TURN (Tift Merritt)
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* Actually in C#; capo 6.
* Each chord is one measure, except chords joined with hyphens
(e.g., G - D) are one measure TOTAL.
* Tift plays most of the C chords with an open D string toward the end
of the measure, making it C(9). And she probably plays Em, not Em7 --
but the overall sound, with the other instruments, is Em7.
G C Em7 C
[intro]
G C Em7 C
I don't know how to fix the world, I don't know how to fix myse-elf
G C Em7 C
It seems like we both need some love, it seems like we both need some he-elp
G C Em7 C
Maybe you could fix it with might, maybe you could stare it dow-own
G C Em7 C C
Seems like some tenderness could turn the whole thing arou-ou-ound
G Em G Em
I'm just trying to get the engine to turn, I'm just trying to smile through my tears
G Em G Em
Then I still got so much to learn, but the best I can is what I got to give
C G
Gonna give while I'm here
G C Em7 C
Most days I wanna speed up, seems like I ought to slow dow-own
G C Em7 C
Maybe the pieces are here, I just took a good look arou-ound
G C Em7 C
Maybe the world feels like me, wishing someone would sing it a so-ong
G C Em7 C C
'Bout how there's a lot of good here, about how it's done nothing wro-o-ong
G Em G Em
I'm just trying to get the engine to turn, I'm just trying to smile through my tears
G Em G Em
Then I still got so much to learn, but the best I can is what I got to give
C G
Gonna give while I'm here
D Em C G
Sometimes there's a choir in my head, singing at the top of their voice
C Em G - D C G - D C
Singing at the top of their voice, they sing "don't look back, don't be scared"
G - D C Em D
"Don't be scared"
G Em G Em
I'm just trying to get the engine to turn, I'm just trying to smile through my tears
G Em G Em
Then I still got so much to learn, but the best I can is what I got to give
C G.
Gonna give while I'm here
- transcribed by Adam Schneider, http://adamschneider.net/