Chords for The Engineer's Hymn

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O Lord, thou hast made this [G] world the shadow of a dream,
[C] And thought by [G] time all three did so, [Em] except for the [E] iron stream.
_ [A] From coupler [G] flange to spindle [C] guide I see thy [G] hand, O God,
Three destination [Em] in the stride, a yarn [Am]-connecting rod.
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_ _ _ _ _ The captain rolls upon the [G] bridge, and I rein here below,
[C] He sends [G] his orders down the [Em] line, and I'm pleased to have it [E] so.
_ [A] For though his [G] word the iron [C] law, as ancient [G] rules decree,
I know what truly [Em] moves this ship, are my engines, [Am] Lord, and me.
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_ _ _ _ _ I know thy seas are very, [G] very wide, and the ship in truth is small,
[C] And those [G] who dwell within her [Em] hide I care for [E] one and all.
[A] Their safety [G] rests upon my [C] skill, their lives are [G] in my hand,
I take it for a sacred [Em] trust, and they rarely [Am] understand.
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_ _ _ _ _ Behold these purring engine hearts [G] that keep the ship alive,
[C] I know them, doon [G] to their atom's parts, [Em] that I in mine [E] may thrive.
_ And fools they be [G] who fail to see [C] why I hold my [G] engines dear,
For the engine room is a temple raised to [Em] the God of the [Am] engineer.
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_ _ _ _ O Lord, thou hast made this [G] world the shadow of a dream,
[C] And thought by [G] time I three did so, [Em] except through the [E] iron stream.
_ [A] From coupler [G] flange to spindle [C] guide I see thy [G] hand, O God,
Three destination [Em] in the stride, a yarn [Am]-connecting rod.
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