Skimbleshanks The Railway Cat Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

E C♯m E F♯m7 E B E

E C♯m E F♯m7 E B E

ESkiC♯mmbleEshaF♯m7nks tEhe B E

ERaiC♯mlwayE CaF♯m7t, E B E

 the ECat of the B7RaiElwaF♯my E

ETrainC♯m E F♯m7 E B E

 There's a Ewhisper down the B/D♯line at eC♯mleven thirty E/Bnine

 When the ANight Mail's D/Aready Ato deEpart

 Saying, "F♯mSkimEble, where is B7SkiEmble?

  E+2 E/B

Has he gone to hunt the thimble?

 We must G♯mfind him or the Atrain A/Bcan't Estart"

 All the Eguards and all the B/D♯porters

 And the C♯mstation master's E/Bdaughters

 Would be Asearching D/Ahigh Aand AloEw E

  F♯m B7/E E+2/B E/B

Saying "Skimble where is Skimble for unless he's very nimble

 Then the G♯mnight mail Ajust A/Bcan't Ego."

 At eEleven forty two with the G/Esignal overF♯mdue E

 And the Epassengers all G/Efrantic to a F♯mman E E

 That's Awhen I would apE/G♯pear and I'd F♯m11saunter to the E/G♯rear

 I'd been Abusy in the E/G♯luggage F♯m11van!

B7

 Then he Egave one B/D♯flash of his C♯mglass green E/Beyes

 And the Asignal D/Awent "AAll AClEear!E"

  F♯m/E B7/E E+2/B E/B G♯m A A/B

They'd be off at last for the northern part of the Northern Hemi

 {EspheC♯mre E F♯m7 E

{Skimbleshanks

BthEe REailC♯mway E

F♯m7Cat E B E

 The ECat of the BRaEilwA/Eay TrEain C♯m E F♯m7 E

BYoEu could Esay that by and B/D♯large it was C♯mme who was in E/Bcharge

 Of the ASleeping D/ACar

A E F♯m/E B7/E E+2/B E/B

Express, from the driver and the guards to the bagmen playing cards

 I would G♯msupervise them Aall A/Bmore or Eless

 Down the Ecorridor he B/D♯paces and exC♯mamines all the E/Bfaces

 Of the Atravellers in the D/AfirstA and the AthEird E

  F♯m/E B7/E E+2/B E/B

He establishes control by a regular patrol

 And he'd G♯mknow at once if AanyA/Bthing occEurred

 He would Ewatch you without winking and he G/Esaw what A7youE were F♯mthinEking

  R A7/E G/E F♯m/E A7/E E

And it's certain that he didn't approve

 Of hiAlarity and E/G♯riot so the F♯mfolk were very E/G♯quiet

 When ASkimble was aE/G♯bout and on the F♯m11move

B7

 You could Eplay no B/D♯pranks with C♯mSkimbleE/Bshanks!

 He's a Acat that D/Acannot beA ignAorEed E

  F♯m/E B7/E E+2/B E/B

So nothing went wrong on the Northern Mail

 When G♯mSkimbleAshanks A/Bwas aE6board

E6

EIt was very Bm7pleasant when they'd Efound their little Bm7den

 With their Ename written Bm7up on the door.

Woo! Woo!

 And the Eberth was very Bm7neat with a newly folded sheet

And not a speck of dust upon the floor

 There was Eevery sort of Bm7light

You could make it dark or bright

And a button you could turn to make a breeze

Woo! Woo!

 And a Efunny little Bm7basin you're supposed to wash your face in

And a crank to shut the window should you sneeze

 Then the Aguard looked in Dpolitely and would Gask you very Ebrightly,

 "Do you Alike your morning tea weak or Estrong?"

 But AI was just beE/G♯hind him and was F♯m7ready to reE/G♯mind him

 For ASkimble won't let E/G♯anything go F♯m7wrong

 When they Ecrept inB/D♯to their C♯mcosy E/Bberths and Apulled up the D/AcountAerpAanEe E

 They A/Ball could reB7flect that it was veEsus2ry nicBe E/B

 To A/Bknow that they B7wouldn't be Esus2botherBed by miceE/B

 They could A/Bleave all B7that to the RailEsus2way CaBt E

 The G♯mCat of the ARailA/Bway TErain

FSkimDmbleFshaGm7nks F

C/Fthe RFailDmwayF

Gm7Cat F C/F

 The FCat of the C7RaiFlwaGmy F

FTrainDm F Gm7 F C/F

 In the Fwatches of the C/Enight I was Dmalways fresh and Fbright

 Every A♯now and then I'd D♯havA♯e a A♯cup of Ftea

  Gm/F C7/F F+2 F

With perhaps a drop of scotch while I was keeping on the watch

 Only Amstopping here and A♯there to A♯catCch a Fflea

 They were Ffast asleep at C/ECrewe and Dmso they never Fknew

 That I was A♯walking D♯up A♯and A♯down the Fstation

 They were GmsleFeping all the C7whiFle I was Fsus2busy at CarlFisle

 Where I Ammet the station A♯master A♯witCh eFlation

 They might Fsee me at Dumfries if I G♯sumFmoned the poGm7liceF

 If there was Fanything they G♯ougFht to know aGmbouFt F

 When they A♯got to GallowF/Agate there they Gm7did not have to F/Await

A♯ F/A Gm7/11

For Skimbleshanks would help them to get out!

C7

C13And hC7e

Fgives you a C/Ewave of his Dmlong brown Ftail

 Which A♯says "I'll see you aFgain!

 You'll GmmeeFt without C7faiFl on the Fsus2Midnight FMail

 The Am7Cat of the A♯RailA♯wayC TrFain!"

F C/E Dm F A♯

F

Gm F C7 F F

 The Am7Cat of the A♯RailA♯wayC TrFain