Cool the Engines Lyrics

COOL THE ENGINES
As recorded by Boston
(From the 1986 Album THIRD STAGE)
Words by Tom Sholz, Fran Sheehan and Brad Delp
Music by Tom Sholz and Brad Delp
Arranged by Tom Sholz
Gtr I (E A D G B E)
Gtr II (E A D G B E)
Gtr III (E A D G B E)
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Overdubbed'
Gtr I
|-----------------|--------------------------|-10-(10)b12==========(10)-----|
| Gtr II
| Gtr III
|-2---------------|-(2)----2----2-(2)--2h6---|------2-----------------------|
|-(10)r--------------------------------|
|--------------------------6b8r(6)p4---|
|-6---(6)b8====(6)-----|-(6)-6-----6----6r==(6)--4-|
|-2--------------------|--2-----2----2-(2)---2h6---|
|-x-4----4----(4)-6b8---4-|
1st verse
|-----------------------4-6b8r(6)-||------------------|
|-(2)------2----2-2h5p2-----------||-2----------------|
Gtr II
| Gtr III
|-(2)----2----2-(2)--2h6---|-2---------------|-(2)----2----2-2h5p2---2h5p2-----|
|-2---------------|-(2)----2----2-2h5p2---2h5p2-----|-2----------------|
E/B B N.C.
|--6--4--4--4-------------------||-----------4-(4)-------2h4-|
|---------------------6p4-------||-----------4-(4)-------2h4-|
|-(2)---(2)---------------6-6p2-||---------4---------2h4-----|
E5 B N.C.
Gtrs II, III
|-----------4-(4)---2--4-|-----------4-(4)-------2h4-|
N.C. E5 B
|-----------4-(4)-------2h4-|-----------4-(4)---2--4-|
N.C.
|-----------4-(4)-------2h4-|-----------4--5--6--7----|
|-7--------|-(7)------(7)-x\-5b6---|
Gtr II
| Gtr III
|-2---------------|-(2)----2----2-(2)--2h6---|
|-----------------|---------------6b8r(6)b8-(6)---6b8r(6)-4---|
2nd Verse
|-2---------------|-(2)----2----2-(2)--2h6---|
|-2---------------|-(2)----2----2-2h5p2---2h5p2-------|
|-2---------------|-(2)----2----2-(2)--2h6---|
|-2---------------|-(2)---2---------------6-6p2--||
N.C.
Gtrs II, III
|-----------4-(4)-------2h4-|
E5 B N.C.
|-----------4-(4)---2--4-|-----------4-(4)-------2h4-|
N.C. E5 B
|-----------4-(4)-------2h4-|-----------4-(4)---2--4---|
N.C. E5
|-----------4-(4)-------2h4-|-----------4--5--6--7----|-9----|
N.C.
|------------|------------||o-----------------------|
|-(9)--------|-(9)--------||-------------------7b8--|
|-(9)--------|-(9)--------||--7h9-9-9-9--7h9-9-7b8--|
|-(7)--------|-(7)--------||o-----------------------|
| Gtr III
|------------|------------||o-----------------------|
|------------|------------||o-2---2-2-2--2---2------|
|-----------------------------------o||------------------------|
|---------9---9-7h=8-------9--7h=8---||------------------7b8---|
|-7h9-9-9-9-9-9-7-(7)-9-9--9--7-(7)--||-7h9-9-9-9--7h9-9-7b8-9-|
|-----------------------------------o||------------------------|
|-----------------------------------o||------------------------|
|-2---2-2-2-----------2-2-(2)-2-----o||-2---2-2-2--2---2-----2-|
|-------------------------------||o------------------------|
|---------------9---9-7h=8--x-x-||-------------------7b8---|
|-7h9-9-9-9-7h9-9---9-7-(7)-x-x-||--7h9-9-9-9--7h9-9-7b8-9-|
|-------------------------------||o------------------------|
|-------------------------------||o------------------------|
|-2---2-2-2-2---2-2---2-----x-x-||o-2---2-2-2--2---2-----2-|
|-------------------------------o||
|---------------9---9-7h=8--x-x--||
|-7h9-9-9-9-7h9-9---9-7-(7)-x-x--||
|-------------------------------o||
|-------------------------------o||
|-2---2-2-2-2---2-2---2-----x-x-o||
Gtr I
| Gtr II
Gtrs I, II
Gtr II
|----------------4--(4)--------------2h=4-|-------------4--(4)----------2h4--|
| Gtr I
|-----17b21========(17)r==(17)-14---12h14p|=12-11---------(11)---12----------|
| Gtr IV
|--------------------------------------4----(4)----------------------------------------2h=====4-----|
|--------------------------------4---------------------------------2h=====4-------------------------|
|-14tr17---------14tr17---------------------14tr17----------------14tr17-14tr17-------14tr17-14tr17-|
|-14-------17-17p14----------14-17-17----14-17-----17p14-14----14-17---------------14-17p====14-----|
|---------------------17b21----------------------(17)-----------------|
|-14tr17--------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------xsx\--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------xsx\--|
|------------------------------------------17b21r(17)b22---(17)-------|
|-17------------------17p===14h17p14h17p14----------------------------|
|-16b18r(16)p14-------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------xsx\--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------xsx\--|
N.C.
|-----------4-(4)----------2h4--|
|---------4---------2h===4------|
|-------------------6b8======x--|
|-------------4-(4)-----------2h4-|--------------4-(4)-------2h4-|
|----------4-------------2h=4-----|------------4---------2h4-----|
|-------------------------------6-|-6tr8-------------------------|
|-6r======(6)---(6)s==9-(9)-------|------------------------------|
|----------------x-9b12=====(9)r===(9)-|
|-9b11r======9p7-x---------------------|
|-x-9b12=====(9)r-------------------------|
|-x-----------------x\---0tr4-------------|
|----------------------|-14b16====(14)-(14)r----|
|-(0tr4)---------------|------------------------|
Gtr II
||o----5--5p=4--|--5p=4-(4)-------------o||---------5--5p=4--|
||--4--6--6p=4--|--6p=4-(4)-4--4---------||---4-(4)-6--6p=4--|
||o-------------|-----------------------o||------------------|
||o-------------|-----------------------o||------------------|
||o-2-----------|-(2)----2--------2-5---o||-2----------------|
|--5p=4-(4)------------------------|
|--6p=4-(4)-4---4------------------|
|-----------------6-(6)-(6)b8rp4---|
|---------5--5p=4--|--5p=4-(4)----------------|
|---4-(4)-6--6p=4--|--6p=4-(4)-4----4---------|
|---------5--5p=4--|--5p=4-(4)----------------------|
|---4-(4)-6--6p=4--|--6p=4-(4)-4----4---------------|
|---------5--5p=4--|--5p=4-(4)-----------------|
|---4-(4)-6--6p=4--|--6p=4-(4)-4----4----------|
|---------5--5p=4--|--5p=4-(4)---------------------|
|---4-(4)-6--6p=4--|--6p=4-(4)-4---4---------------|
|-2----------------|-(2)----2----2-2h6p2---2h6p2---|
|---------5--5p=4--|--5p=4-(4)-----------------|
|---4-(4)-6--6p=4--|--6p=4-(4)-4----4----------|
|---------5--5p=4--|--5p=4-(4)-------------------------|
|---4-(4)-6--6p=4--|--6p=4-(4)-4----4------------------|
|----------------------4-|-----------6b8r(6)p4---4-4h6-(6)p4p2-*|
|-2----2----2-(2)--2h6---|-2----2------------------------------*|
Tablature Legend
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
* Generated using Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen - http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org *