small motors by: fred eaglesmith contributed by: sherry austin [D] well he¹d bang on this and he¹d bang on that [G] he¹d adjust the [D] timeing he set the spark and turn the mag he¹d [A] ajdust the idle and [D] finally [D7] he¹d make em run as [G] good as they was gonna [D] be and every thing he knew he [A] taught to [D] me Chorus: and he liked small motors the [G] flywheels on the [D] side single piston engine [A] made out of cast iron he liked [D] small motors we¹d [G] start em one by [D] one and we¹d stand around and we¹d listen to them [A] little engines [D] run he wore railroad coveralls with his [G] name written on the [D] chest we¹d talk madel a¹s and t¹s while he [A] rolled cigarettes so [D] we¹d get lost inside our thoughts and we¹d [G] let those tanks run [D] dry and one by one those little engines [A] sputtered and they [D] died chorus now boys i know you¹re in your suits, and you¹ve come to say goodbye i can tell you miss him too by the tears in your eyes but i¹m asking you a favor from a boy who¹s broken hearted help me get these suckers down, help me get them started Chorus: we¹d stand around and we¹d listen to those little engines run 2x