COOL THE ENGINES As recorded by Boston (From the 1986 Album THIRD STAGE) Transcribed by TonyL Words by Tom Sholz, Fran Sheehan and Brad Delp Music by Tom Sholz and Brad Delp Arranged by Tom Sholz
B x x
A Intro B E/B B E/B B B E/B B
1 g g aP W W I g gg 4 z Full Gtr I M [[[[[[[[[[[[ T 10 (10) A B c c g gg 4 k V V V V V V V V V V j k V V V V V I g g 4 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
Gtr II Capo 2nd Fret - See Performance
T 4 5 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 A 4 6 6 4 6 4 4 4 4 6 6 4 B
g g I g gg 4 V U V V V V V V U Gtr III Capo 2nd Fret - See Performance T A 4 B 2 (2) 2 2 2 6 2 H
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E/B B E/B B E/B B
4 g g fW g gg } V V W V V l V k V V V I } v [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ Full M [[[[[[[[[[[[[[ T (10) 6 (6) (6) 6 6 6 4 A x O B x sl. c g gg V V V V V j k V V V V V V V V V V j I g g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
T 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 A 6 4 4 4 4 6 6 4 6 4 4 4 B
g g R I g gg R P V V V V V V V V V P U V V V V V V FullM T 6 (6) 4 4 A x O 6 B 2 2 x 2 2 2 2 2 6 P H
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B 1st verse E/B B E/B B E/B B V V W 7 g g V V I g gg } V V V V k V V l l k u v Full Full
M M 7 7 7[[[[[[[[[[[[ T 7 7 A x 4 4 6 4 6 B c c g gg k V V V V V V V V V k V V V V V I g g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
T 4 5 5 4 5 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 A 4 6 6 4 6 4 4 4 6 6 4 B
g g I g gg R V V V U V V V P fV V U FullM T A 4 6 O B 2 (2) 2 2 2 5 2 2 H P
E/B B E/B B E/B B c 10 g gg V V V V V j k V V V V V V V V V I g g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
Gtr II
T 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 A 6 4 4 4 4 6 6 4 6 4 4 B
3 g g 3 I g gg V V V V V V V V U V V V V fV V V V V fV Gtr III 1/2M T A 4 4 B 2 2 2 6 2 (2) 2 2 2 5 2 2 5 2 5 H H P H P
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E/B B E/B B E/B B c c 13 g gg k V V V V V V V V V k V V V V V I g g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
T 4 5 5 4 5 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 A 4 6 6 4 6 4 4 4 6 6 4 B
3 g g 3 I g gg V U V V V V fV V V V V fV U 1/2M T A 4 B 2 (2) 2 2 2 5 2 2 5 2 2 5 H P H P
C Chorus E/B B N.C.
16 gggg V V V V I g V V V V V V V V V V V V V fV V V [[[ T 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 A 6 4 4 4 4 2 4 B 4 2 4 2 2 2 6 5 H H 3 g gg g V V V I g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V fV V V Full M [[[ T 6 6 4 A O 6 4 4 2 4 B 6 6 2 4 2 4 2 2 2 6 5 P P P H H
E5 B N.C. E5
c 3 18 g gg g V l V V I g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V fV V V V V V V V V V V fV Gtrs II, III [ T 5 4 5 4 4 4 A 4 2 4 4 2 4 4 2 B 4 2 2 4 2 4 4 2 2 6 2 2 2 2 6 2 2 2 6 5 2 2 2 6 5 H H H P
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N.C. E5 B c 21 gggg V l V I g V V V V V V V V V V V V V fV V V V V V V V V V [[[ T 5 4 4 4 A 4 2 4 4 2 4 B 4 2 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 6 5 2 2 2 6 H H
N.C. E5
23 gggg l l l l U W V I g V V V V V fV gV fV V U W V } V V V V V fV V V V V V V V V U W V }fV 1/2 [ M T 9 (9) A 4 2 4 4 5 6 7 9 (9) B 4 2 4 4 7 7 (7) x 2 2 2 6 5 2 2 2 6 7 7 (7) x 5 H H sl.
B E/B B E5 B E/B B E/B B c c 27 g gg k V V V V V V V V V V j k V V V V V V V V V I g g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
Gtr II
T 4 5 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 A 4 6 6 4 6 4 4 4 4 6 6 4 6 4 4 B
g g V I g gg V V V V V V V V U V V V V V V U V V V Gtr III FullFull Full M M 7 M T 4 6 (6) 6 4 A O O 6 B 2 (2) 2 2 2 6 2 (2) 2 2 H
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D 2nd Verse E/B B E/B B E/B B E/B B c c 31 g gg k V V V V V V V V V V j k V V V V V V V V V I g g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
T 4 5 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 A 4 6 6 4 6 4 4 4 4 6 6 4 6 4 4 B
3 g 3 gg g V V I g V fV V U V V V V V U V V V V V V V fV V T A 4 4 B 2 (2) 2 2 2 6 2 (2) 2 2 2 5 2 2 5 2 5 2 H H P H P P
E/B B E/B B E/B B E/B B c c 35 g gg k V V V V V V V V V V j k V V V V V V V V V I g g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
T 4 5 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 A 4 6 6 4 6 4 4 4 4 6 6 4 6 4 4 4 B
3 g g I g gg V V V V V U V V V V V V U V V V V V V FullM T 4 6 6 4 A O 6 4 B 2 (2) 2 2 2 6 2 (2) 2 6 6 2 H P P P
E Chorus N.C. E5 B N.C. c 39 gggg V l V I g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V fV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V fV V V Gtrs II, III [[ [[ T 5 4 4 4 A 4 2 4 4 2 4 4 2 4 B 4 2 4 4 2 2 4 2 4 2 2 2 6 5 2 2 2 6 2 2 2 6 5 H H H H
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E5 N.C. E5 B
3 c 42 g gg g V V l V I g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V fV V V V V V fV V V V V V V V V V [ T 5 5 4 4 4 4 A 4 2 4 2 4 4 2 4 B 4 2 2 6 2 4 2 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 6 5 2 2 2 6 5 2 2 2 6 H P H H N.C. E5 45 gggg l l l l U I g V V V V V fV gV fV V U V V V V V fV V V V V V V V V U [[ T 9 A 4 2 4 4 5 6 7 9 B 4 2 4 4 7 7 2 2 2 6 5 2 2 2 6 7 7 H H F Interlude N.C.
48 g g U U I g gg U U fV V V V V V V V fV U U 1/2M T (9) 7 A (9) 7 9 9 9 9 7 9 9 7 B (7) (7) H H g g I g gg j V V V V V V Gtr III T A B 2 2 2 2 2 2
4x 51 g g V V V I g gg fV V V V V V V fV gV V V V fV gV fV V V V V V V V fV V 1/2M T 9 9 7 8 9 7 8 7 A 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 9 9 9 7 7 9 9 9 9 7 9 9 7 9 B H H H H H g g 4x I g gg k k c V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V T A B 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
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53 g g V V I g gg fV V V V V V V V l V fV gV } } fV V V V V V V V fV V 1/2M T 9 9 7 8 x x 7 A 7 9 9 9 9 7 9 9 9 7 x x 7 9 9 9 9 7 9 9 7 9 B H H H H H g g I g gg k c V V V V V V V V } } V V V V V V V T A B 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 x x 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
3x 55 g gg g V V V V V V l V fV gV } } j V j j j I g fV V V V } } fV V V fV [[[[ [[[[ [[[[ [ T 9 9 7 8 x x A 7 9 9 9 9 7 9 9 9 7 x x 9 7 6 B 7 5 H H H g g 3x I g gg j j j j V V V V V V V V } } V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V T A B 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 x x 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
58 g gg g j V j j j j V j j j I g fV V VfV fV V VfV [[[ [[[ [[[ [ [[[ [[[ [[[ [[[[ T A 9 7 6 9 7 6 B 7 5 7 5 g g I g gg j j j j j j j j V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V T A B 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
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62 g g V V fV I g gg V ffV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Gtr I [[[[[[ [[[[[[ [[[ [[[[[[[[ T 10 7 9 9 11 A 9 7 B 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
g g I g gg V fV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V fV Gtr II [[[[[[ [[[[[[ [[[[[[ T A 9 7 6 B 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 7 5
B
64 g g I g gg V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Gtrs I, II
T 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 A 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 B 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
G Guitar Solo N.C. 66 gggg I g V V V V V V V V V V V V V fV V V V V V V V fV V V Gtr II [[[[[ [[[[[ T A 4 2 4 4 2 4 B 4 2 4 4 2 4 2 2 2 6 5 2 2 2 6 5 H H H H V V V g g V V V V V V V I g gg j u u 2 Gtr I M [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ T 17 (17) O 14 12 14 12 11 12 A B H P g g I g gg Gtr IV T A B
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68 gggg I g V V V V V V V V V fV V V [[[[[[[[[[[[[ T A 4 2 4 B 4 2 4 2 2 2 6 5 H H
g g V V V V V V V I g gg 1/4 1/2 3/4 1 tr [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ T 14 (17) 14 (17) 14 (17) 14 (17)14 (17) 14 (17)14 (17) A B V V V V V V V V g g V V fV gV fV g V V V fV g V fV V gV V I g gg 3 3 T 14 17 17 14 14 17 17 14 17 17 14 14 14 17 14 17 14 A 17 17 17 17 17 B P P P
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E5 N.C.
69 gggg V j I g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V fV V V [[ T 5 4 A 4 2 4 2 4 B 4 2 4 2 4 2 2 2 6 2 2 2 6 5 H H fV V g g V V fV } g gg } } W I W V } 1 W tr 2 Full [ 17 M [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ M T 14 (17) 14 3 A 16 6 x B x x 4 x x 2 sl. sl. fV V V V V fV V V V V V V gggg V } } I g 3 }
Full 2 2 1/2
M 17 (17)M M T 17 17 14 17 14 17 14 O 16 (16) 14 A O 16 B x x x x P P H P H P sl. sl.
71 gggg I g V V V V V V V V V V V V V fV V V V V V V V fV V V [[[[[[ [[ T A 4 2 4 4 2 4 B 4 2 4 4 2 4 2 2 2 6 5 2 2 2 6 5 H H H H g g c I g gg V V V V V V U [[[[[[[[[[[[ tr [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ T 6 6 (8) A 6 (6) 9 B O sl.
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73 g gg l l l l l l l l l l I g g V fV gV fV V fV gV fV V fV gV V gV V V fV g V V V V V T A 4 5 6 7 4 5 6 7 4 5 6 7 8 B 4 2 2 5 6 6 6 6
g g V V V } V V V } V V } I g gg } W Full 1 1/2 1 1/2 M M M tr [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ x 9 (9) O x 9 (9) T 9 O9 7 x x x 0 (4) A x B P sl.
E5
75 g g U U U U g gg 2 l V lfV lgV l V 4 U U U U I 4 fV gV V 4 U U U U V U U U U T 9 (9) (9) (9) 9 (9) (9) (9) A 9 10 11 13 9 (9) (9) (9) B 7 (7) (7) (7) 7 8 9 11 0 (0) (0) (0) V V W g g u I g gg 42 W 4 tr Full [[[[[[[[[[[[ 14 M (14) T (0) (4) A B
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H 4th Verse / End B E/B B E5 B E/B B c 80 g gg V k V V V V V k k V k V V I g g V V V V V V V V W V V V V V u Gtr II
T 5 5 4 5 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 A 4 6 6 4 6 4 4 4 4 6 6 4 B P P P g g I g gg V U V W V fV U T A 4 B 2 (2) 2 2 5 2
E/B B E/B B E/B B c 83 g gg V V V k k V k V V V V V k I g g V V V V W V V V V V V V V V W
T 5 4 5 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 A 6 4 4 4 4 6 6 4 6 4 4 4 B P P P
g g I g gg V V V V V V V V V V U V V V V V V FullM T 6 (6) 4 4 A O 6 B (2) 2 2 2 2 (2) 2 2 2 6 P
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E/B B E/B B E/B B E/B B c c 86 g gg k V k V V V V V k k V k V V V V V k I g g V V V V V V V V V W V V V V V V V V V W
T 5 5 4 5 4 5 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 A 4 6 6 4 6 4 4 4 4 6 6 4 6 4 4 4 B P P P P 6 g g I g gg V V V V V U V V V V V V U V V V V V V T 4 6 4 4 A 6 4 2 B 2 (2) 2 2 2 (2) 2 2 2 6 H P P P E/B B E/B B E/B B E/B B c c 90 g gg k V k V V V V V k k V k V V V V V k I g g V V V V V V V V V W V V V V V V V V V W
T 5 5 4 5 4 5 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 A 4 6 6 4 6 4 4 4 4 6 6 4 6 4 4 4 B P P P P 3 g g 3 I g gg V V U V V V V V V V V V fV U V V V V V V T A 4 4 B 2 (2) 2 2 2 6 2 2 6 2 2 (2) 2 2 2 6 5 H P H P E/B B E/B B c c c 94 g gg k V k V V V V V k k j k j I g g V V V V V V V V V W V V V V V V V V
T 5 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 A 4 6 6 4 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 B P P
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E/B B c c 1 g gg k V j k I g g V V V V V V V
T 5 4 4 4 4 4 A 4 4 6 4 4 B
g g I g gg V V V V V V V V V V fV V V V V V V V V Full M T 4 6 (6) 4 4 4 6 (6) 4 2 A O 6 B 2 2 2 2 6 2 2 H P H P P
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