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Boston – Cool The Engines Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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These are the chords for Cool The Engines by Boston on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

[Intro]
B Bsus4 B
B Bsus4 B
B Bsus4 B
B Bsus4 B

[Verse]
B
Well I like takin' off
don't like burnin' out
B
Every time you turn it on
makes me want to shout
B
We keep getting hotter
movin' way too fast
B
If we don't slow this fire
down we're not gonna last

[Chorus]
         F#
Cool the engines
                        E
Red line's gettin' near
B        F#
Cool the engines
                          E
Better take it out of gear
F#
I'm no fool gonna keep it cool
                   E
Take it day by day
B        F#
Cool the engines
F#
We won't know where we might
                           E
go til we make it all the way

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[Interlude]
B    Bsus4 B B Bsus4 B
Yeah

[Verse 2]
B
Take me for a ride
take me all the way
B
Take me where I've never
been someplace I can stay
      B
Don't get yourself too hot
don't get yourself too high
   B
If we don't take it easy now
we can kiss it all goodbye

[Chorus 2]
         F#
Cool the engines
                        E
Red line's gettin' near
B        F#
Cool the engines
                          E
Better take it out of gear
F#
I'm no fool gonna keep it cool
                   E
Take it day by day
B        F#
Cool the engines
F#
We won't know where we might
                              E
go til we make it all the way

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[Interlude]
B    Bsus4 B B Bsus4 B

[Bridge]
B
Cool the engines
B
Cool the engines
               B
Goin' over the line goin'
off the dial
               B
Runnin' out of time and
it's gettin' wild
             B
Got flashin' lights goin'
'round and 'round
                B
Until we get it right
better cool it down
               B
Better cool it down

[Interlude]
B

[Solo]
         F#
Cool the engines
E

[Interlude]
B    Bsus4 B B Bsus4 B

[Verse 3]
B
And now, we're on our way no need to
hurry just to get from day to day
    B
And I, oooh, I know we don't have to
run that hard to get where we can go

[Coda]
         B
Cool the engines
         B
Cool the engines down
         B
Cool the engines
         B
Cool the engines down

How to play Cool The Engines: key, chords and progression

Cool The Engines by Boston is centred on B major (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯). The song uses 4 chords: B, Bsus4, F# and E.

The progression the song keeps returning to is B – F# – E – B (I – V – IV – I in B major). In solfa, that is doh – soh – fah – doh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes A, Asus4, E, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 25% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Bsus4 chord on guitar (x24452) — Bsus4B E F♯

F# chord on guitar (244322) — F♯F♯ A♯ C♯

Cool The Engines chords: questions

What key is Cool The Engines in?

Cool The Engines by Boston is centred on B major (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯).

What chords are in Cool The Engines?

Cool The Engines uses 4 chords: B, Bsus4, F#, E.

What is the chord progression of Cool The Engines?

The main progression is B – F# – E – B (I – V – IV – I).

Is Cool The Engines easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes A, Asus4, E, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 25% without a capo).

How to play Cool The Engines: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Cool The Engines chords: questions

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