Chords for Blind Boy Paxton - Railroad Bill (Merlefest 2015)

[D] _ _ _ _ This song is about Railroad Bill.
He's a bad, bad man.
Y'all know Railroad Bill.
Yeah. _
He stole from the rich and [F#] gave to his pockets [D] around here. _
_ If I ain't mistaken.
_ Apparently he was a bad, bad man.
I never met him. _ _ _ _
[Am] Now let's see.
I gotta figure out which finger I put this thing [D] on. _
Goes on this one. _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ Now Railroad Bill ought to be killed.
[F#] He never worked [G] and he said he never will.
[D] That's ain't right to old Railroad Bill.
_ _ Old Railroad Bill, a bad, bad man.
[F#] He shot a ladder from the [G] brick one hand.
[D] That's ain't right to old Railroad Bill.
_ _ _ Old Railroad Bill, sitting on a hill.
[F#] Lied to six dollars with a [G] ten dollar bill.
[D] That's ain't right to old Railroad Bill.
_ Old Railroad Bill took my wife [F#] and his bread.
He [G] said he sure take my life.
[D] That's ain't right to old Railroad Bill.
_ When I'm going on a mountain, gonna take my stand.
Put a [F#] .41
gun [G] in my right and left hand.
[D] I'm gonna kill that old Railroad Bill.
_ Old Railroad Bill, gonna take his ride.
[F#] I'm gonna drag his body across the [G]
countryside.
[D] I got to kill that old Railroad Bill.
_ _ _ Now Railroad Bill, gonna take his rest.
I put a [F#] .41
rocket right [G] there in his chest.
[D] And that's good for old Railroad Bill.
But old Railroad Bill, he ought to be killed.
[F#] He never worked and he [G] said he never will.
[D] That's ain't right to old Railroad Bill.
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_ _ Isn't here my girl?
She think I'm so mean.
[F#] Just cause I'm living [G] off of pork and [D] beans.
Since I done killed that old Railroad Bill.
You think you got a pretty gal?
Boy you ought to see mine.
[F#] She's humpback, four legged, [G] she crippled and blind.
[D] Telling you and old Railroad Bill.
_ _ I'm going down, going slowly.
[F#] I'm gonna get me a job [Em] on the Natchez Queen.
[D] Just playing a song about Railroad Bill.
_ Oh Railroad Bill, been a bully all his life.
[F#] He bullied the old Alabama [G] with a Tennessee pocket knife.
And [D] that was good for old Railroad Bill.
Oh now Railroad Bill, ought to be killed.
[F#] He ain't never worked [G] and he said he never will.
[D] And that's right for old [F#] [D] Railroad Bill.
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