Chords for Johnny Cash - I've been working on the railroad (Demo version)

Tempo:
76.775 bpm
Chords used:

Db

Ab

Eb

Gb

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Johnny Cash - I've been working on the railroad (Demo version) chords
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Down at the station early in the morning, See the little puffer bellies all in a row.
Some folks go to work and others take vacation.
One took Melinda to [Db]
California.
[Gb]
Oh, don't [Db] go, [Ab] Melinda, please [Db] don't go.
You didn't see the tea cakes [Abm] I brung you from the fair.
[Db]
[Ab] [Db]
I've been working on the railroad [Gb]
all the lives [Db] long day.
I've been working on the railroad [Bbm] just to pass the [Ab] time away.
Can't you hear the [Db] whistle blowing, [Gb]
Rise up so early [Db] in the morning?
Can't you hear the captain shouting, [Ab] Dinah, blow [Db] your horn?
Oh, Dinah, won't you blow, [Gb] Dinah, won't you blow, [Ab] Dinah, won't you blow [Db] your horn?
Dyna, won't you blow?
[Gb] Dyna, won't you blow?
[Ab] Dyna, won't you blow [Db] your horn?
[Eb] Someone's in the kitchen with Dyna Someone's in the kitchen, [Bb] I know
[Eb] Someone's in the kitchen [Ab] with Dyna [Eb] [Bb] Strumming on that old [Eb] banjo and singing
Fee-fi-fiddly-yow Fee-fi-fiddly [Bb]-yow
[Eb] Fee-fi [Ab]-fiddly-yow Strumming [Eb] on [Bb] that [Eb] old banjo
[Db] Some go to work [Ab] and others on [Db] vacation One of them took Melinda to [Ab] [Db] California
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Ab
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Eb
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Gb
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Bb
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Db
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Eb
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Let's start jamming Johnny Cash - (Album Version) Ive Been Working On The Railroad chords, practice the chord sequence Gb, Ab, Db, Gb, Db, Ab, Eb, Bb and Eb. Start with a comfortable 38 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 77. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: D Major.

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Down at the station early in the morning, _ See the little puffer bellies all in a row.
_ Some folks go to work _ and others take vacation. _ _ _ _
One took Melinda _ _ to [Db] _
_ California.
_ _ _ _ [Gb]
Oh, don't [Db] go, [Ab] Melinda, please [Db] don't go.
You _ _ didn't see the tea cakes [Abm] I brung you from the fair.
[Db] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
I've been working on the _ railroad [Gb]
all the lives [Db] long day. _ _ _
I've been working on the railroad [Bbm] just to pass the [Ab] time away. _ _ _
Can't you hear the [Db] whistle blowing, _ _ [Gb]
Rise up so early [Db] in the morning? _ _ _
Can't you hear the captain shouting, _ _ [Ab] Dinah, blow [Db] your horn?
_ Oh, Dinah, won't you blow, _ [Gb] Dinah, won't you blow, [Ab] Dinah, won't you blow [Db] your horn?
_ Dyna, won't you blow?
[Gb] Dyna, won't you blow?
[Ab] Dyna, won't you blow [Db] your horn?
[Eb] _ _ _ Someone's in the kitchen with Dyna _ Someone's in the kitchen, [Bb] I know
_ [Eb] _ Someone's in the kitchen [Ab] with Dyna [Eb] [Bb] Strumming on that old [Eb] banjo and singing
Fee-fi-fiddly-yow Fee-fi-fiddly [Bb]-yow
_ [Eb] _ Fee-fi [Ab]-fiddly-yow Strumming [Eb] on [Bb] that [Eb] old banjo
[Db] _ Some _ _ _ _ _ go to work [Ab] and others on [Db] vacation One _ of them took Melinda to [Ab] _ [Db] California _ _

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