Chords for Johnny Cash - Rock Island Line
Tempo:
130.95 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
E
Bb
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb] Hello, I'm Johnny Cash.
Hello, Mother.
[F]
Hey, love.
Hello, Bill Walker.
Hey.
I used to live right along beside the Rock Island line.
The main line.
Down on the Cotton Belt route in southwest Arkansas.
Little bitty boy used to watch the trains go by.
Boy, they made a lot of noise.
Coming out of New Orleans down there,
they come out of the toll gate going north.
And a man's got to report what he's carrying
because you can get just about anything in New Orleans.
Can't you, Joe?
Yeah, well, a man stopped and he said,
What do you got on that train?
He said, No, I can't toll you.
I can't toll you.
He said, You better toll me if you're going north.
He said, All right, I'll toll you.
I got livestock.
I got livestock.
I got cows.
I got pigs.
I got sheep.
I got mule.
I got all livestock.
I got all livestock.
I got all livestock.
So he said, All right, go on.
Get out of here.
So he went on through the toll gate.
Went through, he started picking up a little bit of speed,
a little steam.
Went on up through three port and members,
St.
Louis, Rock Island, Chicago.
And when they went up the driving wheels sounded like that.
Hey, the Rock Island line is a mighty good road.
The Rock Island line [C] is a road [Gm] to ride.
[F] Rock Island line is a mighty good road.
If you ride, you got to ride it like a pony.
Get your stick at that station on the Rock Island line.
Cloudy in the west and it look like rain [G] around the curve.
Come on, fasten your [Em] train.
Northbound train on the southbound [Bb] track.
All right, I'll leave him, but he won't be [F] back down the Rock Island line.
Mighty good road.
The Rock Island [E] line is a [Gm] road to [F] ride.
Rock Island line is a mighty good road.
Well, now, if you ride it, ride it like a pony.
Get your stick at that station on the Rock Island line.
Hey, when he gets up in southern Illinois,
then he starts picking up some speed in the flatlands.
Yeah.
Hey, DCWXYZ, you [C] cats in the cupboard and you [F] don't see me.
Down the Rock Island line is a mighty good road.
The Rock Island [C] line is a road to [F] ride.
The Rock Island line is a mighty good road.
Well, now, if you ride, you got to ride it like a pony.
Get your stick at that station on the Rock Island line.
Cloudy in the west and it look [C] like rain around the curve.
Come on, fasten your train.
[Em] Northbound train on the southbound track.
[Dm] All right, I'll leave him, [E] but he won't be back [F] down the Rock Island line.
Mighty good road.
The Rock Island [E] line is a road to [F] ride.
Rock Island line is a mighty good road.
Well, now, if you ride, you got to ride it like a pony.
Get your stick at that station on the Rock Island line. Yeah!
Hello, Mother.
[F]
Hey, love.
Hello, Bill Walker.
Hey.
I used to live right along beside the Rock Island line.
The main line.
Down on the Cotton Belt route in southwest Arkansas.
Little bitty boy used to watch the trains go by.
Boy, they made a lot of noise.
Coming out of New Orleans down there,
they come out of the toll gate going north.
And a man's got to report what he's carrying
because you can get just about anything in New Orleans.
Can't you, Joe?
Yeah, well, a man stopped and he said,
What do you got on that train?
He said, No, I can't toll you.
I can't toll you.
He said, You better toll me if you're going north.
He said, All right, I'll toll you.
I got livestock.
I got livestock.
I got cows.
I got pigs.
I got sheep.
I got mule.
I got all livestock.
I got all livestock.
I got all livestock.
So he said, All right, go on.
Get out of here.
So he went on through the toll gate.
Went through, he started picking up a little bit of speed,
a little steam.
Went on up through three port and members,
St.
Louis, Rock Island, Chicago.
And when they went up the driving wheels sounded like that.
Hey, the Rock Island line is a mighty good road.
The Rock Island line [C] is a road [Gm] to ride.
[F] Rock Island line is a mighty good road.
If you ride, you got to ride it like a pony.
Get your stick at that station on the Rock Island line.
Cloudy in the west and it look like rain [G] around the curve.
Come on, fasten your [Em] train.
Northbound train on the southbound [Bb] track.
All right, I'll leave him, but he won't be [F] back down the Rock Island line.
Mighty good road.
The Rock Island [E] line is a [Gm] road to [F] ride.
Rock Island line is a mighty good road.
Well, now, if you ride it, ride it like a pony.
Get your stick at that station on the Rock Island line.
Hey, when he gets up in southern Illinois,
then he starts picking up some speed in the flatlands.
Yeah.
Hey, DCWXYZ, you [C] cats in the cupboard and you [F] don't see me.
Down the Rock Island line is a mighty good road.
The Rock Island [C] line is a road to [F] ride.
The Rock Island line is a mighty good road.
Well, now, if you ride, you got to ride it like a pony.
Get your stick at that station on the Rock Island line.
Cloudy in the west and it look [C] like rain around the curve.
Come on, fasten your train.
[Em] Northbound train on the southbound track.
[Dm] All right, I'll leave him, [E] but he won't be back [F] down the Rock Island line.
Mighty good road.
The Rock Island [E] line is a road to [F] ride.
Rock Island line is a mighty good road.
Well, now, if you ride, you got to ride it like a pony.
Get your stick at that station on the Rock Island line. Yeah!
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[Bb] _ _ Hello, I'm Johnny Cash.
Hello, Mother.
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Hey, _ love. _ _
_ _ _ _ Hello, Bill Walker. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Hey. _ _
I used to live right along beside the Rock Island line.
The main line.
Down on the Cotton Belt route in southwest Arkansas.
Little bitty boy used to watch the trains go by.
Boy, they made a lot of noise. _
Coming out of New Orleans down there,
they come out of the toll gate going north.
_ And a man's got to report what he's carrying
because _ you can get just about anything in New Orleans.
_ _ _ _ Can't you, Joe? _
_ _ _ _ Yeah, well, a man stopped and he said,
What do you got on that train?
He said, No, I can't toll you.
I can't toll you.
He said, You better toll me if you're going north.
He said, All right, I'll toll you.
I got livestock.
I got livestock.
I got cows.
I got pigs.
I got sheep.
I got mule.
I got all livestock.
I got all livestock.
I got _ all livestock. _ _ _
_ So he said, All right, go on.
Get out of here.
_ So he went on through the toll gate.
Went through, he started picking up a little bit of speed,
a little steam.
_ Went on up through three port and members,
St.
Louis, Rock Island, _ Chicago.
_ _ _ And when they went up the driving wheels sounded like that. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Hey, the Rock Island line is a mighty good road.
The Rock Island line [C] is a road [Gm] to ride.
[F] Rock Island line is a mighty good road.
If you ride, you got to ride it like a pony.
Get your stick at that station on the Rock Island line. _
_ _ Cloudy in the west and it look like rain [G] around the curve.
Come on, fasten your [Em] train.
Northbound train on the southbound [Bb] track.
All right, I'll leave him, but he won't be [F] back down the Rock Island line.
Mighty good road.
The Rock Island [E] line is a [Gm] road to [F] ride.
Rock Island line is a mighty good road.
Well, now, if you ride it, ride it like a pony.
Get your stick at that station on the Rock Island line. _ _ _ _
_ Hey, _ _ _ _ when he gets up in southern Illinois,
then he starts picking up some speed in the flatlands.
_ _ Yeah.
_ _ Hey, _ DCWXYZ, you [C] cats in the cupboard and you [F] don't see me.
_ Down the Rock Island line is a mighty good road.
The Rock Island [C] line is a road to [F] ride.
The Rock Island line is a mighty good road.
Well, now, if you ride, you got to ride it like a pony.
Get your stick at that station on the Rock Island line.
_ Cloudy in the west and it look [C] like rain around the curve.
Come on, fasten your train.
[Em] Northbound train on the southbound track.
[Dm] All right, I'll leave him, [E] but he won't be back [F] down the Rock Island line.
Mighty good road.
The Rock Island [E] line is a road to [F] ride.
Rock Island line is a mighty good road.
Well, now, if you ride, you got to ride it like a pony.
Get your stick at that station on the Rock Island line. Yeah! _ _ _
Hello, Mother.
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Hey, _ love. _ _
_ _ _ _ Hello, Bill Walker. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Hey. _ _
I used to live right along beside the Rock Island line.
The main line.
Down on the Cotton Belt route in southwest Arkansas.
Little bitty boy used to watch the trains go by.
Boy, they made a lot of noise. _
Coming out of New Orleans down there,
they come out of the toll gate going north.
_ And a man's got to report what he's carrying
because _ you can get just about anything in New Orleans.
_ _ _ _ Can't you, Joe? _
_ _ _ _ Yeah, well, a man stopped and he said,
What do you got on that train?
He said, No, I can't toll you.
I can't toll you.
He said, You better toll me if you're going north.
He said, All right, I'll toll you.
I got livestock.
I got livestock.
I got cows.
I got pigs.
I got sheep.
I got mule.
I got all livestock.
I got all livestock.
I got _ all livestock. _ _ _
_ So he said, All right, go on.
Get out of here.
_ So he went on through the toll gate.
Went through, he started picking up a little bit of speed,
a little steam.
_ Went on up through three port and members,
St.
Louis, Rock Island, _ Chicago.
_ _ _ And when they went up the driving wheels sounded like that. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Hey, the Rock Island line is a mighty good road.
The Rock Island line [C] is a road [Gm] to ride.
[F] Rock Island line is a mighty good road.
If you ride, you got to ride it like a pony.
Get your stick at that station on the Rock Island line. _
_ _ Cloudy in the west and it look like rain [G] around the curve.
Come on, fasten your [Em] train.
Northbound train on the southbound [Bb] track.
All right, I'll leave him, but he won't be [F] back down the Rock Island line.
Mighty good road.
The Rock Island [E] line is a [Gm] road to [F] ride.
Rock Island line is a mighty good road.
Well, now, if you ride it, ride it like a pony.
Get your stick at that station on the Rock Island line. _ _ _ _
_ Hey, _ _ _ _ when he gets up in southern Illinois,
then he starts picking up some speed in the flatlands.
_ _ Yeah.
_ _ Hey, _ DCWXYZ, you [C] cats in the cupboard and you [F] don't see me.
_ Down the Rock Island line is a mighty good road.
The Rock Island [C] line is a road to [F] ride.
The Rock Island line is a mighty good road.
Well, now, if you ride, you got to ride it like a pony.
Get your stick at that station on the Rock Island line.
_ Cloudy in the west and it look [C] like rain around the curve.
Come on, fasten your train.
[Em] Northbound train on the southbound track.
[Dm] All right, I'll leave him, [E] but he won't be back [F] down the Rock Island line.
Mighty good road.
The Rock Island [E] line is a road to [F] ride.
Rock Island line is a mighty good road.
Well, now, if you ride, you got to ride it like a pony.
Get your stick at that station on the Rock Island line. Yeah! _ _ _