Railroad Bill Chords by Ramblin Jack Elliott

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_ _ _ _ Railroad Bill, _ Railroad Bill [F#] _
Never worked [G] a hand in [Em] the work
_ [D] Ride [A] along [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ [D] _ [Em] _ [D] _ _
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[Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ 31 in the morning Standing in the rain
[F#] Around the curve come [G] a long freight train [D] Ride, [A]
ride, [D] [C#] ride
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Railroad [C#] Bill, [D] he ain't so bad [F#] Whooped his mammy's [G] shot around to death
[D] Ride, [A]
ride, [D] _ ride _ _
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Railroad Bill, coming home soon [F#] Killed Mac Miller [G] by the light of day
[D] Ride, [A]
ride, [D] ride _ _ _
Mac Miller's been a special king [F#] When he got [G] there it was spring
[D] Ride, [A] _
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ride, ride
Give me a chicken, send me the [F#] wing Think I'm working, [G] Lord, I ain't doing
_ [D] Ride, [A]
ride, [D] ride _ _ _ _
_ Chicken, send me the head [F#] _ Think I'm working, [G] Lord, I'm laying in bed
_ [D] Ride, [A] _
[Bm] ride, _ [D] _ _ _
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_ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ ride
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Red [F#] man shot through land And [G] right out of that breakman's [D] hand
_ [A] Ride, ride
[D] _ _ [D] _ Got a great long pistol, bout as long as your arm I'm gonna [F#] shoot everybody, [G] everything to me
[D] Ride, _ [A]
ride, [D] _ ride _ _
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Railroad Bill, sitting on a hill [F#] Lighting cigars with [G] that ten dollar bill
[D] Ride, [A]
ride
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_ _ _ _ [Em] _ [D] _
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_ [D] _ _ _ Got a .38
special on a .45 _
[F#] frame How can I miss [G] when I got dirty
_ [D] _ [A] Ride, _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
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_ [F#] _ _ _ [F#m] _ [G] _
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ride
Railroad Bill, he's a mighty bad [F#] man Shot through land and [G] right out of that breakman's hand
[D] _ _ [A]
Ride, [D] _ _ _ ride
Gonna drink my whiskey, drink it in the [F#] wind The doctor said it'd cure me [G] but it didn't say when [D] Ride
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