Railroad Bill Chords
by Andrew Bird
Railroad Bill by Andrew Bird is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, B7, C and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
G G
Railroad Bill, Railroad Bill
B7 C
Never worked and he never will
G D G
Im gonna ride, Railroad Bill.
G G
Well, Railroad Bill was a mighty mean man
B7 C
Shot the light out of the brakemans hand
G D G
Im gonna ride, that bad Railroad Bill.
G G
Well Miss McMillan, she whooped and she squawked
B7 C
Thats my husband for I heard him fall
G D G
Im gonna ride, that bad Railroad Bill.
G G
Well I went down on Number One
B7 C
Railroad Bill had just begun
G D G
Im gonna ride, Railroad Bill.
G G
Well I came back on Number Two
B7 C
Railroad Bill had just got through
G D G
Im gonna ride, Railroad Bill.
G G
Well I went down on Number Four
B7 C
Someone let fly with a forty-four
G D G
Im gonna ride, Railroad Bill.
G G
Got a thirty-eight special in a forty-five frame
B7 C
I aint gonna miss cause Ive got dead aim
G D G
Im gonna ride, that bad Railroad Bill.
G G
Well Railroad Bill, rolling down a hill
B7 C
Lighting cigars with a ten-dollar bill
G D G
Im gonna ride, that bad Railroad Bill.
G G
Well, Railroad Bill says, Before I die,
B7 C
Im gonna build a railroad for the bums to ride
G D G
Im gonna ride, that bad Railroad Bill.