Railroad Bill (acoustic) Chords

KeyE Capo1st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays490

Railroad Bill (acoustic) by Billy Bragg & Joe Henry is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of E with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords E, G#7, A, F#, B7 and C#m. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
E
Text
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Intro E

E              G#7 
Railroad Bill, Railroad Bill 
A                        F# 
 He never worked, and he never will 
        B7             C#m 
I wanna ride, Railroad Bill 
        B7                 E 
I wanna ride, old Railroad Bill 

Verse 
E                               E 
Railroad Bill was a mighty mean man 
         E               A 
Shot the lantern out the brakeman's hand 
        B7             C#m 
I wanna ride, Railroad Bill 
        B7                 E 
I wanna ride, old Railroad Bill 
 
E              G#7 
Railroad Bill, Railroad Bill 
A                        F# 
 He never worked, and he never will 
        B7             C#m 
I wanna ride, Railroad Bill 
        B7                 E 
I wanna ride, old Railroad Bill 

Verse 
E                E 
Railroad Bill he took my wife 
   E                         A 
If I'd have spoken he'd have taken my life 
        B7             C#m 
I wanna ride, Railroad Bill 
        B7                 E 
I wanna ride, old Railroad Bill 
 
E              G#7 
Railroad Bill, Railroad Bill 
A                        F# 
 He never worked, and he never will 
        B7             C#m 
I wanna ride, Railroad Bill 
        B7                 E 
I wanna ride, old Railroad Bill 

Verse 
E                    E 
Railroad Bill comin' down the hill 
E                       A 
 Lightin' cigars with a 10-dollar bill 
        B7             C#m 
I wanna ride, Railroad Bill 
        B7                 E 
I wanna ride, old Railroad Bill 

E              G#7 
Railroad Bill, Railroad Bill 
A                        F# 
 He never worked, and he never will 
        B7             C#m 
I wanna ride, Railroad Bill 
        B7                 E 
I wanna ride, old Railroad Bill 

Interlude 
E     G#7     A     F# 

Outro 
        B7             C#m 
I wanna ride, Railroad Bill 
        B7                 E 
I wanna ride, old Railroad Bill 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante