Railroad Man Chords
by Blackfoot
Railroad Man by Blackfoot is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: G C G C G C
G
Well, yeah, yeah, yeah, one of these mornings, it won't be long
D G
Captain's gonna call and I'll be gone, I'll be nine hundred miles away from home
verse 1
G
Well, you can count the days I'm gone, you can tell the train I'm on
D G
You can hear the whistle blow as she rolls by
C G D G
She rolls by, she rolls by, hear the whistle blow as she rolls by
verse 2
G
My olden shoes are worn, my olden clothes are torn
D G
And I hate to go home now this-a-way
C G D C
This-a-way, this-a-way, hate to go home this-a-way
Instrumental
G G G D G
C G G D G
verse 3
G
Well, if my Mama she says so, I'll railroad no more
D G
I'll side-track my train and go home
C G D C
And go home, and go home, side-track my train and go home
Instrumental
G G G D G
C G G D G
verse 4
G
If I die a Railroad Man, I want to be buried in the sand
D G
So I can hear old No. 9 as she rolls by
C G
She rolls by, she rolls by
D G C G C G C D C G
Hear old No. 9 as she rolls by, oh yeah, yeah, ooooh