E
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E|---3--2--1--0--|
Intro
C E F G7
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B|--1--1--1--1----------0--------0--3--1--0--|
G|--0--0--0--0----------1--------1-----2--0--|
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Verso 1:
C C/G
Railroad Bill, he ain't so bad,
Riff
E F
killed his mommy, shot a round in his dad
C G C
Ride old Railroad Bill.
Instrumental: C E F G7
Verso 2:
C C/G
Railroad Bill took my wife.
Riff
E F
If I'd said a word, he'd have taken my life
C G C
Ride old Railroad Bill.
Instrumental: C E F G7
Verso 3:
C C/G
Railroad Bill he was comin' down the hill
Riff
E F
Lightin' cigars with a ten-dollar bill
C G C
Ride old Railroad Bill
Instrumental: C E F G7
Verso 4:
C C/G
Ten policemen, all dressed in black,
Riff
E F
coming out of nowhere, walking down the tracks,
C G C
and they're looking for Railroad Bill
Instrumental: C E F G7
Verso 5:=
C C/G
Railroad Bill, comin' round the bend
Riff
E F
Robbin' a passenger train for 16 cents
C G C
I'm gonna ride old Railroad Bill
Instrumental: C E F G7
Verso 6:
C C/G
Railroad Bill got in a gamblin' game
Riff
E F
shot a man down, though he was to blame
C G C
when you lose your mind, let it loose
Instrumental: C E F G7
Verso 7:
C C/G
He's down in a jailhouse singin' railer's blues
Riff
E F
Same old pants on your passenger shoes
C G C
When you lose your mind, let it loose
Instrumental: C E F G7
Verso 8:
C C/G
Railroad Bill he's a mighty bad man
Riff
E F
Shot the lantern from a brakeman's hand
C G C
Just to see that man suffer pain.
Outro
C E F G7
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B|--1--1--1--1----------0--------0--3--1--0--|
G|--0--0--0--0----------1--------1-----2--0--|
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A|--3--3--3--3----------2--------2-----3--2--|
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C G C C
ride, ride, ride, ride.