New Railroad Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays382

New Railroad by Crooked Still is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, G, F and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
Speed
  			
 C 
Workin on a new railroad mud up to my knees 
 G          C            F            C  
Workin on a new railroad mud up to my knees 
    F                              C       G       Am  
I'm working for big John Henry and he's so hard to please 
     G                    C  
I've been all around this world 

C  
Used to have a big grey horse, Arrow was his name 
 G             C               F             C  
Used to have a big grey horse, Arrow was his name 
     F                                C           G         Am  
They caught me making liquor and they told me get off their plain 
     G                    C  
I've been all around this world 

 C  
Hang me oh hang me and I'll be dead and gone 
 G         C           F                C  
Hang me oh hang me and I'll be dead and gone 
     F                                C             G        Am  
It's not the hanging that I mind it's laying in the grave so long 
     G                    C  
I've been all around this world 

 C  
Single girl single girl go spend your days in town 
 G          C              F                  C  
Single girl single girl go spend your days in town 
     F                               C             G        Am  
Just wait til you get married you'll work till the sun goes down 
     G                    C  
I've been all around this world 

 C  
Lulu oh Lulu won't you open up that door 
 G      C              F            C  
Lulu oh Lulu won't you open up that door 
       F                       C   G  Am  
Before I come and open it with my old 44 
     G                    C  
I've been all around this world 

 C  
Diggin on a new railroad mud up to my knees 
 G          C            F            C  
Diggin on a new railroad mud up to my knees 
    F                              C       G       Am  
I'm digging for big John Henry and he's so hard to please 
     G                    C  
I've been all around this world 
     G                    C  
I've been all around this world 
    	

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