Railroad Man (acoustic) Chords
by Eels
Railroad Man (acoustic) by Eels is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C with a capo on the 5st fret. It uses the chords C, C/B, F6, Am, G and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: C
C C/B
Feel like an old railroad man
F6 Am G
Ridin' out on the bluemont line
C C/B
Hummin' along old dominion blues
F6 Am G
Not much to see and not much l eft to lose
F6 C
And i know i can walk along the tracks
Em F6
It may take a little longer but i'll know
G C C/B F6 Am G
How to find my way back
C C/B
I feel like an old railroad man
F6 Am G
Who's really tried the best that he can
C C/B
To make his life add up to something good
F6 Am G
But this engine no longer burns on wood
F6 C
And i guess i may never understand
Em
The times that i live in
F6 G
Are not made for a railroad man
C C/B F6 Am G (2x)
C C/B
I feel like an old railroad man
F6 Am G
Getting on board at the end of an age
C C/B
The station's empty and the whistle blows
F6 Am G
Things are faster now, And this train is just too slow
F6 C
And i know i can walk along the tracks
Em F6
It may take a little longer but i'll know
G C C/B F6 Am G
How to find my way back
C