Railroad Man (acoustic) Chords

by Eels
KeyC Capo5st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays542

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.

Transpose
C
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16
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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 
    	

Chord diagrams

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