Railroad Song Chords
by Jim Croce
Railroad Song by Jim Croce is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, G, Bm and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
D G D
When I was a boy in the days of the train
Bm A
I'd sit by the tracks on a long summer day
G D
And I'd wave at the brakesman, And he'd wave back at me
Bm A D
While the thunderclouds rolled... Out of East Tennessee
D G D
But the dreams of a boy disappear when you're grown
Bm A
And though I may dream, the railroads are gone
G D
The ties they are rotten And the tracks shot to hell
Bm A D
Along with my dreams... and the old railroad bell
D G A D
In my dreams I ride the rails to California
G A D
Workin' diners and farms along the way
G A D
Or I'd hop a ride to hide across the border
G A D
With a black eyed girl beside me all the way
D G D
Now the mountains are silent And the railroads are gone
Bm A
And the coal towns no longer hear the miners at dawn
G D
But the train whistle shrills out her memories to me
Bm A D
While the thunderclouds roll... out of East Tennessee
D G A D
In my dreams I ride the rails to California
G A D
Workin' diners and farms along the way
G A D
Or I'd hop a ride to hide across the border
G A D
With a black eyed girl beside me all the way
D G D
Now the mountains are silent And the railroads are gone
Bm A
And the coal towns no longer hear the miners at dawn
G D
But the train whistle shrills out her memories to me
Bm A D
While the thunderclouds roll... out of East Tennessee