Railroad Worksong chords

The Notting Hillbillies

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Intro 

E   | B E 
B   | E 
C#m | B E 
C#m | B E 


verse 1 

             E              B        E 
Working on a railroad for a dollar a day 
             B                       E 
Working on a railroad for a dollar a day 
             C#m                       B        E 
Working on a railroad good buddy for a dollar a day 
              C#m   B            E    
Got to get my money gotta get my pay 


verse 2 

          E      B              E 
Take this hammer take it to the captain 
          B                     E 
Take this hammer take it to the captain 
          C#m                B             E 
Take this hammer good buddy take it to the captain 
             C#m  B            E 
Tell him I'm gone tell him I'm gone 


verse 3 

      E        B     E 
If he asks you was I running 
      B              E 
If he asks you was I running 
           C#m            B     E 
If he asks you good buddy was I running 
               C#m    B              E 
Tell him I was flying tell him I was flying 


Interlude 

E   | B E 
B   | E 
C#m | B E 
C#m | B E 


verse 4 

      E        B     E 
If he asks you was I laughing 
      B              E 
If he asks you was I laughing 
           C#m            B     E 
If he asks you good buddy was I laughing 
               C#m    B              E 
Tell him I was crying tell him I was crying 


Verse 5 

         E      B          E 
This old hammer rings like silver 
         B                 E 
This old hammer rings like silver 
         C#m               B          E 
This old hammer good buddy rings like silver 
           C#m        B            E 
Shine like gold buddy and it shine like gold 


Verse 6 

             E              B        E 
Working on a railroad for a dollar a day 
             B                       E 
Working on a railroad for a dollar a day 
             C#m                 B              E 
Working on a railroad good buddy for a dollar a day 
              C#m   B            E 
Got to get my money gotta get my pay 
              C#m   B            E 
Got to get my money gotta get my pay 
              C#m   B            E 
Got to get my money gotta get my pay 
              C#m   B            E 
Got to get my money gotta get my pay 


Outro 

C#m B E |repeat till end 
    	

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