Chords:
{t: Railroad Bill}
{artist:Ramblin' Jack Elliott}
{key: C}
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-5lDAK5_9Q Capo 2
{c: Thanks to flatpikkr on https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com doesn't exactly match Youtube }
[C] Railroad Bill, Railroad Bill
[E7] He never worked, and he [F] never will,
and it's [C] ride, [G] ride, [C] ride.
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[C] Railroad Bill, he [C7] ain't so bad,
[F] killed his momma, shot a [D7] round in his dad
[C] Ride old [G] Railroad [C] Bill.
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[C] Railroad Bill done took my wife.
[E7] If I'd said a word, he'd have ta-[F]ken my life
And it’s [C] Ride old [G] Railroad [C] Bill.
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[C] Railroad Bill he was comin' [C7] down the hill
[F] Lightin' cigars with a [D7] ten-dollar bill
[C] Ride old [G] Railroad Bi[C] ll
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[C] Ten policemen, all dressed in black,
[E7] coming out of nowhere, walking [F] down the tracks,
and they're [C] looking for [G] Railroad [C] Bill
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[C] Railroad Bill, comin' [C7] round the fence
[F] Robbin' a passenger train for [D7] 16 cents
I'm gonna [C] ride old [G] Railroad [C] Bill
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[C] Railroad Bill got in a gamblin' game
[E7] shot a man down, though he [F] was to blame
[C] when you lose your mind, just [G] let it [C] loose
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[C] Got a great long pistol, 'bout as long as your arm,
[E7] I'm gonna shoot everybody ever [F] done me harm
And it’s [C] ride, [G] Bill, [C] ride.
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[C] Got a .38 special on a [C7] .45 frame.
[F] How can I miss when I [D7] got dead aim
[C] Ride, [G] ride, [C] ride.
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[C] Gonna drink my whiskey, gonna drink it in the wind
[E7] The doctor said it'd kill me, but he [F] didn't say when,
And it’s [C] ride Old [G] Railroad [C] Bill
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[C] Going up on the mountain, [C7] going out west.
[F] Thirty eight special sticking [D7] out of my vest.
[C] Ride, [G] ride Bill [C] Ride.
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[C] Railroad Bill, Railroad Bill
[E7] He never worked, and he [F] never will,
[C] Ride, [G] ride, [C] ride.
