Railroad Bill chords by Bob Dylan

Chords with lyrics

E MajorE
E|------------0--|
BB|------------0--|
G+G|------------1--|
D MajorD|------------2--|
A augmentedA|------------2--|
E MajorE|---3--2--1--0--|

Intro
  C majorC          E MajorE       FF G7G7
E MajorE|--3--0--3--0----------0--0--1--0-----1--3--|
BB|--1--1--1--1----------0--------0--3--1--0--|
G+G|--0--0--0--0----------1--------1-----2--0--|
D MajorD|--2--2--2--2----------2--------2-----3--3--|
A augmentedA|--3--3--3--3----------2--------2-----3--2--|
E MajorE|-------------3--2--1--0--------0-----1--3--|

Verse 1:
C majorC                 C/GC/G
Railroad Bill, he ain't so bad,
Riff
E MajorE             FF
killed his mommy, shot a round in his dad
C majorC    G+G    C majorC
Ride old Railroad Bill.

Instrumental:  C majorC  E MajorE   FF G7G7

Verse 2:
C majorC                 C/GC/G
Railroad Bill took my wife.
Riff
E MajorE             FF
If I'd said a word, he'd have taken my life
C majorC    G+G    C majorC
Ride old Railroad Bill.

Instrumental: C majorC  E MajorE   FF G7G7

Verse 3:
C majorC                     C/GC/G
Railroad Bill he was comin' down the hill
Riff
E MajorE             FF
Lightin' cigars with a ten-dollar bill
C majorC    G+G    C majorC
Ride old Railroad Bill

Instrumental:  C majorC  E MajorE   FF G7G7

Verse 4:
C majorC                 C/GC/G
Ten policemen, all dressed in black,
Riff
E MajorE             FF
coming out of nowhere, walking down the tracks,
C majorC            G+G    C majorC
and they're looking for Railroad Bill

Instrumental:  C majorC  E MajorE   FF G7G7

Verse 5:=
C majorC                 C/GC/G
Railroad Bill, comin' round the bend
Riff
E MajorE             FF
Robbin' a passenger train for 16 cents
C majorC     G+G    C majorC
I'm gonna ride old Railroad Bill

Instrumental: C majorC  E MajorE   FF G7G7

Verse 6:
C majorC                 C/GC/G
Railroad Bill got in a gamblin' game
Riff
E MajorE             FF
shot a man down, though he was to blame
C majorC    G+G    C majorC
when you lose your mind, let it loose

Instrumental: C majorC  E MajorE   FF G7G7

Verse 7:
C majorC                      C/GC/G
He's down in a jailhouse singin' railer's blues
Riff
E MajorE            FF
Same old pants on your passenger shoes
C majorC        G+G    C majorC
When you lose your mind, let it loose

Instrumental: C majorC  E MajorE   FF G7G7

Verse 8:
C majorC                 C/GC/G
Railroad Bill he's a mighty bad man
Riff
E MajorE             FF
Shot the lantern from a brakeman's hand
C majorC         G+G    C majorC
Just to see that man suffer pain.

 Outro
  C majorC          E MajorE       FF G7G7
E MajorE|--3--0--3--0----------0--0--1--0-----1--3--|
BB|--1--1--1--1----------0--------0--3--1--0--|
G+G|--0--0--0--0----------1--------1-----2--0--|
D MajorD|--2--2--2--2----------2--------2-----3--3--|
A augmentedA|--3--3--3--3----------2--------2-----3--2--|
E MajorE|-------------3--2--1--0--------0-----1--3--|

C majorC    G+G    C majorC     C majorC
ride, ride, ride, ride.