Rock Island Line chords by Johnny Cash

Chords with lyrics

Verse 1:

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Now this here's a story about the Rock Island Line
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Well the Rock Island Line she runs down into New Orleans
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There's a big tollgate down there and you know
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If you got certain things on board when you go through the tollgate
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Well you don't have to pay the man no toll
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Well a train driver he pulled up to the tollgate
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And a man hollered and asked him what all he had on board and he said

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I got livestock
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I got livestock
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I got cows
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I got pigs
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I got sheep
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I got mules
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I got all live stock

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Well he said you're alright boy you don't have to pay no toll
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You can just go right on through so he went on through the tollgate
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And as he went through he started pickin' up a little bit of speed

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Pickin' up a little bit of steam
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He got on through he turned and looked back at the man he said

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Well I fooled you
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I fooled you
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I got pigiron
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I got pigiron
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I got old pigiron

Chorus:

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Down the Rock Island Line is a mighty good road,
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Rock Island Line is the road to ride
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Rock Island Line is a mighty good road

Well if you ride, you got to ride it like you find it
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Get your ticket at the station on the Rock Island Line

Verse 2:

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Looked cloudy in the west and it looked like rain
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Round the curve came a passenger train
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North bound train on a southbound track
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He's alright a leavin' but he won't be back

Chorus:

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Down the Rock Island Line is a mighty good road,
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Rock Island Line is the road to ride
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Rock Island Line is a mighty good road

Well if you ride, you got to ride it like you find it
                   B7B7     E MajorE
Get your ticket at the station on the Rock Island Line

Verse 3:

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Oh I may be right and I may be wrong
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But you're gonna miss me when I'm gone

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Well the engineer said before he died
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There were two more drinks that he'd like to try
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The conductor said what could they be
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A augmentedA hot cup of coffee and a cold glass of tea

Chorus:

E MajorE
Down the Rock Island Line is a mighty good road,
            B7B7
Rock Island Line is the road to ride
E MajorE
Rock Island Line is a mighty good road

Well if you ride, you got to ride it like you find it
                   B7B7     E MajorE
Get your ticket at the station on the Rock Island Line