Tamp Em Up Solid chords by Ry Cooder

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)


Chorus:
       D MajorD
Tamp 'em up solid, so they won't come down
       B minorBm   G+G       A augmentedA     D MajorD
Tamp 'em up solid, buddy, so they won't come down
       D MajorD
Tamp 'em up solid, so they won't come down
       B minorBm   G+G       A augmentedA     D MajorD
Tamp 'em up solid, buddy, so they won't come down

Verse 1:
        D MajorD
Baby, when you marry your railroad man
        B minorBm     G+G     A augmentedA    D MajorD
Every day'll be pay day, dollar bill in your hand
        G7G7         D MajorD
Baby, in your hand, baby, in your hand
        G7G7         D MajorD
Baby, in your hand, baby, in your hand
       D MajorD
Mary and the baby laying in the bed
          B minorBm  G+G    A augmentedA   D MajorD
Thinking about the money that I ain't made

Chorus:
         D MajorD
So tamp 'em up solid, so they won't come down
       B minorBm   G+G       A augmentedA     D MajorD
Tamp 'em up solid, buddy, so they won't come down

Bridge:
          D MajorD
Captain called the water boy and the water boy laughed
          B minorBm     G+G    A augmentedA     D MajorD
Captain kicked the water boy yelling, "Yes, yes, yes"

Outro:
         D MajorD
So tamp 'em up solid, so they won't come down
       B minorBm   G+G       A augmentedA     D MajorD
Tamp 'em up solid, buddy, so they won't come down
      G7G7         D MajorD         G7G7
And you can do it, and you can do it, and you can do it
          D MajorD
So they won't come down