Tamp Em Up Solid chords by Ry Cooder

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)


Chorus:
             D
Tamp 'em up solid, so they won't come down
             Bm     G              A          D
Tamp 'em up solid, buddy, so they won't come down
             D
Tamp 'em up solid, so they won't come down
             Bm     G              A          D
Tamp 'em up solid, buddy, so they won't come down

Verse 1:
                D
Baby, when you marry your railroad man
                Bm         G         A        D
Every day'll be pay day, dollar bill in your hand
               G7                  D
Baby, in your hand, baby, in your hand
               G7                  D
Baby, in your hand, baby, in your hand
              D
Mary and the baby laying in the bed
                    Bm   G        A     D
Thinking about the money  that I ain't made

Chorus:
                 D
So tamp 'em up solid, so they won't come down
             Bm     G              A          D
Tamp 'em up solid, buddy, so they won't come down

Bridge:
                    D
Captain called the water boy and the water boy laughed
                    Bm         G        A         D
Captain kicked the water boy yelling, "Yes, yes, yes"

Outro:
                 D
So tamp 'em up solid, so they won't come down
             Bm     G              A          D
Tamp 'em up solid, buddy, so they won't come down
            G7                 D                  G7
And you can do it, and you can do it, and you can do it
                    D
So they won't come down