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Railroad Bill Chords by Bob Dylan

Railroad Bill chords by Bob Dylan

Guitar chords with lyrics

E
E|------------0--|
B|------------0--|
G|------------1--|
D|------------2--|
A|------------2--|
E|---3--2--1--0--|

Intro
    C                   E              F  G7
E|--3--0--3--0----------0--0--1--0-----1--3--|
B|--1--1--1--1----------0--------0--3--1--0--|
G|--0--0--0--0----------1--------1-----2--0--|
D|--2--2--2--2----------2--------2-----3--3--|
A|--3--3--3--3----------2--------2-----3--2--|
E|-------------3--2--1--0--------0-----1--3--|
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Verse 1:
C                                 C/G
Railroad Bill, he ain't so bad,
Riff
E                         F
killed his mommy, shot a round in his dad
C        G        C
Ride old Railroad Bill.

Instrumental:   C    E     F  G7

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

Instrumental:  C    E     F  G7

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

Instrumental:   C    E     F  G7

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

Instrumental:   C    E     F  G7

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

Instrumental:  C    E     F  G7

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

Instrumental:  C    E     F  G7

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

Instrumental:  C    E     F  G7

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

 Outro
    C                   E              F  G7
E|--3--0--3--0----------0--0--1--0-----1--3--|
B|--1--1--1--1----------0--------0--3--1--0--|
G|--0--0--0--0----------1--------1-----2--0--|
D|--2--2--2--2----------2--------2-----3--3--|
A|--3--3--3--3----------2--------2-----3--2--|
E|-------------3--2--1--0--------0-----1--3--|

C        G        C          C
ride, ride, ride, ride.

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