Big Railroad Blues chords by Grateful Dead

Chords with lyrics

Verse
 A augmentedA
Well my mama told me, my papa told me too,
    D MajorD             A augmentedA
Now my mama told me, papa told me too,
    E MajorE
Well I shouldn't be here
     D MajorD          A augmentedA
Tryin' to sing these railroad blues.

Verse 2
A augmentedA
Wish I had a'listened, oh-oh to what mama said,
D MajorD                A augmentedA
Wish I had a'listened, oh-oh to what mama said,
   E MajorE
Well I wouldn't be here
     D MajorD           A augmentedA
Tryin' to sleep in this cold iron bed.

verse 3
A augmentedA
Well I went to the depot, I never got there on time,
      D MajorD           A augmentedA
Went down to the depot, never got there on time.
   E MajorE
Well my train done left,
    D MajorD         A augmentedA
She's a rollin' down the line.

verse 4
A augmentedA
Mister jailer go away now, don't tell me no lies,
   D MajorD                 A augmentedA
Mister jailer go away, don't tell me no lies,
   E MajorE
When the train's going down,
   D MajorD        A augmentedA
She's rollin' down the line.

verse 5
 A augmentedA
Well my mama told me, my papa told me too,
    D MajorD           A augmentedA
Now my mama told me, papa told me too,
   E MajorE
Well I shouldn't be here
    D MajorD         A augmentedA
Tryin' to sing these railroad blues