Railroad Worksong chords by The Notting Hillbillies

Chords with lyrics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzumKzjzJp4


[Intro]

E MajorE  | BB E MajorE
BB  | E MajorE
C# minorC#m | BB E MajorE
C# minorC#m | BB E MajorE


[Verse 1]

       E MajorE       BB    E MajorE
Working on a railroad for a dollar a day
       BB            E MajorE
Working on a railroad for a dollar a day
       C# minorC#m            BB    E MajorE
Working on a railroad good buddy for a dollar a day
       C# minorC#m  BB      E MajorE
Got to get my money gotta get my pay

[Verse 2]

     E MajorE   BB       E MajorE
Take this hammer take it to the captain
     BB           E MajorE
Take this hammer take it to the captain
     C# minorC#m        BB       E MajorE
Take this hammer good buddy take it to the captain
       C# minorC#m BB      E MajorE
Tell him I'm gone tell him I'm gone


[Verse 3]

   E MajorE    BB   E MajorE
If he asks you was I running
   BB       E MajorE
If he asks you was I running
      C# minorC#m      BB   E MajorE
If he asks you good buddy was I running
        C# minorC#m  BB       E MajorE
Tell him I was flying tell him I was flying


[Interlude]

E MajorE  | BB E MajorE
BB  | E MajorE
C# minorC#m | BB E MajorE
C# minorC#m | BB E MajorE

[Verse 4]

   E MajorE    BB   E MajorE
If he asks you was I laughing
   BB       E MajorE
If he asks you was I laughing
      C# minorC#m      BB   E MajorE
If he asks you good buddy was I laughing
        C# minorC#m  BB       E MajorE
Tell him I was crying tell him I was crying


[Verse 5]

     E MajorE   BB     E MajorE
This old hammer rings like silver
     BB         E MajorE
This old hammer rings like silver
     C# minorC#m        BB     E MajorE
This old hammer good buddy rings like silver
      C# minorC#m    BB      E MajorE
Shine like gold buddy and it shine like gold


[Verse 6]

       E MajorE       BB    E MajorE
Working on a railroad for a dollar a day
       BB            E MajorE
Working on a railroad for a dollar a day
       C# minorC#m         BB       E MajorE
Working on a railroad good buddy for a dollar a day
       C# minorC#m  BB      E MajorE
Got to get my money gotta get my pay
       C# minorC#m  BB      E MajorE
Got to get my money gotta get my pay
       C# minorC#m  BB      E MajorE
Got to get my money gotta get my pay
       C# minorC#m  BB      E MajorE
Got to get my money gotta get my pay


[Outro]