Railroad chords by Skip Ewing

• Tuning: Standard tuning
• Capo on 3rd
• Difficulty: Beginner

SONG:   RAILROAD
ARTIST: SKIP EWING
VIDEO:  https://youtu.be/_rXXzlruy-M
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL:  GUITARZAN7@HOTMAIL.COM


                        RAILROAD
                       SKIP EWING

CAPO: NONE

INTRO:
C C Cm F
C C  F F
C C Eb F
Cm Cm F Eb C

VERSE:
    C
My sister cried,
        Cm
And my mother prayed
Eb
I chose blue
        Bb
And my brother gray
 C                       Eb             Bb   F
Gray stained red on the sharp end of a long gun

 C
After Appomattox
  Cm
I did my best
     Eb
But life went South
      Bb
So I headed West
         Cm                   Eb
And the horse I had chose to ride on
       F     C
Was an iron one


PRE-CHORUS:
   Eb                F
I heard they needed men
            Eb              G   G G
To lay the track out of Cheyenne


CHORUS:
        Gm             Cm
So I`m working on the railroad
 Cm
Sweat and steel
 Eb
Hope in the hammers
 F
Coal in the wheels
 Cm
Water in the whiskey
 Cm
Smoke in the sky
 F           Eb
Fire in the hole

 Cm
Some men wither
 Cm
Some get strong
Eb
You can get to work
    F
Or you can get gone
 Cm
Money`s all that matters
 Cm                     F Eb C
When you`re working on a

     C  C  Eb  F
Railrooooooad
 F           Cm     Cm   F Eb C
Working the railroad


VERSE:
     C
Got tangled in the tressle
    Cm
At Dale Creek
 Eb                        Bb
Rode with the canvas into Laramie
 Cm                Eb
Lost my leg but I learned Morse Code
        Bb   F F Eb
From a News man

 C
Tapped in the wire,
 Cm
Heard the lies
     Eb                       Bb
But kept my secrets `cause I realized

Cm       C              Eb
I liked livin` and the graph paid well
        F  C
For a lame man


PRE-CHORUS:
        Eb             F
Still I had nowhere to go
           Eb                G  G G
And that I had to get there slow


CHORUS:
        Gm             Cm
So I`m working on the railroad
 Cm
Fists in your gut
 Eb
Blood on the trail
 F
Mud in the ruts
 Cm
Rice in the barrel
 Cm
Powder in the keg
 F           Eb
Fire in the hole

 Cm
Some make a killing
 Cm
Some get killed
 Eb                       F
Long shot taken from the top of the hill
        Cm
You can bet the hand`s dirty
 Cm                          F Eb C
When you`re trying to build a

     C  C  Eb  F
Railrooooooad
 F           Cm     Cm  F Eb C
Working the railroad


INSTRUMENTAL
C  C  C C C    C
         Swing that hammer now
Cm  Cm  Cm            Cm
           Oh my lord
 C                   F  F  G  G
Swing that hammer now


CHORUS:
                Cm
Workin` on the railroad
 Cm
Press on the pace
 Eb
Lied to the government
     F
But win the race
 Cm
Miles into money
 Cm
Money into miles
 F           Eb
Fire in the hole

 Cm
Throttle on the freemen
 Cm
Throttle in the beast
Eb                   F
Pay the men need it most the least
 Cm
Money`s all that matters
 Cm                         F Eb C
When you`re trying to meet a

     C  C  Eb  F
Railrooooooad
 F           Cm     Cm Eb F
Working the railroad

 OUTRO:
 Cm
Some get the gallows
 Cm
Some get rich
 Eb                    F
Bonafide money hungry son-of-a

     C  C  Eb  F
Railrooooooad
 F           Cm     Cm Eb F
Working the railroad



=========================== CAPO: 3rd FRET ===========================



SONG:   RAILROAD
ARTIST: SKIP EWING
VIDEO:  https://youtu.be/_rXXzlruy-M
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL:  GUITARZAN7@HOTMAIL.COM


                        RAILROAD
                       SKIP EWING

CAPO: 3rd FRET

INTRO:
A A Am D
A A  D D
A A C  D
Am Am D C  A


VERSE:
    A
My sister cried,
        Am
And my mother prayed
C
I chose blue
        G
And my brother gray
 A                       C              G    D
Gray stained red on the sharp end of a long gun

 A
After Appomattox
  Am
I did my best
     C
But life went South
      G
So I headed West
         Am                   C
And the horse I had chose to ride on
       D     A
Was an iron one


PRE-CHORUS:
   C                 D
I heard they needed men
            C               E   E E
To lay the track out of Cheyenne


CHORUS:
        Em             Am
So I`m working on the railroad
 Am
Sweat and steel
 C
Hope in the hammers
 D
Coal in the wheels
 Am
Water in the whiskey
 Am
Smoke in the sky
 D           C
Fire in the hole

 Am
Some men wither
 Am
Some get strong
C
You can get to work
    D
Or you can get gone
 Am
Money`s all that matters
 Am                     D C A
When you`re working on a

     A  A  C   D
Railrooooooad
 D           Am     Am   D C A
Working the railroad


VERSE:
     A
Got tangled in the tressle
    Am
At Dale Creek
 C                         G
Rode with the canvas into Laramie
 Am                C
Lost my leg but I learned Morse Code
        G    D D C
From a News man

 A
Tapped in the wire,
 Am
Heard the lies
     C                        G
But kept my secrets `cause I realized

Am       A              C
I liked livin` and the graph paid well
        D   A
For a lame man


PRE-CHORUS:
        C              D
Still I had nowhere to go
           C                 E  E E
And that I had to get there slow


CHORUS:
        Em             Am
So I`m working on the railroad
 Am
Fists in your gut
 C
Blood on the trail
 D
Mud in the ruts
 Am
Rice in the barrel
 Am
Powder in the keg
 D           C
Fire in the hole

 Am
Some make a killing
 Am
Some get killed
 C                        D
Long shot taken from the top of the hill
        Am
You can bet the hand`s dirty
 Am                          D C A
When you`re trying to build a

     A  A  C   D
Railrooooooad
 D           Am     Am  D C  A
Working the railroad


INSTRUMENTAL
A  A  A A A    A
         Swing that hammer now
Am  Am  Am            Am
           Oh my lord
 A                   D  D  E  E
Swing that hammer now


CHORUS:
                Am
Workin` on the railroad
 Am
Mess on the pace
 C
Lied to the government
     D
But win the race
 Am
Miles into money
 Am
Money into miles
 D           C
Fire in the hole

 Am
Throttle on the freemen
 Am
Throttle in the beast
C                    D
Pay the men need it most the least
 Am
Money`s all that matters
 Am                         D C A
When you`re trying to meet a

     A  A  C   D
Railrooooooad
 D           Am     Am C D
Working the railroad

 OUTRO:
 Am
Some get the gallows
 Am
Some get rich
 C                     D
Bonafide money hungry son-of-a

     A  A  C   D
Railrooooooad
 D           Am     Am C D
Working the railroad