{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1505226,"song":"Railroad Bill","artist":"Andrew Bird","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11277261-railroad-bill-chords-by-andrew-bird/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1505226?type=chord","rating":4.71468,"votes":3,"content":"-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n                             Railroad Bill - Andrew Bird\r\n                                     Traditional\r\n                                    Hands of Glory\r\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\n\r\nCAPO 3\r\n\r\nThroughout the song, the guitar plays a variation of travis picking (tabbed out below). \r\nYou can either fingerpick or play chords.\r\n\r\n\r\n        INTRO\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]E[/ch]                         [ch]G#[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]        [ch]B7[/ch]\r\ne|-----------------------------------4-------------5----------------0h2---2--|\r\nB|--0---0---0---0--------0--------4-------7-5---5---------------0-------0---0|\r\nG|----1---1---1---2-0h1-1-----4h5-------5----6----6--6------0h1---1----------|\r\nD|--2--2-2---2--2-2-2---------6----6-------------7--7-------2----2-----1---1-|\r\nA|------------------------------------------------------------------2----2---|\r\nE|-0-0--0--0---0-0-----0---2s4---4---4-4-4---5-5---5---5-4-0---0-------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\ne|-------0-------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nB|--0--------0---------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nG|----1-1--1---1-------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nD|--2--2--2---2-------repeat-x1----------------------------------------------|\r\nA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nE|-0-0---0--0----------------------------------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n        VERSE\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nRailroad Bill, Railroad Bill[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G#[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nNever worked and he never will[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]              [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nI'm gonna ride[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nRailroad Bill[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWell Railroad Bill was a mighty mean man[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G#[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nShot the light out the brakeman's hand[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                   [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nI'm gonna ride that bad[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nRailroad Bill[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWell Miss McMillan, she whooped and she squawked[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G#[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThat's my husband for I heard him fall[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nI'm gonna ride that bad[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nRailroad Bill[/tab]\r\n\r\n        GUITAR BREAK\r\n\r\n[ch]A[/ch] [ch]B7[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]  (repeat x 2)\r\n\r\n\r\n        VERSE\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWell I went down on Number One[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G#[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nRailroad Bill had just begun[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nI'm gonna ride[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nRailroad Bill[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWell I came back on Number Two[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G#[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nRailroad Bill had just got through[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nI'm gonna ride[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nRailroad Bill[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWell I went down on Number Four[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G#[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSomeone let fly with a forty-four[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nI'm gonna ride[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nRailroad Bill[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n        VIOLIN SOLO\r\n\r\n[ch]E[/ch]  [ch]G#[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch] [ch]B7[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]  (repeat x 2)\r\n\r\n        VERSE\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nGot a thirty-eight special in a forty-five frame[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G#[/ch]                             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI ain't gonna miss 'cause I've got dead aim[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nI'm gonna ride that bad[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nRailroad Bill[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWell Railroad Bill, rolling down a hill[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G#[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nLighting cigars with a ten-dollar bill[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nI'm gonna ride that bad[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nRailroad Bill[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWell, Railroad Bill says, Before I die[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G#[/ch]                                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI'm gonna build a railroad for the bums to ride[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nI'm gonna ride that bad[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nRailroad Bill[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n        VIOLIN SOLO\r\n\r\n[ch]A[/ch] [ch]B7[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]  (repeat x 2)","plain_text":"-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n                             Railroad Bill - Andrew Bird\n                                     Traditional\n                                    Hands of Glory\n-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nCAPO 3\n\nThroughout the song, the guitar plays a variation of travis picking (tabbed out below). \nYou can either fingerpick or play chords.\n\n\n        INTRO\n\n\n\n\n\n        VERSE\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n        GUITAR BREAK\n\nA B7 E  (repeat x 2)\n\n\n        VERSE\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n        VIOLIN SOLO\n\nE  G#  A  E B7 E  (repeat x 2)\n\n        VERSE\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n        VIOLIN SOLO\n\nA B7 E  (repeat x 2)","chords":["E","G#","A","B7","B","G","D"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,3,0,4],"frets":[-1,2,1,2,0,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}