{"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":1675919,"song":"Railroad Bill","artist":"Ramblin' Jack Elliott","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11350433-railroad-bill-chords-by-ramblin-jack-elliott/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1675919?type=chord","rating":4.7219,"votes":58,"content":"This version is not exactly like any particular version but is rather a blend of many, \r\nJoan Baez, Jack Elliot,\r\nAlan Lomax and others.\r\nI use two chord progressions here, either I, III7, IV, I, V, I  or  I, I7, IV, II7, I, V,I.\r\nI like to use them on alternating verses but either one is fine for the whole song.  \r\nI've also included a bunch\r\nof spare verses, again, use them wherever you wish and only as few or as many as you \r\nwish.  If you've got the\r\nplayers present there are lots of opportunities for instrumental breaks.  Have fun!\r\n\r\n\r\nRAILROAD BILL\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nRailroad Bill, Railroad Bill[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch]                      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nHe never worked, and he never will,[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nand it's ride, ride, ride.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nRailroad Bill, he ain't so bad,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                        [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nkilled his momma, shot a round in his dad[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nRide old Railroad Bill.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nRailroad Bill done took my wife.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch]                              [ch]F[/ch]\r\nIf I'd said a word, he'd have taken my life[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd it’s Ride old Railroad Bill.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nRailroad Bill he was comin' down the hill[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                      [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nLightin' cigars with a ten-dollar bill[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nRide old Railroad Bill[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nTen policemen, all dressed in black,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch]                             [ch]F[/ch]\r\ncoming out of nowhere, walking down the tracks,[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nand they're looking for Railroad Bill[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nRailroad Bill, comin' round the fence[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                             [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nRobbin' a passenger train for 16 cents[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI'm gonna ride old Railroad Bill[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nRailroad Bill got in a gamblin' game[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch]                         [ch]F[/ch]\r\nshot a man down, though he was to blame[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                             [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nwhen you lose your mind, just let it loose[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nRailroad Bill he's a mighty bad man[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                       [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nShot the lantern from a brakeman's hand[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nJust to see that man suffer pain.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nGot a great long pistol, 'bout as long as your arm,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch]                             [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI'm gonna shoot everybody ever done me harm[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd it’s ride, Bill, ride.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nGot a .38 special on a .45 frame.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                     [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nHow can I miss when I got dead aim[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nRide, ride, ride.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nGonna drink my whiskey, gonna drink it in the wind[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch]                                   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThe doctor said it'd kill me, but he didn't say  when,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd it’s ride Old Railroad Bill[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nGoing up on the mountain, going out west.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                             [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nThirty eight special sticking out of my vest.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nRide, ride Bill Ride.[/tab]\r\n\r\n(I usually use this as the last verse.)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nRailroad Bill, Railroad Bill[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch]                      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nHe never worked, and he never will,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nRide, ride, ride.[/tab]","plain_text":"This version is not exactly like any particular version but is rather a blend of many, \nJoan Baez, Jack Elliot,\nAlan Lomax and others.\nI use two chord progressions here, either I, III7, IV, I, V, I  or  I, I7, IV, II7, I, V,I.\nI like to use them on alternating verses but either one is fine for the whole song.  \nI've also included a bunch\nof spare verses, again, use them wherever you wish and only as few or as many as you \nwish.  If you've got the\nplayers present there are lots of opportunities for instrumental breaks.  Have fun!\n\n\nRAILROAD BILL\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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(I usually use this as the last verse.)","chords":["C","E7","F","G","C7","D7"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"C7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,4,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,3,1,0]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}