{"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":1730946,"song":"The Old Iron Trail","artist":"Boxcar Willie","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11369483-the-old-iron-trail-chords-by-boxcar-willie/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1730946?type=chord","rating":4.83165,"votes":3,"content":"\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                            [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nWell the old iron trail is a railroad track it runs all over our land[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]G7[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd I had traveled every foot of it before I was a man[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                 [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]                        [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nMy daddy told me stories he told me some pretty wild tales[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G7[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOf long ago when he was a beau and traveled the old iron trail[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]                                           [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nAnd he said well there ain’t no sofas in a boxcar there ain’t no feather bed[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]G7[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThere ain’t no carpet for your feet no pillows to lay your head[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                        [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nThere ain’t no milk and honey there ain’t no beer and ale[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G7[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nLife is hell the bread is stale out on the old iron trail[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]                      [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nWell I’m just like my daddy there’s hobo blood in me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]F[/ch]                    [ch]G7[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd that old iron trail that he knew so well soon was a-callin’ me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                         [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nI traveled all over this country over ever hill and dale[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G7[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nRiding on an old boxcar I traveled the old iron trail[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]                                             [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nI want’cha to know there ain't no sofas in a boxcar there ain’t no feather bed[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]G7[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThere ain’t no carpet for your feet no pillows to lay your head[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                        [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nThere ain’t no milk and honey there ain’t no beer and ale[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G7[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nLife is hell the bread is stale out on the old iron trail[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNC\r\n\r\nBetter listen to me boys it ain’t no life of Riley out there\r\nStay home never roam I know what I’m talking about\r\nWished I’d listened to my dad \r\nHe’s a lot smarter than I gave him credit for\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]                             [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nYeah there ain’t no milk and honey there ain’t no beer and ale[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G7[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nLife is hell the bread is stale out on the old iron trail[/tab]","plain_text":"NC\n\nBetter listen to me boys it ain’t no life of Riley out there\nStay home never roam I know what I’m talking about\nWished I’d listened to my dad \nHe’s a lot smarter than I gave him credit for","chords":["C","F","G7"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,2,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,1]}}}