{"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":906260,"song":"Rock Island Line","artist":"Leadbelly","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11609117-rock-island-line-chords-by-leadbelly/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/906260?type=chord","rating":4.77552,"votes":45,"content":"(Rhythm is the most important thing here, but if you can work an alternating bass into\r\nsong with the rhythm some versions have it, some don't.)\r\n\r\n[FYI Pig Iron:  Iron tapped from a blast furnace in preparation for conversion into\r\ncast iron, or wrought iron; getting its name from the shape of the moulds (resembling a pig)\r\nwhich it used to be cast in the 19th century.]\r\n\r\nTo do this song right, you have to start out by telling the story of the Rock Island Line.\r\n\r\nThere’s a railroad in Louisiana and just outside of New Orleans they used to have a toll\r\nand the engineers pull up to the toll booth & blow the whistle then talk to the depot\r\nand tell’em what they have on board. For certain things, you don’t have to pay toll at \r\nSo the engineer would pull up to the station and say something like…\r\n\r\n\r\n(Just speak the Line here in the first bit. Then give the A Chord a quick down strum chop)\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI got Liiivvveestooockk[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI got Liiivvveestooockk[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI got pigs,    I got sheep[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI got cows,   I got horses[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nI got AAAALLLL Livestock[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Spoken]\r\n\r\nN.C.\r\nThen the depot agent yells “Well boy, you can go right on threw, you ain’t gotta pay no\r\njust go right on threw”\r\n\r\nSo the engineer starts pickin up some steam (Start Strumming Again)\r\n\r\n(This is where you is where to start the train theme, start out a little slow then and\r\nup slightly to a moderate pace, simulating the train)\r\n\r\nAnd then when he gets on past the toll man he yells\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\n“Well, I fooled you, I fooled you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nI got pig iron, I got pig iron[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nI got AAAALLLLL Pig Iron[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nWell the Rock Island Line, She’s a mighty good road[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWell the Rock Island Line, She’s a road to ride[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI say, the Rock Island Line, She’s a mighty good road[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd if ya wanna find it, gotta ride it like you find it[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nGet-cha ticket at the station on the Rock Island Liiine[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nWell I might be right and, I may be wrong[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBut you’re gonna miss me when I’m gone[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe Rock Island Line, She’s a mighty good road[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]E[/ch]\r\n The Rock Island Line, She’s a road to ride[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI say, the Rock Island Line, She’s a mighty good road[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]D[/ch]                                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd if ya want to ride it, you gotta ride it like you find it[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nGet-cha ticket at the station on the Rock Island Liiine[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThat Rock Island Line, She's a mighty good road[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe Rock Island Line, She's the road to ride[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI say, the Rock Island Line, She’s a mighty good road[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd if ya want to ride it, you gotta ride it like you find it[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nGet-cha ticket at the station on the Rock Island Liiine[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nA  B  C Double X, Y, Z[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nCome On Baby, Take a Ride With Me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI say, the Rock Island Line, She's a mighty good road[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWell Rock Island Line, She's the road to ride[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe Rock Island Line, She’s a mighty good road[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd if ya want to ride it, you gotta ride it like you find it[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nGet-cha ticket at the station on the Rock Island Liiine[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI say, the Rock Island Line, She's a mighty good road[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWell Rock Island Line, She's the road to ride[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe Rock Island Line, She’s a mighty good road[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd if ya want to ride it, you gotta ride it like you find it[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nGet-cha ticket at the station on the Rock Island Liiine[/tab]","plain_text":"(Rhythm is the most important thing here, but if you can work an alternating bass into\nsong with the rhythm some versions have it, some don't.)\n\n[FYI Pig Iron:  Iron tapped from a blast furnace in preparation for conversion into\ncast iron, or wrought iron; getting its name from the shape of the moulds (resembling a pig)\nwhich it used to be cast in the 19th century.]\n\nTo do this song right, you have to start out by telling the story of the Rock Island Line.\n\nThere’s a railroad in Louisiana and just outside of New Orleans they used to have a toll\nand the engineers pull up to the toll booth & blow the whistle then talk to the depot\nand tell’em what they have on board. For certain things, you don’t have to pay toll at \nSo the engineer would pull up to the station and say something like…\n\n\n(Just speak the Line here in the first bit. Then give the A Chord a quick down strum chop)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Spoken]\n\nN.C.\nThen the depot agent yells “Well boy, you can go right on threw, you ain’t gotta pay no\njust go right on threw”\n\nSo the engineer starts pickin up some steam (Start Strumming Again)\n\n(This is where you is where to start the train theme, start out a little slow then and\nup slightly to a moderate pace, simulating the train)\n\nAnd then when he gets on past the toll man he yells\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["A","C","E","D","B"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}