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Railroad Man

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if you want to play at the same pitch as the version on the album, 
you have to play the following chords shapes with a capo at the
fifth fret.
         EADGBe
 C     032010
 C/B   020010
 F     033210
 Am    002210
 G     320003
 Fmaj7 003210
[Intro]
C       C/B
       F    Am    G(2x)
[Verses]
Cfeel like an old C/Brailroad man
Fridin' out on the Ambluemont Gline
Chummin' along old C/Bdominion blues
Fnot much to see and Amnot much left to Glose 
and i Fmaj7know i can walk along the Ctracks
it may Amtake a little longer but i'll Fmaj7know
how to Gfind my way CbackC/B  F  Am  G  
Ci feel like an old C/Brailroad man
Fwho's really tried Amthe best that he Gcan
Cto make his life add up C/Bto something good
Fbut this engine no Amlonger burns on Gwood
and i Fmaj7guess i may never underCstand
the Amtimes that i live in
are not Fmaj7made for a Grailroad CmanC/B  F  Am  G  
C       C/B
F       Am  G
Ci feel like an old C/Brailroad man
Fgetting on board at Amthe end of an Gage
Cthe station's empty and C/Bthe whistle blows
Fthings are faster now
and this Amtrain is just too Gslow
and i Fmaj7know i can walk along the Ctracks
it may Amtake a little longer but i'll Fmaj7know
how to Gfind my way CbackC/B  F  Am  G  
C       C/B
       F    Am     G(10x)

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C major

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Railroad Man

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Railroad Man

by Eels

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C/B

Fmaj7

if you want to play at the same pitch as the version on the album,

you have to play the following chords shapes with a capo at the

fifth fret.

EADGBe

C 032010

C/B 020010

F 033210

Am 002210

G 320003

Fmaj7 003210

[Intro]

C C/B

F Am G

(2x)

[Verses]

C C/B

feel like an old railroad man

F Am G

ridin' out on the bluemont line

C C/B

hummin' along old dominion blues

F Am G

not much to see and not much left to lose

Fmaj7 C

and i know i can walk along the tracks

Am Fmaj7

it may take a little longer but i'll know

G C C/B F Am G

how to find my way back

C C/B

i feel like an old railroad man

F Am G

who's really tried the best that he can

C C/B

to make his life add up to something good

F Am G

but this engine no longer burns on wood

Fmaj7 C

and i guess i may never understand

the times that i live in

Fmaj7 G C C/B F Am G

are not made for a railroad man

C C/B

F Am G

C C/B

i feel like an old railroad man

F Am G

getting on board at the end of an age

C C/B

the station's empty and the whistle blows

things are faster now

Am G

and this train is just too slow

Fmaj7 C

and i know i can walk along the tracks

Am Fmaj7

it may take a little longer but i'll know

G C C/B F Am G

how to find my way back

C C/B

F Am G

(10x)

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