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Capo on 5
WelCadd9l I used to pray to Jesus but I dGone backslid
DCarrying the burdens of a Empreacher's kid
Cadd9Drinking at the pulpit and healGing them lame
DDaddy was a-riding on the Emold death train
I Cadd9had me a woman but she tooGk my kid
When I Dgambled all our money on a Emmoonshine still
Cadd9Now I drink my whiskey from a beat Gup flask
This Dtrain done departed and it's Emgoin' fast
OCadd9h the wheels, they Gspin, they'rCadd9e faster thGan a speeding
DAirplane on a sunny day
ACadd9nd I can't break Gfree causCadd9e I can't belGieve it's Emme
So I'Cadd9ll take your bGets, I'll Cadd9try me walGking down
A Dnarrow line with a life like mine
And youCadd9'll never Gsee any Cadd9boy as brGave as mEme
Yeah I Dhope that this old railroad delivers me
Same chords repeat on the rest of the verses/choruses
I found me a lover in a whorehouse wife
She never knew her mama or the money I've known
Don't ever make a judgement if you ain't been shown
You never walked in my shoes, you never understood
Why I was escaping anyway that I could
Nobody knows I'm gonna ride these rails
'Til the dark comes over this prison cell
Oh the wheels, they spin, they're faster than a speeding
Airplane on a sunny day
And I can't break free cause I can't believe it's me              
So I'll take your bets, I'll try me walking down
A narrow line with a life like mine
And you'll never see any boy as brave as me
Yeah I hope that this old railroad delivers me
Well, the truth came out and the church burned down
Daddy's heart stopped on the edge of this town
I'm out here searching for that boy of my own
Don't ever make a judgement if you ain't been shown
Oh the wheels, they spin, they're faster than a speeding
Airplane on a sunny day
And I can't break free cause I can't believe it's me           
So I'll take your bets, I'll try me walking down
A narrow line with a life like mine
And you'll never see any boy as brave as me
Yeah I hope that this old railroad delivers me
Yeah I Dhope that this old railroad delivers me

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Railroads

by Holly Williams

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Capo on 5

Cadd9 G

Well I used to pray to Jesus but I done backslid

D Em

Carrying the burdens of a preacher's kid

Cadd9 G

Drinking at the pulpit and healing them lame

D Em

Daddy was a-riding on the old death train

Cadd9 G

I had me a woman but she took my kid

D Em

When I gambled all our money on a moonshine still

Cadd9 G

Now I drink my whiskey from a beat up flask

D Em

This train done departed and it's goin' fast

Cadd9 G Cadd9 G

Oh the wheels, they spin, they're faster than a speeding

Airplane on a sunny day

Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Em

And I can't break free cause I can't believe it's me

Cadd9 G Cadd9 G

So I'll take your bets, I'll try me walking down

A narrow line with a life like mine

Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Em

And you'll never see any boy as brave as me

Yeah I hope that this old railroad delivers me

Same chords repeat on the rest of the verses/choruses

I found me a lover in a whorehouse wife

She never knew her mama or the money I've known

Don't ever make a judgement if you ain't been shown

You never walked in my shoes, you never understood

Why I was escaping anyway that I could

Nobody knows I'm gonna ride these rails

'Til the dark comes over this prison cell

Oh the wheels, they spin, they're faster than a speeding

Airplane on a sunny day

And I can't break free cause I can't believe it's me

So I'll take your bets, I'll try me walking down

A narrow line with a life like mine

And you'll never see any boy as brave as me

Yeah I hope that this old railroad delivers me

Well, the truth came out and the church burned down

Daddy's heart stopped on the edge of this town

I'm out here searching for that boy of my own

Don't ever make a judgement if you ain't been shown

Oh the wheels, they spin, they're faster than a speeding

Airplane on a sunny day

And I can't break free cause I can't believe it's me

So I'll take your bets, I'll try me walking down

A narrow line with a life like mine

And you'll never see any boy as brave as me

Yeah I hope that this old railroad delivers me

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