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Railroad Lady

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[Intro]
 C G C
[Chorus 1]
CShe's a rFailroad lady, just a Clittle bit shady
Gspendin' her days on the tCrain
She's a seFmi-good-looker but the Cfast rails they took her
now she's Gtryin', tryin' to G7get home Cagain
[Verse 1]
CSouth station in Boston, to the sFtock yards of CAustin
from the Florida sunshine, to the New Orlean's Grain
CNow that the rail packs have tFaken the best tCracks 
She's tGryin', tryin' to G7get home aCgain
[Chorus 2]
She's a Frailroad lady, just a lCittle bit shady
sGpendin' her days on the tCrain
Once a FPullman car traveller, the swCitchmen won't have her
She's tGryin, just tryin' to G7get home aCgain
[Verse 2]
OncCe a high ballin loner, tFhought he could Cown her
he Cbought her a fur coat and a big diamond Gring
but she Chocked them for cold cash  in a Ftown on the CWabash
NCever thinkin', never thinkin' of Ghome way back Cthen
[Verse 3]
BDut the rails are now rusty, and the dGining cars dDusty
aDnd the gold plated watches have taken their Atoll
And Dthe railroads are dyin', and the lGady is cDryin'
on a Dbus to Kentucky at Ahome that's her Dgoal
[Chorus 3]
She's a Grailroad lady, just a Dlittle bit shady
Aspendin' her days on the tDrain
She's a Gsemi-good-looker but the Dfast rails they took her
now she's Atryin', tryin' to A7get home aDgain
On a Abus to Kentucky at Ghome Aonce DagainA  D  

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Railroad Lady

by Willie Nelson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C G C

[Chorus 1]

C F C

She's a railroad lady, just a little bit shady

G C

spendin' her days on the train

F C

She's a semi-good-looker but the fast rails they took her

G G7 C

now she's tryin', tryin' to get home again

[Verse 1]

C F C

South station in Boston, to the stock yards of Austin

from the Florida sunshine, to the New Orlean's rain

C F C

Now that the rail packs have taken the best tracks

G G7 C

She's tryin', tryin' to get home again

[Chorus 2]

F C

She's a railroad lady, just a little bit shady

G C

spendin' her days on the train

F C

Once a Pullman car traveller, the switchmen won't have her

G G7 C

She's tryin, just tryin' to get home again

[Verse 2]

C F C

Once a high ballin loner, thought he could own her

C G

he bought her a fur coat and a big diamond ring

C F C

but she hocked them for cold cash in a town on the Wabash

C G C

Never thinkin', never thinkin' of home way back then

[Verse 3]

D G D

But the rails are now rusty, and the dining cars dusty

D A

and the gold plated watches have taken their toll

D G D

And the railroads are dyin', and the lady is cryin'

D A D

on a bus to Kentucky at home that's her goal

[Chorus 3]

G D

She's a railroad lady, just a little bit shady

A D

spendin' her days on the train

G D

She's a semi-good-looker but the fast rails they took her

A A7 D

now she's tryin', tryin' to get home again

A G A D A D

On a bus to Kentucky at home once again

About Railroad Lady Chords by Willie Nelson

Learn how to play Railroad Lady by Willie Nelson with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Railroad Lady chords”, “Railroad Lady guitar chords”, or “Willie Nelson Railroad Lady chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Railroad Lady chords and for experienced players who want accurate Railroad Lady lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, G, F, G7, D, A.

FAQ — Railroad Lady by Willie Nelson

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What key is "Railroad Lady" in?

The chords for "Railroad Lady" show the original chord names (including C, G, F, G7, D, A). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.