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by Chuck Berry 1959
Capo 1
Intro: 
A
[Verse 1] 
AWell in the heat of the day, down in Mobile, Alabama 
AWorking on the railroad with a steel driving hammer 
DI Got to get some money, buy some brand new shoes 
ATry to find somebody take away these blues 
EShe don't love me here, I'm singing in the sun 
APayday's coming when my work is all done 
A D A E A
[Verse 2]
AWell later in the evening when the sun is sinking low 
AAll day I've been waiting for the whistle to blow 
DSitting in a tee-pee built right on the track 
ARolling them bones 'till the foreman come back 
EPick up your belongings boys and scatter about 
AWe got an off scheduled train coming two miles out 
A D A E A
[Verse 3] 
AEverybody's scrambling and jumping around 
APicking up the money, tear the teep-pee down 
DForeman was in panic, 'bout to go insane 
ATrying to get the workers out the way of the train 
EEngineer blowing the whistle long and long 
ACan't stop the train we got to let it roll on
A D A E A

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Let It Rock

by Chuck Berry

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

by Chuck Berry 1959

Capo 1

Intro:

[Verse 1]

Well in the heat of the day, down in Mobile, Alabama

Working on the railroad with a steel driving hammer

I Got to get some money, buy some brand new shoes

Try to find somebody take away these blues

She don't love me here, I'm singing in the sun

Payday's coming when my work is all done

A D A E A

[Verse 2]

Well later in the evening when the sun is sinking low

All day I've been waiting for the whistle to blow

Sitting in a tee-pee built right on the track

Rolling them bones 'till the foreman come back

Pick up your belongings boys and scatter about

We got an off scheduled train coming two miles out

A D A E A

[Verse 3]

Everybody's scrambling and jumping around

Picking up the money, tear the teep-pee down

Foreman was in panic, 'bout to go insane

Trying to get the workers out the way of the train

Engineer blowing the whistle long and long

Can't stop the train we got to let it roll on

A D A E A

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