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[Verse 1]
FHundrBbed liFsts of reasons I keep 'round
BbWhy I never had a family
FWhy I couldn't settle down
BbWhy I'd FsooDmner in the mirror see a hobo lookin' low
GmBut thDme reBbasons Fnow escape me as I walk the iron road
[Verse 2]
FLike Bba lot Fof kids I left my boyhood home
BbWorked Fa little on the railroad, Worked a little travelin' on
BbTil the FcloDmsest that I ever got to an address or a phone
GmWas thDme daBby I sFpent my last two bits on a one page letter home
[Bridge]
BbAt 21 mFy arches lay down flat
Gm22 I sDmtarted takin' loans
BbBut if the tDmrain will come I'll wipe the box car dirt from off my bones
BbAnd I'll cursFe the wheels that roll me, roll me down that iron road
[Chorus]
BbIron road, iFron roadA, you'lBbl never Fgive up the gold
GmI spenDmt 24 hours today lookin' back and feelin' low
Bb24 hours oFf lookin' back can kill you, I've been told
[Verse 3]
FAt 60 mBby dad Fleft his boyhood town
BbWithin a Fyear our mother followed him to higher ground
BbAnd I'll Fbe Dmnext to join 'em soon as I see that engine roll
GmGonna Dmlay Bbmy heFad on the railroad bed and leave that iron road (2x)

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Iron Road

by Old 97's

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Verse 1]

F Bb F

Hundred lists of reasons I keep 'round

Why I never had a family

Why I couldn't settle down

Bb F Dm

Why I'd sooner in the mirror see a hobo lookin' low

Gm Dm Bb F

But the reasons now escape me as I walk the iron road

[Verse 2]

F Bb F

Like a lot of kids I left my boyhood home

Bb F

Worked a little on the railroad, Worked a little travelin' on

Bb F Dm

Til the closest that I ever got to an address or a phone

Gm Dm Bb F

Was the day I spent my last two bits on a one page letter home

[Bridge]

Bb F

At 21 my arches lay down flat

Gm Dm

22 I started takin' loans

Bb Dm

But if the train will come I'll wipe the box car dirt from off my bones

Bb F

And I'll curse the wheels that roll me, roll me down that iron road

[Chorus]

Bb F A Bb F

Iron road, iron road, you'll never give up the gold

Gm Dm

I spent 24 hours today lookin' back and feelin' low

Bb F

24 hours of lookin' back can kill you, I've been told

[Verse 3]

F Bb F

At 60 my dad left his boyhood town

Bb F

Within a year our mother followed him to higher ground

Bb F Dm

And I'll be next to join 'em soon as I see that engine roll

Gm Dm Bb F

Gonna lay my head on the railroad bed and leave that iron road (2x)

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