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[Intro]
G C G C G C
GWell, yeah, yeah, yeah, one of these mornings, it won't be long
Captain's gonna call and I'll be gone, I'll be nine hundred Dmiles away from Ghome
[Verse 1]
Well, you can Gcount the days I'm gone, you can tell the train I'm on
You can hear the whistle Dblow as she rolls Gby
She rolls Cby, she rolls Gby, hear the whistle Dblow as she rolls Gby
[Verse 2]
My Golden shoes are worn, my olden clothes are torn
And I hate to go Dhome now this-aG-way
This-aC-way, this-aG-way, hate to go Dhome this-aC-way
[Instrumental]
G G G D G
C G G D G
[Verse 3]
Well, if my GMama she says so, I'll railroad no more
I'll side-track my Dtrain and go Ghome
And go Chome, and go Ghome, side-track my Dtrain and go Chome
[Instrumental]
G G G D G
C G G D G
[Verse 4]
If I Gdie a Railroad Man, I want to be buried in the sand
So I can hear old No. D9 as she rolls Gby
She rolls Cby, she rolls Gby
Hear old No. D9 as she rollGs bCy, Goh CyeaGh, Cyeah, DooCoohG  

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Railroad Man

by Blackfoot

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[Intro]

G C G C G C

Well, yeah, yeah, yeah, one of these mornings, it won't be long

D G

Captain's gonna call and I'll be gone, I'll be nine hundred miles away from home

[Verse 1]

Well, you can count the days I'm gone, you can tell the train I'm on

D G

You can hear the whistle blow as she rolls by

C G D G

She rolls by, she rolls by, hear the whistle blow as she rolls by

[Verse 2]

My olden shoes are worn, my olden clothes are torn

D G

And I hate to go home now this-a-way

C G D C

This-a-way, this-a-way, hate to go home this-a-way

[Instrumental]

G G G D G

C G G D G

[Verse 3]

Well, if my Mama she says so, I'll railroad no more

D G

I'll side-track my train and go home

C G D C

And go home, and go home, side-track my train and go home

[Instrumental]

G G G D G

C G G D G

[Verse 4]

If I die a Railroad Man, I want to be buried in the sand

D G

So I can hear old No. 9 as she rolls by

C G

She rolls by, she rolls by

D G C G C G C D C G

Hear old No. 9 as she rolls by, oh yeah, yeah, ooooh

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