Grand Funk Railroad – The Railroad (Guitar)

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As recorded by Grand Funk Railroad (From the 1973 Album WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND) [Intro] Am Bm C Am Bm C Bm Am Bm Cmaj7 Bm Am Bm Cmaj7 Bm Am Bm C [Verse 1]
Am7     Bm         Cmaj7       Bm
Up each morning at five o'clock

Am7           Bm                 C            Bm
Seem like the noon-day sun ain't never gonna' stop

Am7         Bm        C        Bm
The work is hard in a railroad yard

Am7              Bm               C            Bm
Hey, hey, gotta' make it today to punch a time card

               Am7
Workin' on the railroad
[Chorus]
                  Bm            C           Bm
Oh, you know, the railroad is a mighty good line

Am7                  Bm        C        Bm
Come on and ride the railroad, one more time

Am7               Bm            C           Bm
Oh, you know, the railroad is a mighty good line

Am7                  Bm        C        Bm
Come on and ride the railroad, one more time
[Guitar Solo] Am7 Bm C G Am7 Bm C G [Verse 2]
Am7    Bm               C       Bm
Dirt and sweat, runnin' down my back

               Am7
Workin' on the railroad

             Bm                   C        Bm
Work all day long up and down the railroad tracks

               Am7
Workin' on the railroad

                  Bm            C          Bm
I'm a God fearing man, and with many I stand

Bm
Workin' on the railroad

         Am7            Bm           C       Bm
And with God we've been working, all hand in hand

               Am7
Workin' on the railroad
[Chorus]
                  Bm            C           Bm
Oh, you know, the railroad is a mighty good line

Am7                  Bm        C        Bm
Come on and ride the railroad, one more time

Am7               Bm            C           Bm
Oh, you know, the railroad is a mighty good line

Am7                  Bm        C        Bm
Come on and ride the railroad, one more time
[Interlude] Am7 Bm C Bm C Am7 Bm C B Am7 Bm C B Am7 Bm C N.C. G [Guitar Solo] Am7 D Am C Am7 G Am7 D Am7 D Am7 [Interlude] D C Dm Am D C Dm Am D C N.C. [Organ & Guitar Solo] Am G C Am7 Bm C Am C Am7 Bm C Am Bm C G Am G C Am7 Bm C D Am Bm C D Am7 Bm C [Chorus]
Am7               Bm            C           Bm
Oh, you know, the railroad is a mighty good line

               Am7
Workin' on the railroad

                     Bm        C        Bm
Come on and ride the railroad, one more time

               Am7
Workin' on the railroad

                  Bm            C           Bm
Oh, you know, the railroad is a mighty good line

Am7                  Bm        C        Bm
Come on and ride the railroad, one more time
[Outro] Am Bm C G