Jim Croce – Railroad Song (Guitar)
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Chords
[Intro]
D Dsus2 D Dsus2 D Dsus2 D
[Verse 1]
D Bm G D Dsus2 When I was a boy in the days of the train, D Bm A I'd sit by the tracks on a long summer day, G D Dsus2 And I'd wave at the brakeman, and he'd wave back at me, D Bm A D Dsus2 While the thunderclouds rolled out of East Tennessee.
[Verse 2]
Bm G D Dsus2 But the dreams of a boy disappear when you're grown, D Bm A And though I may dream, the railroads are gone, G D Dsus2 The ties, they are rotting, and the tracks shot to hell, D Bm A D Dsus4 Along with my dreams and the old railroad bell.
[Chorus]
D G A D Dsus2 In my dreams I ride the rails to California, D G A D Dsus2 Workin' diners and farms along the way, D G A D Dsus2 Or I'd hop a ride to hide across the border, D G A D With a black-eyed girl beside me all the way.
[Verse 3]
N.C. Bm G D Dsus2 But now the mountains are silent, and the railroads are gone, D Bm A And the coal towns no longer hear the miners at dawn, G D Dsus2 But the train whistle shrills out her memories to me, D Bm A D Dsus4 While the thunderclouds roll out of East Tennessee.
[Chorus]
D G A D Dsus2 In my dreams I ride the rails to California, D G A D Dsus2 Workin' diners and farms along the way, D G A D Dsus2 Or I'd hop a ride to hide across the border, D G A D With a black-eyed girl beside me all the way.
[Verse 4]
N.C. Bm G D Dsus2 But now the mountains are silent, and the railroads are gone, D Bm A And the coal towns no longer hear the miners at dawn, G D But the train whistle shrills out her memories to me, Bm A D While the thunderclouds roll out of East Tennessee.