Jim Reeves – A Railroad Bum (Guitar)

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[Intro] | C | C | C | C | [Verse 1]
  C                                         G
I used to be a railroad bum a-livin' on the go

                                        C
I rode freights from Canada down to Mexico

                                                      G
From sunny Cal to Minnesota where the rippling waters fall

                                    G7           C
I never seemed to have a dime but I had myself a ball
[Chorus]
                                G
Singin' hi le hi lo he li le li lo

                                           C
I used to be a railroad bum but I'm not anymore
[Verse 2]
                                          G
I walked in the Silver Dollar in Reno one night

                                                               C
I Dropped a quarter in a one armed bandit, the lemons lined up right

                                                          G
Took my winnings then played poker and I won ten thousand more

                                G7         C
I used to be a railroad bum but I'm not anymore
[Chorus]
                                G
Singin' hi le hi lo he li le li lo

                                           C
I used to be a railroad bum but I'm not anymore
[Break] | C | C | C | G | | G | G | G | C | | C | C | C | G | | G | G | G | C | [Verse 3]
     C                                                    G
When cotton's white in Tennessee and shrimp boats sail in Maine

                                                        C
Peach picking time soon will find me ridin' the Georgia train

                                                     G
Cause I get restless when I'm still I guess I always will

                                   G7           C
Want to keep travelin' all my life over another hill
[Chorus]
                                G
Singin' hi le hi lo he li le li lo

                                G7         C
I used to be a railroad bum but I'm not anymore
[Chorus]
                                G
Singin' hi le hi lo he li le li lo

                                           C
I used to be a railroad bum but I'm not anymore
[Outro] | C | C | C | C |