Johnny Cash – Ive Been Working On The Railroad (Guitar)

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[Intro] n.c Down at the station early in the morning See the little pufferbellies all in a row Some folks go to work and others take vacations One took Melinda to Cal-i-for-ni-o Oh don't go Melinda, please don't go You didn't see the teacake I brung you from the fair
[Walk up]    C
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[Verse 1]
C                                C7 F                 C
I've been workin' on the railroad   all the live long day

C                                          D              G
I've been workin' on the railroad, just to pass the time away

G7                          C         F                      C
Can't you hear the whistle blowin'?  Rise up so early in the morn

F                          C                G        C
Can't you hear the captain shoutin'? "Dinah blow your horn!"
[Verse 2]
C                     F
Dinah won't you blow, Dinah won't you blow

G                         C
Dinah won't you blow your horn

C                     F
Dinah won't you blow, Dinah won't you blow

G                         C
Dinah won't you blow your horn
[Key change to D] (play the same strumming and switch to a D chord) [Verse 3]
D
Someone's in the kitchen with Dinah

D                          A
Someone's in the kitchen I know

D                D7           G
Someone's in the kitchen with Dinah

A                A7      D
Strummin' on the old banjo

[Verse 4]
           D
A-playin' fee fi fiddle-y-i-o

D                 A
Fee fi fiddle-y-i-o-o-o-o

D     D7   G
Fee fi    fiddle-y-i-o

A                A7      D
Strummin' on the old banjo
[Strum once] D C [Outro]
C            C
Some go to work and

G7           C
others take vacations

C               C
One of 'em took Melinda

  G7            C
to Cal-i-for-ni-o