Chords for Bernie Heaney, Railroad Bum
Tempo:
99.85 bpm
Chords used:
F
Bb
E
Eb
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Eb] [Ab]
I used to be a railroad bum living [Eb] on the go.
I rode freight from Canada down to [Ab] Mexico.
From sunny Colorado to Minnesota where the rippling [Eb] waters fall.
I never seemed to have a dime but I had [Eb] [Ab] myself a ball.
Thinking highly, hollow, little I, [Eb] little I know.
I used to be a railroad bum but I'm not [Ab] any more.
[E]
[A] I walked into the silver dollar in Reno [E] one night.
Dropped my quarter in the one-armed bandit and the lemons [Am] lined up right.
[A]
Took my winnings, then played poker and I won ten [E] thousand more.
I used to be a railroad bum but I'm not [A] any more.
Thinking highly, hollow, little I, little [E] I know.
I used to be a railroad bum but I'm not [A] any more.
[B]
[E] [A]
[E]
[F]
[Bb] Went cotton wide in Tennessee and shrimp boat [F] sailing Maine.
Beach picking time soon will find me riding on a Georgia [Bb] train.
I get restless when I'm still, I guess I [F] always will.
I want to be traveling all my life over another [Bb] hill.
Thinking highly, hollow, little I, little [F] I know.
I used to be a railroad bum but I'm not [Bb] any more.
Thinking highly, hollow, little I, little [F] I know.
I used to be a railroad bum but I'm not any [Bb] more.
[F] I used to be a railroad bum but I'm not [Bb] any more.
[F] [Bb] [F] [Bb]
I used to be a railroad bum living [Eb] on the go.
I rode freight from Canada down to [Ab] Mexico.
From sunny Colorado to Minnesota where the rippling [Eb] waters fall.
I never seemed to have a dime but I had [Eb] [Ab] myself a ball.
Thinking highly, hollow, little I, [Eb] little I know.
I used to be a railroad bum but I'm not [Ab] any more.
[E]
[A] I walked into the silver dollar in Reno [E] one night.
Dropped my quarter in the one-armed bandit and the lemons [Am] lined up right.
[A]
Took my winnings, then played poker and I won ten [E] thousand more.
I used to be a railroad bum but I'm not [A] any more.
Thinking highly, hollow, little I, little [E] I know.
I used to be a railroad bum but I'm not [A] any more.
[B]
[E] [A]
[E]
[F]
[Bb] Went cotton wide in Tennessee and shrimp boat [F] sailing Maine.
Beach picking time soon will find me riding on a Georgia [Bb] train.
I get restless when I'm still, I guess I [F] always will.
I want to be traveling all my life over another [Bb] hill.
Thinking highly, hollow, little I, little [F] I know.
I used to be a railroad bum but I'm not [Bb] any more.
Thinking highly, hollow, little I, little [F] I know.
I used to be a railroad bum but I'm not any [Bb] more.
[F] I used to be a railroad bum but I'm not [Bb] any more.
[F] [Bb] [F] [Bb]
Key:
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Bb
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Eb
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Bb
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_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I used to be a railroad bum living [Eb] on the go.
I rode freight from Canada down to [Ab] Mexico.
From sunny Colorado to Minnesota where the rippling [Eb] waters fall.
I never seemed to have a dime but I had [Eb] [Ab] myself a ball.
Thinking highly, hollow, little I, [Eb] little I know.
I used to be a railroad bum but I'm not [Ab] any more.
_ [E] _
[A] I walked into the silver dollar in Reno [E] one night.
Dropped my quarter in the one-armed bandit and the lemons [Am] lined up right.
[A]
Took my winnings, then played poker and I won ten [E] thousand more.
I used to be a railroad bum but I'm not [A] any more.
Thinking highly, hollow, little I, little [E] I know.
I used to be a railroad bum but I'm not [A] any more. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Bb] Went cotton wide in Tennessee and shrimp boat [F] sailing Maine.
Beach picking time soon will find me riding on a Georgia [Bb] train.
I get restless when I'm still, I guess I [F] always will.
I want to be traveling all my life over another [Bb] hill.
Thinking highly, hollow, little I, little [F] I know.
I used to be a railroad bum but I'm not [Bb] any more.
Thinking highly, hollow, little I, little [F] I know.
I used to be a railroad bum but I'm not any [Bb] more.
[F] I used to be a railroad bum but I'm not [Bb] any more. _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I used to be a railroad bum living [Eb] on the go.
I rode freight from Canada down to [Ab] Mexico.
From sunny Colorado to Minnesota where the rippling [Eb] waters fall.
I never seemed to have a dime but I had [Eb] [Ab] myself a ball.
Thinking highly, hollow, little I, [Eb] little I know.
I used to be a railroad bum but I'm not [Ab] any more.
_ [E] _
[A] I walked into the silver dollar in Reno [E] one night.
Dropped my quarter in the one-armed bandit and the lemons [Am] lined up right.
[A]
Took my winnings, then played poker and I won ten [E] thousand more.
I used to be a railroad bum but I'm not [A] any more.
Thinking highly, hollow, little I, little [E] I know.
I used to be a railroad bum but I'm not [A] any more. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Bb] Went cotton wide in Tennessee and shrimp boat [F] sailing Maine.
Beach picking time soon will find me riding on a Georgia [Bb] train.
I get restless when I'm still, I guess I [F] always will.
I want to be traveling all my life over another [Bb] hill.
Thinking highly, hollow, little I, little [F] I know.
I used to be a railroad bum but I'm not [Bb] any more.
Thinking highly, hollow, little I, little [F] I know.
I used to be a railroad bum but I'm not any [Bb] more.
[F] I used to be a railroad bum but I'm not [Bb] any more. _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _
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