Chords for big steel rail blues
Tempo:
121.35 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
G
Am
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bm] [Am] [C]
[Am] [G] [C]
Well, I got my mail late last night, a letter from a girl who found the [F] time to write.
To her lonesome boy somewhere [C] in the night.
[F] Sent me a railroad ticket to take to her [C] loving aunt and big [Am] still real wanna [G] carry me home to the [C] girl.
Well, I've been out here many long days, I haven't found a place that I could [F] call my own.
Not a too big bed to lay my [C] body on.
[F] Been still up, been shut down, been dragged into the [C] sand.
And the big still [Am] real wanna carry [G] me home to the girl [C] I love.
[G] [F] [Em]
[C] [F]
[Am] [G] [C]
Been uptight most every night, walking along the streets of this [F] old town.
Not a friend around to tell my [C] troubles to.
[F] Stood old car, she done broke down, cause I drove it into the [C] ground.
And the [Am] big still real wanna carry [G] me home to the girl [C] I love.
[G] [C] [A] [C]
Well, I'm looking for yonder across the plain, and the big still is a-pounding along [F] the ground.
I'm gonna get on board and I'll be [C] homeward bound.
[F] I ain't had a home cook meal, I sure don't need one now.
And the big [Am] still real wanna carry [G] me home to the girl I [C] love.
[E] [G]
[C]
Well, here I am with my hat in my hand, standing on the broad highway, we [F] give a ride.
To a lonesome boy who missed the [C] train last night.
[F] I waited in town for one last round, then I gambled my [C] ticket away.
And the big [Am] still real wanna [G] carry me home to the girl [C] I love.
[A] [F] [Em]
[Am] [G] [C]
[F] [Em] [C]
[A] [F] [G]
[Am] [A] [C]
[F] [Am] [C]
[A] [G]
[E] [C] [E]
[Am] [G] [C]
Well, I got my mail late last night, a letter from a girl who found the [F] time to write.
To her lonesome boy somewhere [C] in the night.
[F] Sent me a railroad ticket to take to her [C] loving aunt and big [Am] still real wanna [G] carry me home to the [C] girl.
Well, I've been out here many long days, I haven't found a place that I could [F] call my own.
Not a too big bed to lay my [C] body on.
[F] Been still up, been shut down, been dragged into the [C] sand.
And the big still [Am] real wanna carry [G] me home to the girl [C] I love.
[G] [F] [Em]
[C] [F]
[Am] [G] [C]
Been uptight most every night, walking along the streets of this [F] old town.
Not a friend around to tell my [C] troubles to.
[F] Stood old car, she done broke down, cause I drove it into the [C] ground.
And the [Am] big still real wanna carry [G] me home to the girl [C] I love.
[G] [C] [A] [C]
Well, I'm looking for yonder across the plain, and the big still is a-pounding along [F] the ground.
I'm gonna get on board and I'll be [C] homeward bound.
[F] I ain't had a home cook meal, I sure don't need one now.
And the big [Am] still real wanna carry [G] me home to the girl I [C] love.
[E] [G]
[C]
Well, here I am with my hat in my hand, standing on the broad highway, we [F] give a ride.
To a lonesome boy who missed the [C] train last night.
[F] I waited in town for one last round, then I gambled my [C] ticket away.
And the big [Am] still real wanna [G] carry me home to the girl [C] I love.
[A] [F] [Em]
[Am] [G] [C]
[F] [Em] [C]
[A] [F] [G]
[Am] [A] [C]
[F] [Am] [C]
[A] [G]
[E] [C] [E]
Key:
C
F
G
Am
A
C
F
G
_ _ [Bm] _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Am] _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ _
Well, I got my mail late last night, a letter from a girl who found the [F] time to write.
To her lonesome boy somewhere [C] in the night.
[F] Sent me a railroad ticket to take to her [C] loving aunt and big [Am] still real wanna [G] carry me home to the [C] girl. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Well, I've been out here many long days, I haven't found a place that I could [F] call my own.
Not a too big bed to lay my [C] body on.
[F] Been still up, been shut down, been dragged into the [C] sand.
And the big still [Am] real wanna carry [G] me home to the girl [C] I love. _ _
[G] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Been uptight most every night, walking along the streets of this [F] old town.
Not a friend around to tell my [C] troubles to.
[F] Stood old car, she done broke down, cause I drove it into the [C] ground.
And the [Am] big still real wanna carry [G] me home to the girl [C] I love. _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C] _
_ Well, I'm looking for yonder across the plain, and the big still is a-pounding along [F] the ground.
I'm gonna get on board and I'll be [C] homeward bound.
[F] I ain't had a home cook meal, I sure don't need one now.
And the big [Am] still real wanna carry [G] me home to the girl I [C] love.
_ [E] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
Well, here I am with my hat in my hand, standing on the broad highway, we [F] give a ride.
To a lonesome boy who missed the [C] train last night.
[F] I waited in town for one last round, then I gambled my [C] ticket away.
And the big [Am] still real wanna [G] carry me home to the girl [C] I love.
[A] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [A] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ _
Well, I got my mail late last night, a letter from a girl who found the [F] time to write.
To her lonesome boy somewhere [C] in the night.
[F] Sent me a railroad ticket to take to her [C] loving aunt and big [Am] still real wanna [G] carry me home to the [C] girl. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Well, I've been out here many long days, I haven't found a place that I could [F] call my own.
Not a too big bed to lay my [C] body on.
[F] Been still up, been shut down, been dragged into the [C] sand.
And the big still [Am] real wanna carry [G] me home to the girl [C] I love. _ _
[G] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Been uptight most every night, walking along the streets of this [F] old town.
Not a friend around to tell my [C] troubles to.
[F] Stood old car, she done broke down, cause I drove it into the [C] ground.
And the [Am] big still real wanna carry [G] me home to the girl [C] I love. _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C] _
_ Well, I'm looking for yonder across the plain, and the big still is a-pounding along [F] the ground.
I'm gonna get on board and I'll be [C] homeward bound.
[F] I ain't had a home cook meal, I sure don't need one now.
And the big [Am] still real wanna carry [G] me home to the girl I [C] love.
_ [E] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
Well, here I am with my hat in my hand, standing on the broad highway, we [F] give a ride.
To a lonesome boy who missed the [C] train last night.
[F] I waited in town for one last round, then I gambled my [C] ticket away.
And the big [Am] still real wanna [G] carry me home to the girl [C] I love.
[A] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [A] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [E] _ _ _