Chords for Boxcar Willie --- From A Rolls To The Rails
Tempo:
54.45 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [D] [G]
Once he lived like a king [C] and he had [G] everything.
All the world, they say, lay at [D] his feet.
[G] Yet with all his wealth and fame, [C] he played that [G] cheating game.
And he wound up [D] like a tramp on [G] the street.
He [C] went from a road to the railway, [G] from a mansion to dirty jail.
From a penthouse to the jungle [D] by the dry.
[G] From champagne to cheap wine, [C] right down to [G] his last dime.
Now all he owned is the clothes on his back.
He drove a big fancy car [C] and he smoked [G] big cigars.
Had everything that a man [D] could own.
But [G] while women and sons [C] earned his money,
[G]
and now he rides [D] in a boxcar [G] alone.
He went [C] from a road to the railway, [G] from a mansion to dirty jail.
[G] From a penthouse to the jungle by [D] the dry.
[G] From champagne to cheap wine, [C] right down to his [G] last dime.
Now all he owned is [D] the clothes on [G] his back.
He went from a road to the railway.
[Em]
Once he lived like a king [C] and he had [G] everything.
All the world, they say, lay at [D] his feet.
[G] Yet with all his wealth and fame, [C] he played that [G] cheating game.
And he wound up [D] like a tramp on [G] the street.
He [C] went from a road to the railway, [G] from a mansion to dirty jail.
From a penthouse to the jungle [D] by the dry.
[G] From champagne to cheap wine, [C] right down to [G] his last dime.
Now all he owned is the clothes on his back.
He drove a big fancy car [C] and he smoked [G] big cigars.
Had everything that a man [D] could own.
But [G] while women and sons [C] earned his money,
[G]
and now he rides [D] in a boxcar [G] alone.
He went [C] from a road to the railway, [G] from a mansion to dirty jail.
[G] From a penthouse to the jungle by [D] the dry.
[G] From champagne to cheap wine, [C] right down to his [G] last dime.
Now all he owned is [D] the clothes on [G] his back.
He went from a road to the railway.
[Em]
Key:
G
D
C
Em
G
D
C
Em
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
Once he lived like a king [C] and he had [G] everything.
All the world, they say, lay at [D] his feet. _ _
[G] Yet with all his wealth and fame, [C] he played that [G] cheating game.
And he wound up [D] like a tramp on [G] the street.
He _ _ [C] went from a road to the railway, [G] from a mansion to dirty jail.
From a penthouse to the jungle [D] by the dry. _ _
[G] From champagne to cheap wine, [C] right down to [G] his last dime.
Now all he owned is the clothes on his back.
He _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
drove a big fancy car [C] and he smoked [G] big cigars.
Had everything that a man [D] could own. _
But [G] while women and sons [C] earned his money,
_ [G]
and now he rides [D] in a boxcar [G] alone.
He went [C] from a road to the railway, [G] from a mansion to dirty jail.
[G] From a penthouse to the jungle by [D] the dry. _ _
[G] From champagne to cheap wine, [C] right down to his [G] last dime.
Now all he owned is [D] the clothes on [G] his back.
He went from a road to the railway.
_ [Em] _ _ _
Once he lived like a king [C] and he had [G] everything.
All the world, they say, lay at [D] his feet. _ _
[G] Yet with all his wealth and fame, [C] he played that [G] cheating game.
And he wound up [D] like a tramp on [G] the street.
He _ _ [C] went from a road to the railway, [G] from a mansion to dirty jail.
From a penthouse to the jungle [D] by the dry. _ _
[G] From champagne to cheap wine, [C] right down to [G] his last dime.
Now all he owned is the clothes on his back.
He _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
drove a big fancy car [C] and he smoked [G] big cigars.
Had everything that a man [D] could own. _
But [G] while women and sons [C] earned his money,
_ [G]
and now he rides [D] in a boxcar [G] alone.
He went [C] from a road to the railway, [G] from a mansion to dirty jail.
[G] From a penthouse to the jungle by [D] the dry. _ _
[G] From champagne to cheap wine, [C] right down to his [G] last dime.
Now all he owned is [D] the clothes on [G] his back.
He went from a road to the railway.
_ [Em] _ _ _