Chords for Grateful Dead - "Big Railroad Blues" - Grateful Dead 'Skull & Roses' (1971)
Tempo:
147.35 bpm
Chords used:
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D
E
Am
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em] [A]
Well, my mama told me, my papa told me too.
[D] Well, my mama told me, my papa told [A] me too.
Well, [E] I shouldn't be [D] here trying to sing these [A] railroad blues.
Wish I had listened more what mama said.
[D]
Well, [A]
[E] I wouldn't be [D] here trying to sleep in that [E] cold out bed.
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[Am] [D]
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[D] [Am] [A]
Well, I went to the depot, I never got there on time.
[D] Went to the depot, never got [A] there on time.
[E] Had a train drawing down, [D] she'd be [B] rolling [A] down the line.
Mr.
J, go away now, don't tell me no lies.
[D] Mr.
J, go away now, don't tell me [A] no lies.
[E] When the train come [D] down, she'd be rolling down [A] the line.
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[A] [Am] [A]
Well, my mama told me, my papa told me too.
[D] Well, my mama told me, my papa [A] told me too.
I [E] shouldn't be here [D] trying to sing these [A] railroad blues.
Wish I had listened more what mama said.
[D] Wish I hadn't listened more what mama [A] said.
Well, [E] I wouldn't be here [D] trying to sleep in this cold [A] out bed.
[F#m] [A]
[N]
Well, my mama told me, my papa told me too.
[D] Well, my mama told me, my papa told [A] me too.
Well, [E] I shouldn't be [D] here trying to sing these [A] railroad blues.
Wish I had listened more what mama said.
[D]
Well, [A]
[E] I wouldn't be [D] here trying to sleep in that [E] cold out bed.
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[Am] [D]
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[D] [Am] [A]
Well, I went to the depot, I never got there on time.
[D] Went to the depot, never got [A] there on time.
[E] Had a train drawing down, [D] she'd be [B] rolling [A] down the line.
Mr.
J, go away now, don't tell me no lies.
[D] Mr.
J, go away now, don't tell me [A] no lies.
[E] When the train come [D] down, she'd be rolling down [A] the line.
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[D] [G] [A]
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[A] [Am] [A]
Well, my mama told me, my papa told me too.
[D] Well, my mama told me, my papa [A] told me too.
I [E] shouldn't be here [D] trying to sing these [A] railroad blues.
Wish I had listened more what mama said.
[D] Wish I hadn't listened more what mama [A] said.
Well, [E] I wouldn't be here [D] trying to sleep in this cold [A] out bed.
[F#m] [A]
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_ _ _ _ _ Well, my mama told me, my papa told me too.
_ _ _ _ [D] Well, my mama told me, my papa told [A] me too.
_ _ _ _ Well, [E] I shouldn't be [D] here trying to sing these [A] railroad blues.
_ _ _ _ Wish I had listened more what mama said. _
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_ Well, _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] I wouldn't be [D] here trying to sleep in that [E] cold out bed.
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_ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ Well, I went to the depot, I never got there on time.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] Went to the depot, never got [A] there on time.
_ _ _ _ [E] Had a train drawing down, [D] she'd be [B] rolling [A] down the line. _
_ _ _ _ Mr.
J, go away now, don't tell me no lies.
_ _ _ _ [D] Mr.
J, go away now, don't tell me [A] no lies. _
_ _ _ _ [E] When the train come [D] down, she'd be rolling down [A] the line. _
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_ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Well, my mama told me, my papa told me too.
_ _ _ _ [D] Well, my mama told me, my papa [A] told me too.
I _ _ _ [E] _ shouldn't be here [D] trying to sing these [A] railroad blues.
_ _ _ _ Wish I had listened more what mama said.
_ _ _ _ [D] Wish I hadn't listened more what mama [A] said.
_ _ _ _ Well, [E] I wouldn't be here [D] trying to sleep in this cold [A] out bed.
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_ _ _ _ _ Well, my mama told me, my papa told me too.
_ _ _ _ [D] Well, my mama told me, my papa told [A] me too.
_ _ _ _ Well, [E] I shouldn't be [D] here trying to sing these [A] railroad blues.
_ _ _ _ Wish I had listened more what mama said. _
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_ Well, _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] I wouldn't be [D] here trying to sleep in that [E] cold out bed.
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_ _ _ Well, I went to the depot, I never got there on time.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] Went to the depot, never got [A] there on time.
_ _ _ _ [E] Had a train drawing down, [D] she'd be [B] rolling [A] down the line. _
_ _ _ _ Mr.
J, go away now, don't tell me no lies.
_ _ _ _ [D] Mr.
J, go away now, don't tell me [A] no lies. _
_ _ _ _ [E] When the train come [D] down, she'd be rolling down [A] the line. _
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_ _ _ _ Well, my mama told me, my papa told me too.
_ _ _ _ [D] Well, my mama told me, my papa [A] told me too.
I _ _ _ [E] _ shouldn't be here [D] trying to sing these [A] railroad blues.
_ _ _ _ Wish I had listened more what mama said.
_ _ _ _ [D] Wish I hadn't listened more what mama [A] said.
_ _ _ _ Well, [E] I wouldn't be here [D] trying to sleep in this cold [A] out bed.
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