Chords for Jim Croce - Steel Rail Blues (Gordon Lightfoot Cover)
Tempo:
89.45 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
G
A
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
[A] [C] I [C] found a man late last night, a letter from a gal who found the [F] time to ride, to a lonely
boy somewhere [C] in the night.
[F] Sent me a railroad ticket to take her to [C] her loving arms, and [Am] the steel rail's gonna [G] carry
me home to [C] the one I love.
[A]
[F] [Em] [F] [G]
[C] [A] [C] [D]
[C] Well I've been uptight most every night, walking around the streets of [F] this old town, not a
friend around to tell my [C] troubles to.
[F] Good old car, a done boat bound, just drove it [C] to the ground, and the [Am] big steel rail's
gonna [G] carry me home to [C] the one I love.
[A]
Well look over yonder, cross that plain, [C] big drive wheel is coming [F] around the town, I'm
gonna get on board and I'll be [C] homeward bound.
[F] I ain't had a home cooked meal, Lord I [Am] need one now, and the big steel rail's gonna [G] carry
me home to the [C] one I love.
[A]
[F] [Em] [F] [G]
[C] [A]
[C] Well here I [D] stand, hat in my [C] hand, walking down a big highway, can you [F] give a ride, to
a lonely boy who missed the train [C] last night.
[F] I went in town for one last round, I gambled my [C] ticket away, and the big [Am] steel rail's gonna
[G] carry me home to the [C] one I love.
[A] [F] [Em] [F] [G]
[C] [A] [F] [Em]
[F] [G] [C] [G]
[Am] [G] [E]
boy somewhere [C] in the night.
[F] Sent me a railroad ticket to take her to [C] her loving arms, and [Am] the steel rail's gonna [G] carry
me home to [C] the one I love.
[A]
[F] [Em] [F] [G]
[C] [A] [C] [D]
[C] Well I've been uptight most every night, walking around the streets of [F] this old town, not a
friend around to tell my [C] troubles to.
[F] Good old car, a done boat bound, just drove it [C] to the ground, and the [Am] big steel rail's
gonna [G] carry me home to [C] the one I love.
[A]
Well look over yonder, cross that plain, [C] big drive wheel is coming [F] around the town, I'm
gonna get on board and I'll be [C] homeward bound.
[F] I ain't had a home cooked meal, Lord I [Am] need one now, and the big steel rail's gonna [G] carry
me home to the [C] one I love.
[A]
[F] [Em] [F] [G]
[C] [A]
[C] Well here I [D] stand, hat in my [C] hand, walking down a big highway, can you [F] give a ride, to
a lonely boy who missed the train [C] last night.
[F] I went in town for one last round, I gambled my [C] ticket away, and the big [Am] steel rail's gonna
[G] carry me home to the [C] one I love.
[A] [F] [Em] [F] [G]
[C] [A] [F] [Em]
[F] [G] [C] [G]
[Am] [G] [E]
Key:
C
F
G
A
Am
C
F
G
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ I _ [C] found a man late last night, a letter from a gal who found the [F] time to ride, to a lonely
boy somewhere [C] in the night.
[F] Sent me a railroad ticket to take her to [C] her loving arms, and [Am] the steel rail's gonna [G] carry
me home to [C] the one I love.
[A] _
_ [F] _ _ [Em] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
[C] Well I've been uptight most every night, walking around the streets of [F] this old town, not a
friend around to tell my [C] troubles to.
[F] Good old car, a done boat bound, just drove it [C] to the ground, and the [Am] big steel rail's
gonna [G] carry me home to [C] the one I love.
[A] _
Well look over yonder, cross that plain, [C] big drive wheel is coming [F] around the town, I'm
gonna get on board and I'll be [C] homeward bound.
[F] I ain't had a home cooked meal, Lord I [Am] need one now, and the big steel rail's gonna [G] carry
me home to the [C] one I love.
[A] _
_ [F] _ _ [Em] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[C] Well here I [D] stand, hat in my [C] hand, walking down a big highway, can you [F] give a ride, to
a lonely boy who missed the train [C] last night.
[F] I went in town for one last round, I gambled my [C] ticket away, and the big [Am] steel rail's gonna
[G] carry me home to the [C] one I love.
[A] _ _ [F] _ _ [Em] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ [F] _ _ [Em] _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ [Am] _ [G] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
boy somewhere [C] in the night.
[F] Sent me a railroad ticket to take her to [C] her loving arms, and [Am] the steel rail's gonna [G] carry
me home to [C] the one I love.
[A] _
_ [F] _ _ [Em] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
[C] Well I've been uptight most every night, walking around the streets of [F] this old town, not a
friend around to tell my [C] troubles to.
[F] Good old car, a done boat bound, just drove it [C] to the ground, and the [Am] big steel rail's
gonna [G] carry me home to [C] the one I love.
[A] _
Well look over yonder, cross that plain, [C] big drive wheel is coming [F] around the town, I'm
gonna get on board and I'll be [C] homeward bound.
[F] I ain't had a home cooked meal, Lord I [Am] need one now, and the big steel rail's gonna [G] carry
me home to the [C] one I love.
[A] _
_ [F] _ _ [Em] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[C] Well here I [D] stand, hat in my [C] hand, walking down a big highway, can you [F] give a ride, to
a lonely boy who missed the train [C] last night.
[F] I went in town for one last round, I gambled my [C] ticket away, and the big [Am] steel rail's gonna
[G] carry me home to the [C] one I love.
[A] _ _ [F] _ _ [Em] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ [F] _ _ [Em] _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ [Am] _ [G] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _