Chords for LONNIE DONEGAN - ROCK ISLAND LINE (RE RECORDED 1978)
Tempo:
125.1 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
Dm
A
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
This year the story about the [D] Rock Island line Rock Island on the railroad line runs down into New Orleans
And just outside of New Orleans is a [D] big tall game [Gm] [D]
and all the trains that go through the gate gotta pay the man some money
Unless of course they got certain things on board
Then they're okay.
Don't have to pay the man
[C#] [D]
[Dm] Right now we see a train coming on down the line
There's blue
[D]
When you get up near the target the depot agent shout down to the driver
What's got on board daddy in the driver sing him right on up the man tell them what he got on board
You do a sing I?
got pigs
I've got [Dm] sheep
You know I [D] got horses
I got all that [Dm] stuff darling.
I [D] got
[Bm]
[D]
[Dm]
You don't have to pay me nothing just get him right on
So train [D] going down to the target as she go through she gather up a little bit
[Dm]
[D]
[B]
I'm gonna rock on
[G] Well, [D] I [G]
[B] [D] [E] may be right and I may [A] be wrong you're gonna [D] miss me when I'm
[G] [D] [G]
[D]
[Am] [D]
I'm
[A]
[G] [D] [G]
[D]
[Dm]
[D] [Dm]
[D#] [A] [D]
[G] [D]
[A] [D]
[G] [D] [G]
[D]
[G]
[D] [G]
I
[A]
[D]
[Dm]
[D]
And just outside of New Orleans is a [D] big tall game [Gm] [D]
and all the trains that go through the gate gotta pay the man some money
Unless of course they got certain things on board
Then they're okay.
Don't have to pay the man
[C#] [D]
[Dm] Right now we see a train coming on down the line
There's blue
[D]
When you get up near the target the depot agent shout down to the driver
What's got on board daddy in the driver sing him right on up the man tell them what he got on board
You do a sing I?
got pigs
I've got [Dm] sheep
You know I [D] got horses
I got all that [Dm] stuff darling.
I [D] got
[Bm]
[D]
[Dm]
You don't have to pay me nothing just get him right on
So train [D] going down to the target as she go through she gather up a little bit
[Dm]
[D]
[B]
I'm gonna rock on
[G] Well, [D] I [G]
[B] [D] [E] may be right and I may [A] be wrong you're gonna [D] miss me when I'm
[G] [D] [G]
[D]
[Am] [D]
I'm
[A]
[G] [D] [G]
[D]
[Dm]
[D] [Dm]
[D#] [A] [D]
[G] [D]
[A] [D]
[G] [D] [G]
[D]
[G]
[D] [G]
I
[A]
[D]
[Dm]
[D]
Key:
D
G
Dm
A
B
D
G
Dm
_ _ This year the story about the [D] Rock Island line _ _ _ _ Rock Island on the railroad line runs down into New Orleans _ _
And just outside of New Orleans is a [D] big tall game [Gm] _ [D]
and _ all the trains that go through the gate gotta pay the man some money
_ _ _ Unless of course they got certain things on board
_ Then they're okay.
Don't have to pay the man
_ [C#] _ [D] _
_ [Dm] Right now we see a train coming on down the line
_ _ There's blue
[D] _ _
_ When you get up near the target the depot agent shout down to the driver _ _ _ _
_ _ What's got on board daddy in the driver sing him right on up the man tell them what he got on board
You do a sing I?
got pigs _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I've got [Dm] sheep _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ You know I [D] got horses _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I _ got all that [Dm] stuff darling. _ _
_ _ I [D] got _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ You _ _ don't have to pay me nothing just get him right on _
_ _ So train [D] going down to the target as _ she go through she gather up a little bit _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm gonna rock on _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] Well, [D] I _ [G] _ _
[B] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] may be right and I may [A] be wrong you're gonna [D] miss me when I'm _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I'm _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D#] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
And just outside of New Orleans is a [D] big tall game [Gm] _ [D]
and _ all the trains that go through the gate gotta pay the man some money
_ _ _ Unless of course they got certain things on board
_ Then they're okay.
Don't have to pay the man
_ [C#] _ [D] _
_ [Dm] Right now we see a train coming on down the line
_ _ There's blue
[D] _ _
_ When you get up near the target the depot agent shout down to the driver _ _ _ _
_ _ What's got on board daddy in the driver sing him right on up the man tell them what he got on board
You do a sing I?
got pigs _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I've got [Dm] sheep _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ You know I [D] got horses _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I _ got all that [Dm] stuff darling. _ _
_ _ I [D] got _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ You _ _ don't have to pay me nothing just get him right on _
_ _ So train [D] going down to the target as _ she go through she gather up a little bit _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm gonna rock on _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] Well, [D] I _ [G] _ _
[B] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] may be right and I may [A] be wrong you're gonna [D] miss me when I'm _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I'm _ _ _
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_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[D#] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
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