Chords for Lynyrd Skynyrd - Railroad Song - 4/27/1975 - Winterland (Official)
Tempo:
147.75 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Am
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm] It's a [Dm] new number and [G] [D] it's [E] about a hobo on a train.
It's called a [Bm] railroad song.
[G]
A
[Am] [G]
[C] jumped [G] off a black Scott down around Tennessee.
I was cold and tired and dirty, hungry as I could be.
[C] But I had my guitar and a hundred railroad songs.
[G] So I asked a policeman, can I stay here long?
[F] He [A] said, Mr.
[G] Hobo, [C] you've got to go [D] now.
[Am] Don't want you [D] around.
[G] [C] See, I'm trying to build me a respectable town.
You don't need a hobo like you hanging [G] around.
Well, I left the town, Lord, I had my guitar in my hand.
Still cold and tired, got a man at the van.
[C] But this life I chose to live, sometimes strange.
[G] See, I'm trying to learn about the old [C] [G] music
from riding the train.
[A] [G] I'm a [C] hobo, I [D] know, [C] that's a fast [D] out there.
[G] [C] Guess I'll write me another song while I'm on my way.
I'm on Jump Me Eighth Grade train.
This is what I say.
[G] So, you to train, take me away.
Oh, I hear the train a [C] coming.
You
[G]
to train.
[F]
[G] [C]
[G]
[Gm] [G]
[C]
[G] I'm a ride the train, Lord, until I find out
what Jimmy Rogers and the Haggles all about.
[C] Why?
Well, I play this rock and roll, and I think that's fine.
[G] But I'd like to go back, Lord, a little further in time.
[Em] Why?
Well, [A] I'm a [G]
[C] hobo, I know, [D] and that's a [C] fast [D] out there.
[G] [C] Guess I'll write me another song while I'm on my way.
I'm on Jump Me Eighth Grade train.
This is what I say.
[G] It's the who to train,
[F] [C] who
[G]
to train.
[C]
[G]
[C] [Gm]
[C] Come [G] on.
Come on, train.
[Gm]
Take me back [G] to Georgie.
[C]
[G] [C] [G]
[C]
[G]
[Am] [G]
Mmm, choo-choo.
[B] All right.
[N]
It's called a [Bm] railroad song.
[G]
A
[Am] [G]
[C] jumped [G] off a black Scott down around Tennessee.
I was cold and tired and dirty, hungry as I could be.
[C] But I had my guitar and a hundred railroad songs.
[G] So I asked a policeman, can I stay here long?
[F] He [A] said, Mr.
[G] Hobo, [C] you've got to go [D] now.
[Am] Don't want you [D] around.
[G] [C] See, I'm trying to build me a respectable town.
You don't need a hobo like you hanging [G] around.
Well, I left the town, Lord, I had my guitar in my hand.
Still cold and tired, got a man at the van.
[C] But this life I chose to live, sometimes strange.
[G] See, I'm trying to learn about the old [C] [G] music
from riding the train.
[A] [G] I'm a [C] hobo, I [D] know, [C] that's a fast [D] out there.
[G] [C] Guess I'll write me another song while I'm on my way.
I'm on Jump Me Eighth Grade train.
This is what I say.
[G] So, you to train, take me away.
Oh, I hear the train a [C] coming.
You
[G]
to train.
[F]
[G] [C]
[G]
[Gm] [G]
[C]
[G] I'm a ride the train, Lord, until I find out
what Jimmy Rogers and the Haggles all about.
[C] Why?
Well, I play this rock and roll, and I think that's fine.
[G] But I'd like to go back, Lord, a little further in time.
[Em] Why?
Well, [A] I'm a [G]
[C] hobo, I know, [D] and that's a [C] fast [D] out there.
[G] [C] Guess I'll write me another song while I'm on my way.
I'm on Jump Me Eighth Grade train.
This is what I say.
[G] It's the who to train,
[F] [C] who
[G]
to train.
[C]
[G]
[C] [Gm]
[C] Come [G] on.
Come on, train.
[Gm]
Take me back [G] to Georgie.
[C]
[G] [C] [G]
[C]
[G]
[Am] [G]
Mmm, choo-choo.
[B] All right.
[N]
Key:
G
C
D
Am
F
G
C
D
[Bm] It's a [Dm] new number and [G] _ [D] it's [E] about a hobo on a train.
It's called a [Bm] railroad song. _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ A _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] jumped [G] off a black Scott _ down around Tennessee.
_ _ _ _ I was cold and tired and dirty, hungry as I could be.
_ _ [C] But I had my guitar and a hundred railroad songs.
_ _ [G] So I asked a _ policeman, _ can I stay here long?
[F] He [A] said, Mr.
[G] Hobo, [C] you've got to go [D] now.
[Am] Don't want you [D] around.
_ [G] _ [C] _ See, I'm trying to build me a _ respectable town.
You don't _ need _ _ _ a hobo like you hanging [G] around. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Well, I left the town, Lord, I had my guitar in my hand.
_ _ _ Still cold and tired, _ got a man at the van.
[C] But this _ life I chose to live, _ sometimes _ strange.
[G] See, I'm trying to learn about the old [C] [G] music
from riding the train.
_ [A] _ _ [G] I'm a [C] hobo, _ I [D] know, _ [C] that's a fast [D] out there.
_ [G] _ [C] _ Guess I'll write me another song _ while I'm on my way.
I'm on Jump Me Eighth Grade train.
_ This is what I say.
[G] So, you _ _ _ _ to train, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ take me away.
_ _ _ _ Oh, I hear the train a [C] coming.
You _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ to train.
_ [F] _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ I'm a ride the train, Lord, _ _ until I find _ out
_ _ what Jimmy Rogers and the Haggles all about.
[C] Why?
_ Well, I play this rock and roll, _ and I think that's fine.
[G] But I'd like to go back, Lord, _ a little further in time.
[Em] Why?
Well, [A] _ I'm a [G]
[C] hobo, I know, [D] and that's a [C] fast [D] out there.
_ [G] _ [C] _ Guess I'll write me another _ song while I'm on my way.
I'm on Jump Me Eighth Grade train.
_ This is what I say.
[G] It's the who to _ _ _ _ train, _ _
_ _ _ [F] [C] who _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ to train. _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] Come [G] on.
Come on, train.
_ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ Take me back [G] to _ Georgie.
_ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Mmm, _ _ _ choo-choo.
[B] All right.
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
It's called a [Bm] railroad song. _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ A _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] jumped [G] off a black Scott _ down around Tennessee.
_ _ _ _ I was cold and tired and dirty, hungry as I could be.
_ _ [C] But I had my guitar and a hundred railroad songs.
_ _ [G] So I asked a _ policeman, _ can I stay here long?
[F] He [A] said, Mr.
[G] Hobo, [C] you've got to go [D] now.
[Am] Don't want you [D] around.
_ [G] _ [C] _ See, I'm trying to build me a _ respectable town.
You don't _ need _ _ _ a hobo like you hanging [G] around. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Well, I left the town, Lord, I had my guitar in my hand.
_ _ _ Still cold and tired, _ got a man at the van.
[C] But this _ life I chose to live, _ sometimes _ strange.
[G] See, I'm trying to learn about the old [C] [G] music
from riding the train.
_ [A] _ _ [G] I'm a [C] hobo, _ I [D] know, _ [C] that's a fast [D] out there.
_ [G] _ [C] _ Guess I'll write me another song _ while I'm on my way.
I'm on Jump Me Eighth Grade train.
_ This is what I say.
[G] So, you _ _ _ _ to train, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ take me away.
_ _ _ _ Oh, I hear the train a [C] coming.
You _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ to train.
_ [F] _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ I'm a ride the train, Lord, _ _ until I find _ out
_ _ what Jimmy Rogers and the Haggles all about.
[C] Why?
_ Well, I play this rock and roll, _ and I think that's fine.
[G] But I'd like to go back, Lord, _ a little further in time.
[Em] Why?
Well, [A] _ I'm a [G]
[C] hobo, I know, [D] and that's a [C] fast [D] out there.
_ [G] _ [C] _ Guess I'll write me another _ song while I'm on my way.
I'm on Jump Me Eighth Grade train.
_ This is what I say.
[G] It's the who to _ _ _ _ train, _ _
_ _ _ [F] [C] who _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ to train. _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] Come [G] on.
Come on, train.
_ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ Take me back [G] to _ Georgie.
_ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Mmm, _ _ _ choo-choo.
[B] All right.
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _