Chords for Railroad work song (Notting Hillbillies cover)
Tempo:
93.4 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
[A]
[D] [Bm]
[D] [Bm]
[A] [D]
Working on the railroad for a dollar a day.
[A] Working on the railroad [D] for a dollar a day.
Working [Bm] on the railroad [D] for a dollar a day.
Gotta get [Bm] my money, [A] gotta get [D] my pay.
Take this hammer, take it to the captain.
Take [A] this hammer, take it [D] to the captain.
[Bm] Take this hammer, good buddy, take [D] it to the captain.
Tell [Bm] him I'm gone, [A] tell [D] him I'm gone.
[A] [D]
[Bm] [D]
[Bm] [A] [D]
If he asked you, was I running?
If [A] he asked you, was [D] I running?
[Bm] If he asked you, good buddy, [D] was I running?
[Bm] Tell him I was fly, [A] [D] tell him I was fly.
If he asked you, was I laughing?
[A] If he asked you, [D] was I laughing?
[Bm] If he asked you, good buddy, [D] was I laughing?
[Bm] Tell him I was proud, [A] [D] tell him I was proud.
[A] [D]
[Bm] [D]
[Bm] [A] [D]
This old hammer, you know it rings like silver.
This [A] old hammer, you know it rings [D] like silver.
[Bm] This old hammer, good buddy, rings [D] like silver.
Rings [Bm] like silver, [A] and it shines [D] like gold.
Working on the railroad for a dollar a day.
[A] Working on the railroad for a [D] dollar a day.
[Bm] Working on the railroad for a [D] dollar a day.
Gotta get [Bm] my money, babe.
[A] Gotta [D] get my pay.
Gotta get [Bm] my money.
[A] Gotta [D] get my pay.
[Bm] [A] [D]
[A]
[D] [Bm]
[D] [Bm]
[A] [D]
Working on the railroad for a dollar a day.
[A] Working on the railroad [D] for a dollar a day.
Working [Bm] on the railroad [D] for a dollar a day.
Gotta get [Bm] my money, [A] gotta get [D] my pay.
Take this hammer, take it to the captain.
Take [A] this hammer, take it [D] to the captain.
[Bm] Take this hammer, good buddy, take [D] it to the captain.
Tell [Bm] him I'm gone, [A] tell [D] him I'm gone.
[A] [D]
[Bm] [D]
[Bm] [A] [D]
If he asked you, was I running?
If [A] he asked you, was [D] I running?
[Bm] If he asked you, good buddy, [D] was I running?
[Bm] Tell him I was fly, [A] [D] tell him I was fly.
If he asked you, was I laughing?
[A] If he asked you, [D] was I laughing?
[Bm] If he asked you, good buddy, [D] was I laughing?
[Bm] Tell him I was proud, [A] [D] tell him I was proud.
[A] [D]
[Bm] [D]
[Bm] [A] [D]
This old hammer, you know it rings like silver.
This [A] old hammer, you know it rings [D] like silver.
[Bm] This old hammer, good buddy, rings [D] like silver.
Rings [Bm] like silver, [A] and it shines [D] like gold.
Working on the railroad for a dollar a day.
[A] Working on the railroad for a [D] dollar a day.
[Bm] Working on the railroad for a [D] dollar a day.
Gotta get [Bm] my money, babe.
[A] Gotta [D] get my pay.
Gotta get [Bm] my money.
[A] Gotta [D] get my pay.
[Bm] [A] [D]
Key:
D
A
Bm
D
A
Bm
D
A
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[A] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Working on the railroad for a dollar a day. _
[A] Working on the railroad [D] for a dollar a day. _
Working [Bm] on the railroad [D] for a dollar a day. _
Gotta get [Bm] my money, _ [A] gotta get [D] my pay.
Take this hammer, take it to the captain.
Take [A] this hammer, take it [D] to the captain.
[Bm] Take this hammer, good buddy, take [D] it to the captain.
Tell [Bm] him I'm gone, [A] tell [D] him I'm gone.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
If he asked you, was I running?
If [A] he asked you, was [D] I running?
_ [Bm] If he asked you, good buddy, [D] was I running?
_ [Bm] Tell him I was fly, [A] _ [D] tell him I was fly.
If he asked you, was I laughing?
_ [A] If he asked you, [D] was I laughing?
_ [Bm] If he asked you, good buddy, [D] was I laughing?
_ [Bm] Tell him I was proud, [A] _ [D] tell him I was proud.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
This old hammer, you know it rings like silver.
This [A] old hammer, you know it rings [D] like silver.
[Bm] This old hammer, good buddy, rings [D] like silver.
Rings [Bm] like silver, [A] and it shines [D] like gold.
_ Working on the railroad for a dollar a day. _
_ [A] Working on the railroad for a [D] dollar a day.
_ [Bm] Working on the railroad for a [D] dollar a day.
Gotta get [Bm] my money, babe.
[A] Gotta [D] get my pay.
Gotta get [Bm] my money.
[A] Gotta [D] get my pay.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[A] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Working on the railroad for a dollar a day. _
[A] Working on the railroad [D] for a dollar a day. _
Working [Bm] on the railroad [D] for a dollar a day. _
Gotta get [Bm] my money, _ [A] gotta get [D] my pay.
Take this hammer, take it to the captain.
Take [A] this hammer, take it [D] to the captain.
[Bm] Take this hammer, good buddy, take [D] it to the captain.
Tell [Bm] him I'm gone, [A] tell [D] him I'm gone.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
If he asked you, was I running?
If [A] he asked you, was [D] I running?
_ [Bm] If he asked you, good buddy, [D] was I running?
_ [Bm] Tell him I was fly, [A] _ [D] tell him I was fly.
If he asked you, was I laughing?
_ [A] If he asked you, [D] was I laughing?
_ [Bm] If he asked you, good buddy, [D] was I laughing?
_ [Bm] Tell him I was proud, [A] _ [D] tell him I was proud.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
This old hammer, you know it rings like silver.
This [A] old hammer, you know it rings [D] like silver.
[Bm] This old hammer, good buddy, rings [D] like silver.
Rings [Bm] like silver, [A] and it shines [D] like gold.
_ Working on the railroad for a dollar a day. _
_ [A] Working on the railroad for a [D] dollar a day.
_ [Bm] Working on the railroad for a [D] dollar a day.
Gotta get [Bm] my money, babe.
[A] Gotta [D] get my pay.
Gotta get [Bm] my money.
[A] Gotta [D] get my pay.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
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