Chords for Steel Rail Blues
Tempo:
86.4 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
Am
G
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [C] [A] [C] Well, I got my mail late last night, a letter from a gal who found the time to [F] write, to
her lonesome boy, and somewhere's [C] in the night, she [F] sent me a railroad ticket too, to take
me to her [C] loving arms, and the big steel [Am] rail gonna [G] carry me home to the one [C] I [G] love.
[F]
Ooh, [Em] [Am] ooh, [C] ooh, ooh, ooh, [Fm] ooh, [Em] ooh, ooh, [C] ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh.
Well, I've been uptight, most every night, walking around the streets of this [F] old town,
not a friend around to tell my [C] troubles to, [F] a good old car she done broke down, cause
I drove it to [C] the ground, and the big [Am] steel rail gonna carry [G] me home to the one I [G] love.
[C] Well I look over yonder across that plain, the big drive wheels a-pounding along [F] the ground.
Gonna get on board and I'll be [C] homeward bound.
[F] I ain't had a home-cooked meal, but Lord I need [C] one now,
and the big [Am] steel rail gonna carry me home to the one I love.
[G] [Fm] [Em]
[Am] Ooooo, ooooo, [C] ooooo, [D] ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo.
Well here I am with my hat in my hand, standing on a broad highway, would you [F] give a ride
to a lonesome boy who missed the [C] train last night?
[F] I went in town for one last round, I gambled my [C] ticket away,
and the [Am] big steel rail will [G] carry me home to the one I love.
[Am] [Fm] Ooooo, [Em] [Am]
[C] ooooo, [Em] ooooo, [C] ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, [Em] ooooo, ooooo, [C] ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, [Em] ooooo, ooooo, [C] ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, o
her lonesome boy, and somewhere's [C] in the night, she [F] sent me a railroad ticket too, to take
me to her [C] loving arms, and the big steel [Am] rail gonna [G] carry me home to the one [C] I [G] love.
[F]
Ooh, [Em] [Am] ooh, [C] ooh, ooh, ooh, [Fm] ooh, [Em] ooh, ooh, [C] ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh.
Well, I've been uptight, most every night, walking around the streets of this [F] old town,
not a friend around to tell my [C] troubles to, [F] a good old car she done broke down, cause
I drove it to [C] the ground, and the big [Am] steel rail gonna carry [G] me home to the one I [G] love.
[C] Well I look over yonder across that plain, the big drive wheels a-pounding along [F] the ground.
Gonna get on board and I'll be [C] homeward bound.
[F] I ain't had a home-cooked meal, but Lord I need [C] one now,
and the big [Am] steel rail gonna carry me home to the one I love.
[G] [Fm] [Em]
[Am] Ooooo, ooooo, [C] ooooo, [D] ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo.
Well here I am with my hat in my hand, standing on a broad highway, would you [F] give a ride
to a lonesome boy who missed the [C] train last night?
[F] I went in town for one last round, I gambled my [C] ticket away,
and the [Am] big steel rail will [G] carry me home to the one I love.
[Am] [Fm] Ooooo, [Em] [Am]
[C] ooooo, [Em] ooooo, [C] ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, [Em] ooooo, ooooo, [C] ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, [Em] ooooo, ooooo, [C] ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, o
Key:
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_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ [C] Well, I got my mail late last night, a letter from a gal who found the time to [F] write, to
her lonesome boy, and somewhere's [C] in the night, she [F] sent me a railroad ticket too, to take
me to her [C] loving arms, and the big steel [Am] rail gonna [G] carry me home to the one [C] I [G] love.
_ _ [F]
Ooh, [Em] _ _ [Am] ooh, [C] ooh, ooh, ooh, _ [Fm] ooh, [Em] ooh, ooh, [C] ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, _ _ ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh.
Well, I've been uptight, most every night, walking around the streets of this [F] old town,
not a friend around to tell my [C] troubles to, [F] a good old car she done broke down, cause
I drove it to [C] the ground, and the big [Am] steel rail gonna carry [G] me home to the one I [G] love.
_ [C] Well I look over yonder across that plain, the big drive wheels a-pounding along [F] the ground.
Gonna get on board and I'll be [C] homeward bound.
[F] I ain't had a home-cooked meal, but Lord I need [C] one now,
and the big [Am] steel rail gonna carry me home to the one I love.
[G] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Em] _
[Am] Ooooo, ooooo, [C] ooooo, _ _ _ _ [D] ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, _ ooooo.
Well here I am with my hat in my hand, standing on a broad highway, would you [F] give a ride
to a lonesome boy who missed the [C] train last night?
[F] I went in town for one last round, I gambled my [C] ticket away,
and the [Am] big steel rail will [G] carry me home to the one I love.
[Am] _ _ [Fm] Ooooo, [Em] _ _ [Am] _
[C] ooooo, _ _ _ _ [Em] ooooo, [C] ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, [Em] ooooo, ooooo, [C] ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, _ ooooo, [Em] ooooo, ooooo, [C] ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, o _ _ _ _ _ _
her lonesome boy, and somewhere's [C] in the night, she [F] sent me a railroad ticket too, to take
me to her [C] loving arms, and the big steel [Am] rail gonna [G] carry me home to the one [C] I [G] love.
_ _ [F]
Ooh, [Em] _ _ [Am] ooh, [C] ooh, ooh, ooh, _ [Fm] ooh, [Em] ooh, ooh, [C] ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, _ _ ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh.
Well, I've been uptight, most every night, walking around the streets of this [F] old town,
not a friend around to tell my [C] troubles to, [F] a good old car she done broke down, cause
I drove it to [C] the ground, and the big [Am] steel rail gonna carry [G] me home to the one I [G] love.
_ [C] Well I look over yonder across that plain, the big drive wheels a-pounding along [F] the ground.
Gonna get on board and I'll be [C] homeward bound.
[F] I ain't had a home-cooked meal, but Lord I need [C] one now,
and the big [Am] steel rail gonna carry me home to the one I love.
[G] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Em] _
[Am] Ooooo, ooooo, [C] ooooo, _ _ _ _ [D] ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, _ ooooo.
Well here I am with my hat in my hand, standing on a broad highway, would you [F] give a ride
to a lonesome boy who missed the [C] train last night?
[F] I went in town for one last round, I gambled my [C] ticket away,
and the [Am] big steel rail will [G] carry me home to the one I love.
[Am] _ _ [Fm] Ooooo, [Em] _ _ [Am] _
[C] ooooo, _ _ _ _ [Em] ooooo, [C] ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, [Em] ooooo, ooooo, [C] ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, _ ooooo, [Em] ooooo, ooooo, [C] ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, ooooo, o _ _ _ _ _ _