Chords for The Gandy Dancer
Tempo:
76.95 bpm
Chords used:
E
G
B
Ab
Db
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
[B]
[A] [Db]
[N] [B] Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-ooohh, oh, [Abm] Pike!
Two little [E] govers calling me he my grandma for the role on me
One was blind and one could see.
My grandma for the role on me.
He don't bite that line, don't bite that line, oh, bite that [Gb] line,
don't bite that line, oh, [Ab] bite that line, don't bite that line,
mmm-mmm-mmm.
I think I was cut out for a railroad man because my father was one and I was about the age of 19
and 20 years old when I first started and [Bb] the boss man was out there on the [N] road I asked him
could I call the line and track he said yeah call it any way you want to call it I said okay
and I started I hit the song I [G] say [E] hey [Dm] hey hey [Db] how long I [Gb] say [G] see for me and him and a [Ab] hammer
I know how to lead them and when I get off and get to the job I don't get there and stand around I
get down moving you notice me moving I get down move when I move they move he's [Eb] the best one I
got [G] to call the line [E] oh yeah [G] he is the best I know of anywhere [E] it's [G] a very few young people
now will take a job like this a [Bm] little bit too hard to work I don't think I [Ab] might not live long
but I'm in 10 to live as long as I can and die when I can't [E] help it
[Dbm]
[Abm]
I say I wonder will all us make it home
[B]
[A] [Db]
[N] [B] Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-ooohh, oh, [Abm] Pike!
Two little [E] govers calling me he my grandma for the role on me
One was blind and one could see.
My grandma for the role on me.
He don't bite that line, don't bite that line, oh, bite that [Gb] line,
don't bite that line, oh, [Ab] bite that line, don't bite that line,
mmm-mmm-mmm.
I think I was cut out for a railroad man because my father was one and I was about the age of 19
and 20 years old when I first started and [Bb] the boss man was out there on the [N] road I asked him
could I call the line and track he said yeah call it any way you want to call it I said okay
and I started I hit the song I [G] say [E] hey [Dm] hey hey [Db] how long I [Gb] say [G] see for me and him and a [Ab] hammer
I know how to lead them and when I get off and get to the job I don't get there and stand around I
get down moving you notice me moving I get down move when I move they move he's [Eb] the best one I
got [G] to call the line [E] oh yeah [G] he is the best I know of anywhere [E] it's [G] a very few young people
now will take a job like this a [Bm] little bit too hard to work I don't think I [Ab] might not live long
but I'm in 10 to live as long as I can and die when I can't [E] help it
[Dbm]
[Abm]
I say I wonder will all us make it home
[B]
Key:
E
G
B
Ab
Db
E
G
B
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Db] _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ [B] Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-ooohh, oh, [Abm] Pike!
Two little [E] govers calling me he my grandma for the role on me
One was blind and one could see.
My grandma for the role on me.
He don't bite that line, don't bite that line, oh, bite that [Gb] line,
don't bite that line, oh, [Ab] bite that line, don't bite that line,
mmm-mmm-mmm.
_ I think I was cut out for a railroad man because my father was one and I was about the age of 19
and 20 years old when I first started and [Bb] the boss man was out there on the [N] road I asked him
could I call the line and track he said yeah call it any way you want to call it I said okay
and I started I hit the song I [G] say _ [E] hey [Dm] hey hey [Db] how long I [Gb] say _ [G] see for me and him and a [Ab] hammer
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I know how to lead them and when I get off and get to the job I don't get there and stand around I
get down moving you notice me moving I get down move when I move they move _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ he's [Eb] the best one I
got [G] to call the line [E] oh yeah [G] he is the best I know of anywhere [E] it's _ [G] a very few young people
now will take a job like this a [Bm] little bit too hard to work I don't think I [Ab] might not live long
but I'm in 10 to live as long as I can and die when I can't [E] help it _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _
I say I wonder will all us make it home _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Db] _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ [B] Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-ooohh, oh, [Abm] Pike!
Two little [E] govers calling me he my grandma for the role on me
One was blind and one could see.
My grandma for the role on me.
He don't bite that line, don't bite that line, oh, bite that [Gb] line,
don't bite that line, oh, [Ab] bite that line, don't bite that line,
mmm-mmm-mmm.
_ I think I was cut out for a railroad man because my father was one and I was about the age of 19
and 20 years old when I first started and [Bb] the boss man was out there on the [N] road I asked him
could I call the line and track he said yeah call it any way you want to call it I said okay
and I started I hit the song I [G] say _ [E] hey [Dm] hey hey [Db] how long I [Gb] say _ [G] see for me and him and a [Ab] hammer
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I know how to lead them and when I get off and get to the job I don't get there and stand around I
get down moving you notice me moving I get down move when I move they move _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ he's [Eb] the best one I
got [G] to call the line [E] oh yeah [G] he is the best I know of anywhere [E] it's _ [G] a very few young people
now will take a job like this a [Bm] little bit too hard to work I don't think I [Ab] might not live long
but I'm in 10 to live as long as I can and die when I can't [E] help it _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _
I say I wonder will all us make it home _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
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