Chords for Warren Haynes - Railroad Boy
Tempo:
98.85 bpm
Chords used:
A
C
Am
D
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
[G] This is an old traditional Celtic folk song called Railroad Boy.
[A]
[A]
[C]
[A]
She went upstairs to make her bed.
And not a [C] word to her mother said.
Her mother she went upstairs to.
Said daughter, oh daughter, [D] what's troubling [A] you?
[Am]
Her mother's [A] eyes cannot tell.
That railroad [C] boy [A] that I loved so well.
Court didn't mean my life away.
And now [C] at home, [A] no longer stay.
[Am]
[C] [A]
Is there a place in London town, where the railroad [C] boy goes and [A] sits down?
Takes a young strange girl as a maid.
Just thinks [C] of her, [A] he won't say to me.
[A] [Am]
[Dm] [A]
[E]
[A] [Em] [A]
[C] [Dm] [A]
Father he came home from work.
Said where's [C] my daughter, [D] what's [A] troubling her?
Went upstairs to give her hope.
[C] Found her [D] hanging by [A] a rope.
[Am]
He took his knife and cut her down.
[Am] And on her puzzle, these [A] words were found.
Dig my grave, both wide and deep.
Put some marble stones, and my heavy hands and feet.
And on my breast, put some white snow dug.
Tell the world, I died for love.
Tell the world, that I died for love.
Tell [C] the world, [D] that I [A] died for love.
Tell the [Am] world, [D]
that I died for love.
[A]
[Dm] [E] Wow.
[G] This is an old traditional Celtic folk song called Railroad Boy.
[A]
[A]
[C]
[A]
She went upstairs to make her bed.
And not a [C] word to her mother said.
Her mother she went upstairs to.
Said daughter, oh daughter, [D] what's troubling [A] you?
[Am]
Her mother's [A] eyes cannot tell.
That railroad [C] boy [A] that I loved so well.
Court didn't mean my life away.
And now [C] at home, [A] no longer stay.
[Am]
[C] [A]
Is there a place in London town, where the railroad [C] boy goes and [A] sits down?
Takes a young strange girl as a maid.
Just thinks [C] of her, [A] he won't say to me.
[A] [Am]
[Dm] [A]
[E]
[A] [Em] [A]
[C] [Dm] [A]
Father he came home from work.
Said where's [C] my daughter, [D] what's [A] troubling her?
Went upstairs to give her hope.
[C] Found her [D] hanging by [A] a rope.
[Am]
He took his knife and cut her down.
[Am] And on her puzzle, these [A] words were found.
Dig my grave, both wide and deep.
Put some marble stones, and my heavy hands and feet.
And on my breast, put some white snow dug.
Tell the world, I died for love.
Tell the world, that I died for love.
Tell [C] the world, [D] that I [A] died for love.
Tell the [Am] world, [D]
that I died for love.
[A]
[Dm] [E] Wow.
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_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] This is an old traditional Celtic folk song called Railroad Boy.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ She went upstairs to make her bed.
And not a [C] word to her mother said.
_ Her mother she went upstairs to.
Said daughter, oh daughter, [D] _ what's troubling [A] you? _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Her mother's [A] eyes cannot tell.
_ That railroad [C] boy [A] that I loved so well.
Court didn't mean my life away.
_ And now [C] at home, [A] no longer stay.
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ Is there a place in London town, where the railroad [C] boy goes and [A] sits down?
Takes a young strange girl as a maid.
_ Just thinks [C] of her, [A] he won't say to me.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [A] _ _
Father he came home from work.
Said where's [C] my daughter, _ [D] what's [A] troubling her? _
Went _ upstairs to give her hope. _
[C] Found her [D] hanging by [A] a rope. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ He took his knife and cut her down.
[Am] And on her puzzle, these [A] words were found.
Dig my grave, both wide and deep.
Put some marble stones, and my heavy hands and feet.
_ And on my breast, put some white snow dug.
Tell the world, _ I died for love.
Tell the world, that I died for love.
Tell [C] the world, [D] that I [A] died for love.
_ Tell the [Am] world, _ [D] _ _
that I died for love. _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ Wow.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] This is an old traditional Celtic folk song called Railroad Boy.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ She went upstairs to make her bed.
And not a [C] word to her mother said.
_ Her mother she went upstairs to.
Said daughter, oh daughter, [D] _ what's troubling [A] you? _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Her mother's [A] eyes cannot tell.
_ That railroad [C] boy [A] that I loved so well.
Court didn't mean my life away.
_ And now [C] at home, [A] no longer stay.
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ Is there a place in London town, where the railroad [C] boy goes and [A] sits down?
Takes a young strange girl as a maid.
_ Just thinks [C] of her, [A] he won't say to me.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [A] _ _
Father he came home from work.
Said where's [C] my daughter, _ [D] what's [A] troubling her? _
Went _ upstairs to give her hope. _
[C] Found her [D] hanging by [A] a rope. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ He took his knife and cut her down.
[Am] And on her puzzle, these [A] words were found.
Dig my grave, both wide and deep.
Put some marble stones, and my heavy hands and feet.
_ And on my breast, put some white snow dug.
Tell the world, _ I died for love.
Tell the world, that I died for love.
Tell [C] the world, [D] that I [A] died for love.
_ Tell the [Am] world, _ [D] _ _
that I died for love. _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ Wow.