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Railroad Lady by Jerry Jeff Walker
Railroad Lady
Capo:no capo
[Chorus]
F C
She's a railroad lady, just a little bit shady,
G7 C C7
Spending her days on the train.
F C
She's a semi good looker, but the fast rails they took 'er,
G7 F G7 C
Now she's tryin', just tryin' to get home again.
C C7 C
South Station in Boston to the freight yards of Austin,
G7
From the Florida sunshine to the New Orleans rain.
C C7 F C
Now that the rail packs have taken the best tracks,
G7 C C7
She's tryin', just tryin' to get home again.
[Chorus]
C G7 F C
Once a highballin' loner, he thought he could own 'er,
G7
Bought her a fur coat and a big diamond ring.
C C7 F C
She hocked them for cold cash, left town on the Wabash,
G7 C C7
Never thinkin', never thinkin' of home 'way back then.
C C7 F C
But the rails are now rusty, the dining cars dusty,
G7
The gold plated watches have taken their toll.
C C7 F C
The railroads are dying, and the lady, she's crying,
G7 C C7
On a bus to Kentucky, and home that's her goal.
[Chorus]
F C
She's a railroad lady, just a little bit shady,
G7 C C7
Spending her life on the trains.
F C
Once a Pullman car trav'ler, now the brakeman won't have her,
G7 F G7 C
She's tryin', just tryin' to get home again.
C G7 F G7 C F G7 C
Yeah, on a bus to Kentucky, then home once again.
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version 2
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
[Chorus]
F C
She's a railroad lady, just a little bit shady
G7 C C7
Spent her whole life on the trains
F C
She's a semi good-looker, but the fast rails they took 'er
G7 F C
She's tryin', just tryin' to get home again
[Verse 1]
C F C
South Station in Boston to the freight yards of Austin
C G7
Florida sunshine to the New Orleans rain
C F C
Well now that the rail packs have taken the best tracks
C G7 C C7
She's tryin', just tryin' to get home again
[Chorus]
F C
She's a railroad lady, just a little bit shady
G7 C C7
She spent her whole life on the trains
F C
She's a semi good-looker, and the fast rails they took 'er
G7 F C
She's tryin', just tryin' to get home again
[Interlude]
F C G7 C
[Verse]
C F C
Once a high-ballin' loner, he thought he would own her
C G7
He bought her a fur coat and a big diamond ring
C F C
She hocked 'em for cold cash, left town on the Wabash
C G7 C C7
Not thinkin' not thinkin' of home way back then
F C
She's a railroad lady, just a little bit shady
G7 C C7
She spent her whole life on the trains
F C
Just a semi good-looker, but the fast rails they took 'er
G7 F C
She's tryin', just tryin' to get home again
F C G7 C
[Verse 2]
C F C
Yeah the rails are all rusty, the dining car's dusty
C G7
The gold plated watches have taken their toll
C F C
Yeah the railroads are dying, as the lady sits crying
C G7 C C7
On a bus to Kentucky, and home that's her goal
[Chorus]
F C
She's a railroad lady, just a little bit shady
G7 C C7
She spent her whole life on the trains
F C
Just a semi good-looker, but the fast rails that took 'er
G7 F C
She's tryin', just tryin' to get home again
[Outro]
G7 F C G7 F C
She's on a bus to Kentucky and home once again
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