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Railroad Lady by Jimmy Buffett
Railroad Lady
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
[Chorus]
F
She's a rail-road la - dy,
C
Just a lit - tle bit shad - y,
G7 C C7
Spend - in' her days on the train;
F
She's a sem - i - good look - er
C
But the fast rails they took 'er,
G7 F G7 C
Now she's try - in', just try - in' to get home a - gain
[Verse 1]
C C7 F C
South Sta - tion in Bos - ton to the freight yards of Au - stin
G7
From the Flor - i - da sun - shine to the New Or - leans rain;
C C7
Now that the rail - packs has
F C
Tak - en the best tracks,
G7 C
She's try - in', just try - in' to get home a - gain
[Chorus]
F
She's a rail-road la - dy,
C
Just a lit - tle bit shad - y,
G7 C C7
Spend - in' her days on the train;
F
Once a Pullman car traveler
C
Now the brakeman won't have her,
G7 F G7 C
Now she's try - in', just try - in' to get home a - gain
[Verse 2]
C C7 F C
Once a high - ball - in' loner, he thought he could own 'er
G7
Bought her a fur and a big dia - mond ring;
C C7
She hocked 'em for cold cash,
F C
Left town on the Wa - bash,
G7 C C7
Nev - er think - in', nev - er think - in' of home 'way back then.
[Verse 3]
C C7
But the rails are now rust - y,
F C
The din - in' car's dust - y.
G7
Gold plat - ed watch - es have tak - en their toll;
C C7
Yeah, the rail - roads are dy - in',
F C
And the la - dy she's cry - in',
G7 C
On a bus to Ken - tuck - y and home that's her goal.
[Chorus]
F
She's a rail-road la - dy,
C
Just a lit - tle bit shad - y,
G7 C C7
Spend - in' her days on the train;
F
She's a sem - i - good look - er
C
But the fast rails they took 'er,
G7 F G7 C
Now she's try - in', just try - in' to get home a - gain
[Outro]
C G7 F G7 C F G7
Yes, on a bus to Ken - tuck - y, then home once a - gain.
C
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