Railroad Bill chords

C                                 C/G
Railroad Bill, he ain't so bad,
Riff
E                         F
killed his mommy, shot a round in his dad
C        G        C
Ride old Railroad Bill.

   C    E     F  G7

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Railroad Bill took my wife.
Riff
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If I'd said a word, he'd have taken my life
C        G        C
Ride old Railroad Bill.

   C    E     F  G7

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Railroad Bill he was comin' down the hill
Riff
E                         F
Lightin' cigars with a ten-dollar bill
C        G        C
Ride old Railroad Bill

   C    E     F  G7

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Ten policemen, all dressed in black,
Riff
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coming out of nowhere, walking down the tracks,
C                       G        C
and they're looking for Railroad Bill

   C    E     F  G7

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Railroad Bill, comin' round the bend
Riff
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Robbin' a passenger train for 16 cents
C          G        C
I'm gonna ride old Railroad Bill

   C    E     F  G7

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Railroad Bill got in a gamblin' game
Riff
E                         F
shot a man down, though he was to blame
C        G        C
when you lose your mind, let it loose

   C    E     F  G7

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He's down in a jailhouse singin' railer's blues
Riff
E                       F
Same old pants on your passenger shoes
C                G        C
When you lose your mind, let it loose

   C    E     F  G7

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Railroad Bill he's a mighty bad man
Riff
E                         F
Shot the lantern from a brakeman's hand
C                  G        C
Just to see that man suffer pain.

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ride, ride, ride, ride.