Railroad Song

Album: Nuthin' Fancy


These Are The Rhythm Guitar Parts,
   G  riff      C  riff      A riff
e|------------|-------------|----
B|------------|-------------|----
G|------------|----5----3---|----
D|---5----3---|---5-5/7-----|----
A|--5—5/7-----|--3----------|----
E|-3----------|-------------|---5
   ill show the order below.       D riff
e|--------|------------| 
B|--------|------------| 
G|--------|----7---5---| 
D|-7---5--|---7-7/9----| 
A|7-7/9---|--5---------| 
E|--------|------------| 


  Lead Riff 1
e|---15--------15----15-----15----
B|---15b17-13—-15b17-15b17-—15b17-
G|--------------------------------
D|--------------------------------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------

e|---------15-------------------15--
B|13—15b17----17r15-13--------------
G|-----------------------14b16------
D|----------------------------------
A|----------------------------------
E|----------------------------------


   Lead Riff 2
e|-----------15b17-17r15-------
B|-----------------------15b17-
G|-----------------------------
D|-----------------------------
A|-----------------------------
E|-----------------------------

e|---------------------------------------------| 
B|17r15----------------------------------------| 
G|------14b16p12-------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------| 

Lyrics and chord/guitar arrangement

intro: G riff 12 times

Verse 1
G riff 4X
Jumped off the box car down around 
Tennessee

G riff 4X
I was cold tired n dirty hungry as I
 could be

C riff 4X
but I had my guitar and a hundred 
railroad songs

G riff 4X
so I asked the police man if "can I 
stay here long” he said

A riff 1X   C riff 1X        D riff
Mr. Hobo   you gota go now, don’t 
 2X
want you around

C riff 4X
see Im tryin’ to build me a 
respectable town

C riff 4x
and we don’t nee-ee-eed a hobo like 
you hangin around

Continues after the ad
back to G riff


Verse 2
G riff 4X
So I left that town lord had my 
guitar in my hand
G riff 4X
still cold, tired    kinda mad at 
the man  but this

C riff 4X
life I chose to live, sometimes its 
strange see im

G riff 4X
tryin to learn about the old music 
by ridin’ a train well

A riff 1X   C riff 1X     D riff 2X
im a hobo   I know but   that’s a 
price ill pay

C riff 4X
I guess ill write me another song 
while im on my way

C riff 4X
imma catch me another train this is 
what I say

G riff 4X
"mr. Chooooo-choo train”     take me
 away

Lead Riff1 2X

G riff 4X
"Chooooo-choo train”

Lead Riff1 2X

(chord progression same as above)
well imma ride this train lord 
untill I find out
what jimmy roggers and hagg was all 
about see I
play this rock n roll n I think 
that’s fine but I
id like to go back, a little further
 in time well
Im a hobo, I know and that’s the 
price ill pay
Guess ill write me another song 
while im on my way
im’ll catch me a freight train this 
is what ill say
"mr. chooo-choo train”

Lead Riff1 2X

"Chooooo-choo Train”

Lead Riff1 2X
lead Riff2 1X



Slow it all down in G and wrap it up




Fly on proud bird you're free at 
last
C. Daniels