Boomers Story
Ry Cooder
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G Em D GG [Verse 1]G Come and gather all around me,G listen to my tale of woe,D got some good advice to give you,D lots of things you oughta know.G Take a tip from one who'sG travelled and never stopped a-ramblin' 'roundC 'cause once you get the roamin'G fever, you never want to settleEm down, boy,D G you never want to settle down. [Verse 2]G I met a little gal in Frisco and IG asked her to be my wife,D told her I was tired of roamin',D goin' to settle down for life.G Then I heard the whistle blowin'G and I knew it was the Red Ball TrainC and I left that gal beside theG railroad and never saw that galEm again, boy,D G I never saw that gal again.Continues after the ad[Bridge]C G Saw that gal again, I never saw that gal again,G Em left that gal beside theD G railroad, I never saw that gal again. [Guitar solo]G G G GD D D DG G G GC C G G EmD G [Verse 3]G Travelled all over the country,G I've travelled everywhere,D been on every branch lineD railroad, I never paid a nickel fare.G I been from Maine to Californy,G from Canada to Mexico,C and I never tried to save no moneyG Em and now I got no place to go, boy,D G now I got no place to go. [Verse 4]G Listen to a boomer's story, payG attention to what I say:D D I hear another train a-comin', guess I'll be on my way.G G If you wanna do me a favor when I lay me down and die:C just dig my grave beside theG railroad, so I can hear the trainsEm go by, boys,D G so I can hear the trains go by. [Other]C G Hear the trains go, I can hear the trains go by,G just dig my grave beside theEm D railroad, so I can hear the trainsG go by. [Other]G G G G GD D D DG G G GC C G G EmD G
