Key: C
Introduction:
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Railroad Bill, Railroad Bill
E7 F
He never worked, and he never will,
C G C
and it's ride, ride, ride.
C C7
Railroad Bill, he ain't so bad,
F D7
killed his momma, shot a round in his dad
C G C
Ride old Railroad Bill.
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Railroad Bill done took my wife.
E7 F
If I'd said a word, he'd have taken my life
C G C
And it?s Ride old Railroad Bill.
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Railroad Bill he was comin' down the hill
F D7
Lightin' cigars with a ten-dollar bill
C G C
Ride old Railroad Bill
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Ten policemen, all dressed in black,
E7 F
coming out of nowhere, walking down the tracks,
C G C
and they're looking for Railroad Bill
C C7
Railroad Bill, comin' round the fence
F D7
Robbin' a passenger train for 16 cents
C G C
I'm gonna ride old Railroad Bill
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Railroad Bill got in a gamblin' game
E7 F
shot a man down, though he was to blame
C G C
when you lose your mind, just let it loose
C C7
Railroad Bill he's a mighty bad man
F D7
Shot the lantern from a brakeman's hand
C G C
Just to see that man suffer pain.
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Got a great long pistol, 'bout as long as your arm,
E7 F
I'm gonna shoot everybody ever done me harm
C G C
And it?s ride, Bill, ride.
C C7
Got a .38 special on a .45 frame.
F D7
How can I miss when I got dead aim
C G C
Ride, ride, ride.
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Gonna drink my whiskey, gonna drink it in the wind
E7 F
The doctor said it'd kill me, but he didn't say when,
C G C
And it?s ride Old Railroad Bill
C C7
Going up on the mountain, going out west.
F D7
Thirty eight special sticking out of my vest.
C G C
Ride, ride Bill Ride.
(I usually use this as the last verse.)
C
Railroad Bill, Railroad Bill
E7 F
He never worked, and he never will,
C G C
Ride, ride, ride.