Boomer's Story chords by
Ry Cooder

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Key: G major•

Verse 1

(Traditional,

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adapted by Ry Cooder)

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Come and gather all around me

Verse 2
G G 
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Listen to my tale of woe
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Got some good advice to give you
Lots of things you oughta know
G G 
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Take a tip from one who's
travelled
And never stopped
a-ramblin' 'round
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'round
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C C 
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'Cause once you get the roamin' fever
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You never want to settle down, boy
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D D 
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G G 
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D D 
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You never want to settle down
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I met a little gal in Frisco

Verse 3
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And I asked her to be my wife
Told her I was tired of roamin'
Goin' to settle down for life
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Then I heard the whistle blowin'
And I knew it was the Red Ball Train
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And I left that gal beside the railroad
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Em Em 
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And I never saw the gal again, boy
D D 
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G G 
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D D 
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G G 
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I never saw the gal again
C C 
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Saw the gal again
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I never saw the gal again
Left that gal beside the railroad
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D D 
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And I never saw the gal again
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Interlude 1
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C C 
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G G 
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Em Em 
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D D 
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G G 
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D D 
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Verse 4
G G 
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Travelled all over the country
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G G 
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I've travelled everywhere
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I been on every Branch Line railroad
And I never paid a nickel fare
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I been from Maine to Califor'ny
And from Canada to Mexico
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G G 
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C C 
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I never tried to save no money
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Em Em 
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And now I got no place to bo, boy
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Now I got no place to go
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Verse 5
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Listen to a Boomer's story
Pay attention to what I say
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Well, I  hear another train a-comin'
Guess Guess I'll be on my way
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If you wanna do me a favor
When I lay me down and die
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Just dig my grave beside the railroad
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Em Em 
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So I  can hear the trains go by, boys
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G G 
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So I can hear the trains go by
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Hear the trains go
Hear the trains go by
Just dig my grave beside the railroad
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D D 
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G G 
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So I can hear the trains go by