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I've Been Working On The Railroad chords by John Denver (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

F
Bb
G7
C7

Intro 1

F

Verse 1
F 
I've been working on the railroad
Bb 
F 
All the live long day
I've been working on the railroad
G7 
C7 
Just to pass the time away
F 
Can't you hear the whistle blowing
Bb 
F 
Rise up so early in the morn
Bb 
F 
Can't you hear the whistle blowing
C7 
F 
Dinah, blow your horn

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Verse 2
F 
Dinah won't you blow?
Bb 
Dinah won't you blow?
C7 
F 
Dinah, won't you blow your horn?
Dinah, won't you blow?
Bb 
Dinah won't you blow?
C7 
F 
Dinah, won't you blow your horn?
Someone's in the kitchen with dinah
C7 
Someone's in the kitchen I know
Bb 
Someone's in the kitchen with dinah
C7 
F 
Strumming on the old banjo

Outro 1

F

Fee fie fiddle eell o

C7

Fee fie fiddle eell o

F

Bb

Fee fie fiddle eell o

F

C7

F

Strumming on the old banjo

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F
Bb
G7
C7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: BeginnerKey: F majorBPM: 136

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1
C7: x-3-2-3-1-x

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of I've Been Working On The Railroad by John Denver, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of F major. It suits players who want to learn I've Been Working On The Railroad the way John Denver intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

I've Been Working On The Railroad

John Denver

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