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ridin the rails chords by
K.d. Lang
K.d. Lang

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Verse 1
Am

Woo woo woo
E
Am

Woo woo woo

Woo woo woo
Verse 2

Woo woo woo
Am


Hobo is my game
Dm
E
Am

B & O's my middle name

I'm goin' where that whistle wails
F
E

And that's why I'm ridin'
Am

the rails
Verse 3
Am
Dm

Hoboken, New York, PA
E
Am

60 seconds is all I'll stay

Keeps me outta county jails
F
E
Am

And that's why I'm ridin' the rails
Dm
Oh, leave
Verse 4

Kentucky
Am
D

Or the fields of Alabam'
Dm

Roomin' with a box of nails
Am

Or peanuts and yams
Dm
G

Got no next of kin
C

And there's no one in my will
B
F

Only thing I'm scared of
E
C

Is standin' still
Verse 5
E
Am
Dm

I'll ride 'til I'm dead
E
Am

Boxcar's my only bed

That's home when all else fails
F
E

That's why I'm ridin'
Am
Dm

the rails
Verse 6
Am

Brushfire Billy And his

buddies, Ned and Slim
D
Dm

Nine years back in provo
Am

Was the last I saw of him
Dm
G

Brakeman, leave me be
C

Let this hobo rest his bones
B
F

Sleep will overtake me
E
C
E

When that diesel moans
Am
That country's
Verse 7

long and wide
Dm
E
Am

The Santa Fe's my bride

I'll hop her when she sails
F
E
Am
Bbm

That's why I'm ridin' the rails
Interlude 1
Ebm
F
Bbm
Eb
F
Bbm
Eb
Bbm

Ebm
Bbm
Ab
Bbm
Gb
F
Bbm

Ebm
Ab
Ebm
Bbm
Eb
Ebm
Bbm

Gb
Ab
F
Db
Ab
Gb
F

Bbm
F
F#dim
F
Bbm
Gdim
F#
Bbm


Ebm
I'm ridin' I'm
Verse 8
Bbm


slidin'
F
Bbm

I won't last too long
Ebm
Bbm
F
Bbm

Got a bandana and a whistle for a song
Ebm
G#

There ain't no wheels on the
C#
Bbm
C#
Bbm
Gdim

floor of a jail
F#
That's why
Verse 9
F
Bbm

I'm ridin' the rails
F
Bbm

Woo woo woo
F#
F
Bbm

That's why I'm ridin' the rails

Woo woo woo
F#
F

That's why I'm ridin'
Bbm

the rails

Woo woo woo
F
G#

That's

why I'm ridin' the rails

Woo woo woo

Woo woo woo

Woo woo woo

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Chords
  • Am

  • E

  • Dm

  • F

  • D

  • G

  • C

  • B

    2
  • Bbm

  • Ebm

    6
  • Eb

    6
  • Ab

    4
  • Gb

    2
  • Db

    4
  • F#dim

    4
  • Gdim

    5
  • F#

    2
  • G#

    4
  • C#

    4

Capo: 2

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