Key: B minor
Verse 1
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'
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
Verse 4
Kentucky
Am
D
Or the fields of Alabam'
Dm
G
Got no next of kin
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
buddies, Ned and Slim
D
Dm
Nine years back in provo
Dm
G
Brakeman, leave me be
B
F
Sleep will overtake me
E
C
E
When that diesel moans
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
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Db
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F#dim
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Verse 8
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slidin'
F
Bbm
I won't last too long
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F
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Got a bandana and a whistle for a song
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G#
There ain't no wheels on the
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Gdim
floor of a jail
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'
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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