Rock Island Line chords by Pete Seeger
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Verse 1
(D major) (G major) (D major) (G major) (D major) (G major) (D major) (G major) (D major) (G major) (D major) (G major) (D major) (G major)
(D major) Oh the Rock Island Line it is a mighty good road
Oh that Rock Island Line
it is the (A major) road to ride
The (D major) Rock Island Line it is
a mighty good road
But if you (G major) want to ride,
you got to (D major) ride it like you find it
Get your (G major) ticket at the station for the (A major) Rock Is
(D major) land Line
(G major) (D major) (G major) (D major) (G major)
Verse 2
(D major) (G major)
(D major) Cloudy in the west, looks like rain,
(A major) Bought me a ticket on a railroad train
Pour on the water, shovel on the coals,
Stick your head out the window,
see the drivers (D major) roll
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Verse 3
Well the Rock Island Line (D major)
it is a mighty good road
Oh that Rock Island Line it is a (A major) road to ride
The (D major) Rock Island Line it is
a mighty good road
But if you (G major) want to ride,
you got to (D major) ride it like you find it
Get your (G major) ticket at the station for the Rock Is
(D major) land Line
(G major) (D major) (G major) (D major) (G major)
Verse 4
(D major) (G major) (D major)
The 7:45 was always late
But ar (A major) rived today at a quarter
to eight
The engineer said when they
cheered his name
"We're right on time but this
is yesterday's train"
(D major) Well the Rock Island Line
Verse 5
(D major)
it is a mighty good road
Oh that Rock Island Line
it is the (A major) road to ride
The (D major) Rock Island Line it is
a mighty good road
But (B minor) if you (G major) want to ride,
you got to (D major) ride it like you find it
Get your (G major) ticket at the station for the Rock Is
(D major) land Line
(G major) (D major) (G major) (D major)
Verse 6
(G major)
(D major) The engineer said before he died
"There's (A major) two more drinks that I
would like to try"
The conductor said "What
can they be?"
"A hot glass of water and
a cold (D major) cup of tea"
Verse 7
Well the Rock Island Line (D major) it is
a mighty good road
Oh that Rock Island Line
it is the (A major) road to ride
The (D major) Rock Island Line it is
a mighty good road
But if you (G major) want to ride,
you got to ride it (D major) like you find it
Get your (G major) ticket at the station for the Rock
Is (D major) land Line
(G major) (D major) (G major)
Verse 8
(D major)
(G major) The (D major) eastbound train was on
the westbound track
The (A major) northbound train was on
the southbound track
The conductor hollered
"now ain't this fine"
What a peculiar way to
run a (D major) railway line
Verse 9
Well the (D major) Rock Island Line
it is a mighty good road
Oh that Rock Island Line
it is the (A major) road to ride
The (D major) Rock Island Line it is
a mighty good road
But if you (G major) want to ride,
you got to (D major) ride it like you find it
Get your (G major) ticket at the station
for the Rock Is (A major) land Line
(D major) Ticket at the station for
Verse 10
the Rock Island Line
Rock Island Line
Pete Seeger
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