Rock Island Line chords by Pete Seeger

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Verse 1
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Oh the Rock Island Line it is a mighty good road
Oh that Rock Island Line
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it is the road to ride
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The Rock Island Line it is
a mighty good road
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But if you want to ride,
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you got to ride it like you find it
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Get your ticket at the station for the Rock Is
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land Line
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Verse 2
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Cloudy in the west, looks like rain,
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Bought me a ticket on a railroad train
Pour on the water, shovel on the coals,
Stick your head out the window,
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see the drivers roll

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Verse 3
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Well the Rock Island Line
it is a mighty good road
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Oh that Rock Island Line it is a road to ride
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The Rock Island Line it is
a mighty good road
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But if you want to ride,
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you got to ride it like you find it
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Get your ticket at the station for the Rock Is
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land Line
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Verse 4
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The 7:45 was always late
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But arrived 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"
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Well the Rock Island Line

Verse 5
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it is a mighty good road
Oh that Rock Island Line
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it is the road to ride
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The Rock Island Line it is
a mighty good road
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But if  you want to ride,
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you got to ride it like you find it
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Get your ticket at the station for the Rock Is
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land Line
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Verse 6
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The engineer said before he died
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"There's two more drinks that I
would like to try"
The conductor said "What
can they be?"
"A hot glass of water and
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a cold cup of tea"

Verse 7
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Well the Rock Island Line it is
a mighty good road
Oh that Rock Island Line
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it is the road to ride
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The Rock Island Line it is
a mighty good road
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But if you want to ride,
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you got to ride it like you find it
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Get your ticket at the station for the Rock
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Island Line
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Verse 8
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The eastbound train was on
the westbound track
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The northbound train was on
the southbound track
The conductor hollered
"now ain't this fine"
What a peculiar way to
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run a railway line

Verse 9
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Well the Rock Island Line
it is a mighty good road
Oh that Rock Island Line
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it is the road to ride
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The Rock Island Line it is
a mighty good road
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But if you want to ride,
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you got to ride it like you find it
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Get your ticket at the station
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for the Rock Island Line
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Ticket at the station for