Rock Island Line chords by
Pete Seeger
Pete Seeger
Woody Guthrie
Woody Guthrie
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Key: B minor
Verse 1
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G

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F#
2

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Now this here's a story about
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the Rock Island Line
Well the Rock Island Line she runs
down into New Orleans
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G

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There's a big tollgate
down there and you know
If you got certain things on board when
you go through the tollgate
Verse 2
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Well you don't have to pay the
man no toll
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G
G

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Gm
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2

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Well a train driver he pulled
up to the tollgate
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And a man hollered and asked
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G
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him what all he had on board and said
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I got livestock I got livestock
I got cows I got pigs I got sheep
Verse 3
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G
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2

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I got mules I got all livestock
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2

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Well he said you're all right boy you
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don't have to pay no toll
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You can just go right on through so he
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went on through the toolgate
And as he went through he started
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pickin' up a little bit of speed
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Pickin' up
Verse 4
a little bit of steam
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He got on through he turned and looked
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back at the man he said
Well I fooled you I fooled you I got
pigiron I got pigiron I got old
Pig iron
Verse 5
G
G

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2

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G
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Down the Rock Island Line
she's a mighty good road
Rock Island Line it's a road to ride
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Rock Island Line it's a mighty
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G

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good road
Well if you ride you got to ride it like
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2

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G
G

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you fi nally get your ticket
Verse 6
G
G

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F#
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2

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G
G

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G
G

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At the station for
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2

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G
G

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the Rock Island Line
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G
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F#
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Looked cloudy in the
Verse 7
west and
it looked like rain
Round the curve came a passenger train
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North bound train on the southbound track
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2

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He's alright a leavin' but
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2

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he won't be back
Verse 8
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Well the Rock Island Line she's
a mighty good road
Rock Island Line it's a road to ride
Rock Island Line it's a mighty good road
Well if you ride you got to ride it
Like you finally get your ticket
At the station for the Rock Island Line
Gm
Gm
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Oh I may be
Verse 9
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right and I may be wrong
But you gonna miss me when I'm gone
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G
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G
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G
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Well the engineer said be
fore he died
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G
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There were two more drinks
that he'd like to try
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The conductor said what could they be
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G
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Gm
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G
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Gm
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3

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A hot cup of coffee
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and a cold glass of tea
Verse 10
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G

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Well the Rock Island Line she's
a mighty good road
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Rock Island Line it's a road to ride
G
G

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Rock Island Line it's a
G
G

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mighty good road
Well if you ride you got to ride it
Like you finally get your ticket
G
G

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At the station for the Rock Island Line

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ChordsG F# Gm

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