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Rock Island Line easy guitar chords by
Pete Seeger
Pete Seeger
Woody Guthrie
Woody Guthrie

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Verse 1
F
E

Now this here's a story about
F
E

the Rock Island Line

Well the Rock Island Line she runs

down into New Orleans
F

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
F

Well you don't have to pay the

man no toll
E
F
Fm
E

Well a train driver he pulled

up to the tollgate
F

And a man hollered and asked
E
F

him what all he had on board and said
E
F

I got livestock I got livestock

I got cows I got pigs I got sheep
Verse 3
E
F
E

I got mules I got all livestock
F
E

Well he said you're all right boy you
F

don't have to pay no toll
E

You can just go right on through so he
F

went on through the toolgate

And as he went through he started
E

pickin' up a little bit of speed
F
Pickin' up
Verse 4

a little bit of steam
E

He got on through he turned and looked
F

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
F
E
F

Down the Rock Island Line

she's a mighty good road

Rock Island Line it's a road to ride
E

Rock Island Line it's a mighty
F

good road

Well if you ride you got to ride it like
E
F

you fi nally get your ticket
Verse 6
F
E
F
E
F

At the station for
E
F

the Rock Island Line
E
F
E
Looked cloudy in the
Verse 7

west and

it looked like rain

Round the curve came a passenger train
F
E

North bound train on the southbound track
F
E

He's alright a leavin' but
F
E

he won't be back
Verse 8
F

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
Fm
Oh I may be
Verse 9
F

right and I may be wrong

But you gonna miss me when I'm gone
E
F
E
F

E
F

Well the engineer said be

fore he died
E
F

There were two more drinks

that he'd like to try
E

The conductor said what could they be
F
E
F
Fm
F
Fm

A hot cup of coffee
F

and a cold glass of tea
Verse 10
F

Well the Rock Island Line she's

a mighty good road
E

Rock Island Line it's a road to ride
F

Rock Island Line it's a
F

mighty good road

Well if you ride you got to ride it

Like you finally get your ticket
F

At the station for the Rock Island Line

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