Rock Island Line
Rock Island Line

Rock Island Line easy guitar chords by The Undergrads

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Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 3

Capo

Transpose

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Capo

  • D

  • G

  • A

  • D

  • G

  • A

    • Verse 1

    Hey 
    there, 
    gather 
    round here. 

    Here's a 
    story about 

    the Rock 
    Island Lion. 

    Why, 
    she's 
    a spur 
    of steel 
    rails 

    running from 
    Northland 

    down 
    into 
    New Orleans. 

    All 
    them 
    rattlers 
    pass through 
    a toll 
    gate 

    before 
    getting into 
    that town. 

    What 
    do you have to pay? 

    Show 
    me. 

    The man on 
    the gate says, 

    You 
    gotta pay 
    before 
    pushin' 

    all into Crescent 
    City. 

    I 
    know that, 
    I know 

    It 
    depends 
    on what 
    you got on 

    board. 

    And certain 
    things 
    pass here 
    free. 

    Well, 
    the son of 
    a driver shouts 
    down, 

    Nothin' 
    to 
    pay, 

    cause 
    I'm only 
    carryin' 
    pigs. 

    Oh, 
    my God. 

    And 
    the man 
    shouts back, 

    Go 
    on through 
    with them pigs, 
    then. 

    Well, 
    son, 
    we 
    get up a little 
    steam, 

    and 
    once we 
    are rollin', 

    he says 
    to the 
    boy throwin' 
    on the coal, 

    yeah, 
    we 
    got 
    pigs, 

    ha ha, 
    pig eyes, 

    that's 
    what we 
    got, pig 
    eyes. 

    So, 
    son, 
    let's get 
    goin' 
    on 

    down this 
    here Rock 
    Island 
    line. 

    Well, 
    the Rock Island 
    Line, 

    it 
    is a mighty good 
    road 

    Well, 
    the Rock Island 
    Line, it 

    is a 
    road to 
    ride 

    Oh, the 
    Rock Island 
    Line, 

    it 
    is a mighty good 
    line 

    Well, 
    if you want to 
    ride, 

    you gotta 
    ride it like 
    you'd ride 

    And get 
    your ticket at 
    the station 

    for 
    the Rock Island 
    Line 

    Well, 
    I may be 
    right, 
    I may be 
    wrong 

    I 
    know you're 
    gonna miss me 

    when I'm 
    gone 

    Well, 
    the Rock Island 
    Line, 

    it 
    is a mighty good 
    road 

    Well, 
    the Rock Island 
    Line, it 
    is 
    a road to 
    ride 

    Oh, 
    the Rock Island 
    Line, 

    it 
    is a mighty good 
    line 

    Well, 
    if you want to 
    ride, 

    you gotta 
    ride it like 
    you'd ride 

    And get 
    your ticket at 
    the station 

    for 
    the Rock Island 
    Line 

    Hallelujah, 
    roll on 
    in 

    Head
    in' down 
    the store, 

    they'll be 
    givin' me some 
    gin 

    Well, 
    the Rock Island 
    Line, 

    it 
    is a mighty good 
    road 

    Oh, 
    the Rock Island 
    Line, it 
    is a 
    road to 
    ride 

    Oh, 
    the Rock Island 
    Line, 

    it 
    is a mighty good 
    line 

    Well, 
    if you want a 
    ride, 

    you gotta 
    ride it 
    like a fine 

    And get 
    your ticket at 
    the station 

    for 
    the Rock Island 
    Line 

    Ain't 
    the ladies gonna 
    strut and 
    game 

    And 
    take up 
    the 
    heels, 

    and 
    we ain't gonna 
    sin 

    Well, 
    the Rock Island 
    Line, 

    it 
    is a mighty good 
    road 

    Oh, 
    the Rock Island 
    Line, 

    it is a 
    road to 
    ride 

    Oh, the 
    Rock Island 
    Line, 

    it is 
    a mighty good 
    line 

    Well, 
    if you want to 
    ride, you gotta 
    ride 

    And like 
    to find, 

    you get 
    your ticket at 
    the station 

    for the 
    Rock Island 
    Line 

    Well, 
    the Rock Island Line, 

    it 
    is a mighty good 
    line 

    Oh, 
    the Rock Island 
    Line, 

    it is a 
    road to 
    ride 

    Oh, 
    the Rock Island 
    Line, 

    it 
    is a mighty good 
    line 

    Well, 
    if you want to 
    ride, you gotta 
    ride 

    And like 
    to find, 

    you 
    get your ticket at 
    the station 

    for the 
    Rock Island 
    Line 

    Move 
    over there, 
    P! 
    Sir! 

    Big arm, 
    yeah, 
    we got big 
    arm... 

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