Roll Down The Line chords by The Gateway Singers

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Verse 1
D 
A 
D 
A 
 (D major)  (A major)  (D major) Buddy,  (A major) 
D 
 (D major) won't you roll down
the line?
Buddy, won't you roll down the line?
G 
Yonder comes my darlin'  (G major) 
A 
 (A major) comin' down the line.
Buddy, won't you roll down the line?
Buddy, won't you roll down the line?
Yonder comes my darlin'
D 
comin' down the  (D major) line.
Way down yonder in Tennessee
They leased the convicts out
G 
A 
An (G major) d put  (A major) them workin' in the mines
Against free labor stout
D 
G 
Free labor rebelled  (D major) against  (G major) it
Doin' it took some time
A 
But while  (A major) that lease was in effect
We made them rise and shine
D 
 (D major) Buddy won't you roll down the line,
Buddy won't you roll down the line,
G 
Yonder comes my darlin'  (G major) 
A 
 (A major) comin' down the line,
Buddy won't you roll down the line,
Buddy won't you roll down the line,
Yonder comes my darlin'
D 
comin' down the  (D major) line
The beans they were half done,
the bread was not so well,
A 
 (A major) The meat it was all burned up
and the coffee black as heck,
G 
D 
But when  (G major) you'd get your tasks  (D major) done
G 
and it's  (G major) on the floor you'd fall
A 
Anything  (A major) you get to eat,
G 
D 
it'll taste  (G major) good, done,  (D major) or raw.
Buddy Butch,
roll down the line.
Buddy Butch, roll down the line. Buddy
G 
Yonder comes  (G major) my darlin',
A 
 (A major) comin' down the line.
Buddy Butch, roll down the line.
Buddy Butch, roll down the line. Buddy
Yonder comes my darlin',
D 
comin' down the  (D major) line.
Bank Boss, he's a hard man,
a man you all know well.
A 
 (A major) If you don't get your task done,
he's gonna give you Hallelujah,
D 
carry  (D major) you to the stockade
On the floor you'll fall
A 
 (A major) Very next thing that you will hear,
You better go get your poll
D 
 (D major) Buddy, won't you roll down the line,
Buddy, won't you roll down the line,
Buddy, yonder comes my darlin',
A 
 (A major) Comin' down the line.
Buddy, won't you roll down the line,
Buddy, won't you roll down the line,
Buddy, yonder comes my darlin',
Comin' down the line.
D 
 (D major) Buddy, won't you roll down the line,
Buddy, won't you roll down the line,
Yonder comes my darlin',
A 
 (A major) Comin' down the line.
Buddy, won't you roll down the line,
Buddy, won't you roll down the line.
Yonder comes my darlin'
comin' down the line