Railroad Bill
Andrew Bird
RockMedium for beginners4 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
G
B7Diagram coming soon
C
D
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
G G Railroad Bill, Railroad Bill B7 C Never worked and he never will G D G Im gonna ride, Railroad Bill. G G Well, Railroad Bill was a mighty mean man B7 C Shot the light out of the brakemans hand G D G Im gonna ride, that bad Railroad Bill. G G Well Miss McMillan, she whooped and she squawked B7 C Thats my husband for I heard him fall G D G Im gonna ride, that bad Railroad Bill. G G Well I went down on Number One B7 C Railroad Bill had just begun G D G Im gonna ride, Railroad Bill. G G Well I came back on Number Two B7 C Railroad Bill had just got through G D G Im gonna ride, Railroad Bill. G G Well I went down on Number Four B7 C Someone let fly with a forty-four G D G Im gonna ride, Railroad Bill. G G Got a thirty-eight special in a forty-five frame B7 C I aint gonna miss cause Ive got dead aim G D G Im gonna ride, that bad Railroad Bill. G G Well Railroad Bill, rolling down a hill B7 C Lighting cigars with a ten-dollar bill G D G Im gonna ride, that bad Railroad Bill. G G Well, Railroad Bill says, Before I die, B7 C Im gonna build a railroad for the bums to ride G D G Im gonna ride, that bad Railroad Bill.
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Chord set
G · B7 · C · D
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.