Railroad Boy Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
Well, I've [Am]been gone these lonesome days
I return [G]again, here's [Am]what I say
Go dig my grave both wide and deep
Place a marble stone at
[G]my [G#]head and fee[Am]t
Oh Lord, oh Lord, oh Lord in [Em]me
Oh [Am]Lord, oh Lord,
[Em]oh Lord in me[Am]
[Asus4]She went upstair[Am]s to make her bed[Em]
And not one [F]word [G]to her [G#]ma she s[Am]aid
Her [Asus4]momma, sh[Am]e went up the stairs [Em]too
She says, [F]daughter, oh daughter,
[G]what [G#]troubles you?[Asus4]
My [Am]momma dear, I can[Em]not tell
That railroad [F]boy [G]I l[G#]ove h[Am]im w[Asus4]ell,
[Am]he's[Asus4] courting me, my life aw[Am]ay[Em]
And now with [F]me, [G]he [G#]will not stay[Asus4]
There [Am]is a place in London t[Em]own
where a railroad [F]boy goes
[G]and[G#] he sits down[Asus4],
he takes a strange girl on
[Em]his [Asus4]knees[Em]
and he tell[F]s to her
[G]but it [G#dim]won't tel[G#]l[Asus4]
to me [Am]oh lord oh lord
Oh [Em]Lordy me
Oh [Dm]Lord, oh [Am]Lord
[Em]Oh Lordy m[Am]e[Asus4][Am][Em][F]
[G]
[G#][G][Asus4][Em][F]
[G][G#][Am][Asus4]
[Am]Her daddy, he come home
[Em]from work to see
[F]Where's my daughter,
[G]she see[G#]ms so [G#dim]hurt[Asus4]
He went upstairs to bring her [Em]home
But he [F]found her hanging [G]by [G#]a ro[Am]pe
[Asus4]Oh Lord, [Am]oh Lord,
[Asus4]oh Lord i[Am]n need[Em]
Oh Lord, oh [Am]Lord, [Em]oh L[E]ord inde[Asus4]ed[Am][Em][F][G][G#dim]
[Asus4][Dm][Asus4][Am][Asus4][Em][F][G]
[E][G#][Am][Asus4]
He [Am]took his knife, he cut [Em]her down,
all [F]I was on were t[G]hese[G#]
[G#dim]word s he[Am] foun[Asus4]d.
Go [Am]dig my grave,
both wide an[Em]d deep
Place a [F]marble stone [G]at [G#dim]my
head an[Asus4]d feet[Am]
And on my breast,
place a snow [Em]-white garment
To [F]warm this world,
[G]I d[G#]ied alone[Am][Asus4]
Oh [Am]Lord, oh Lord,
[Asus4]oh Lord i[Am]n me[Em]
Oh Lord, [Am]oh Lord,
[Em]oh Lord in m[Am]e[Asus4]
O [Am]Lord, O Lord,
[Asus4]O Lord in[Am] me[Em]

[Outro 1]
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