Railroad Man EELS
RAILROAD MAN
on album "blinking lights and other revelations"
if you want to play at the same pitch as the version on the album,
you have to play the following chords shapes with a capo at the
fifth fret.
EADGBe
C [ 032010 ]
C/B [ 020010 ]
F [ 033210 ]
Am [ 002210 ]
G [ 320003 ]
Fmaj7 [ 003210 ]
[C]F [C/B]Am G (2x)
[C]feel like an old[C/B] railroad man
[F]ridin' out on the[Am] bluemont [G]line
[C]hummin' along old[C/B] dominion blues
[F]not much to see and [Am]not much left to [G]lose
and i [Fmaj7]know i can walk along the [C]tracks
it may [Am]take a little longer but i'll [Fmaj7]know
how to [G]find my way [C]back[C/B] [F] [Am] [G]
[C]i feel like an old[C/B] railroad man
[F]who's really tried[Am] the best that he [G]can
[C]to make his life add up[C/B] to something good
[F]but this engine no [Am]longer burns on [G]wood
and i [Fmaj7]guess i may never under[C]stand
the [Am]times that i live in
are not [Fmaj7]made for a [G]railroad [C]man[C/B] [F] [Am] [G]
[C] [C/B]
[F] [Am] [G]
[C]i feel like an old[C/B] railroad man
[F]getting on board at[Am] the end of an [G]age
[C]the station's empty and[C/B] the whistle blows
[F]things are faster now
and this [Am]train is just too [G]slow
and i [Fmaj7]know i can walk along the [C]tracks
it may [Am]take a little longer but i'll [Fmaj7]know
how to [G]find my way [C]back[C/B] [F] [Am] [G]
[C]F [C/B]Am G (10x)
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