Jerry Jeff Walker - Railroad Lady guitar chord

Railroad Lady

Written by Jerry Jeff Walker and Jimmy Buffett

Chorus:

F C

She's a railroad lady, just a little bit shady,

G7 C C7

Spending her days on the train.

F C

She's a semi good-looker, but the fast rails they took 'er,

G7 F G7 C

Now she's tryin', just tryin' to get home again.

C C7 C

South Station in Boston to the freight yards of Austin,

G7

From the Florida sunshine to the New Orleans rain.

C C7 F C

Now that the rail packs have taken the best tracks,

G7 C C7

She's tryin', just tryin' to get home again.

Chorus

C G7 F C

Once a highballin' loner, he thought he could own 'er,

G7

Bought her a fur coat and a big diamond ring.

C C7 F C

She hocked them for cold cash, left town on the Wabash,

G7 C C7

Never thinkin', never thinkin' of home 'way back then.

C C7 F C

But the rails are now rusty, the dining cars dusty,

G7

The gold plated watches have taken their toll.

C C7 F C

The railroads are dying, and the lady, she's crying,

G7 C C7

On a bus to Kentucky, and home that's her goal.

Chorus2:

F C

She's a railroad lady, just a little bit shady,

G7 C C7

Spending her life on the trains.

F C

Once a Pullman car trav'ler, now the brakeman won't have her,

G7 F G7 C

She's tryin', just tryin' to get home again.

C G7 F G7 C F-G7-C

Yeah, on a bus to Kentucky, then home - once - again.