Big Railroad Blues(Cavaco chords)

	        
Verse 
  A 
Well my mama told me, my papa told me too, 
       D                          A 
Now my mama told me, papa told me too, 
       E 
Well I shouldn't be here 
          D                   A 
Tryin' to sing these railroad blues. 

Verse 2 
A 
Wish I had a'listened, oh-oh to what mama said, 
D                               A 
Wish I had a'listened, oh-oh to what mama said, 
     E 
Well I wouldn't be here 
         D                     A 
Tryin' to sleep in this cold iron bed. 

verse 3 
A                  
Well I went to the depot, I never got there on time, 
           D                     A 
Went down to the depot, never got there on time. 
      E 
Well my train done left, 
       D                  A 
She's a rollin' down the line. 

verse 4 
A 
Mister jailer go away now, don't tell me no lies, 
      D                                 A 
Mister jailer go away, don't tell me no lies, 
     E 
When the train's going down, 
      D               A 
She's rollin' down the line. 

verse 5  
  A 
Well my mama told me, my papa told me too, 
       D                     A 
Now my mama told me, papa told me too, 
     E 
Well I shouldn't be here 
        D                  A 
Tryin' to sing these railroad blues
	        

Written by Noah Lewis