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Railroad Bum lyrics and chords

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Railroad Bum lyrics and chords are intended for your personal use, it's Jim Reeves' classic. Here an up tempo song that's fun to play and sing, it has easy to make chords with a pretty melody.

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Railroad Bum
recorded by Jim Reeves
written by J.A. Balthrop
 
C                                           G7
I used to be a railroad bum a living on the go
                                    C
I rode freights from Canada down to Mexico
                                                      G7
From sunny Cal to Minnesota where the rippling waters falls
                                                 C
I never seemed to have a dime but I had myself a ball
                                G7
Singing hi le hi lo he li le li lo I used to be
                              C
A railroad bum but I'm not anymore
 
                                          G7
I walked in the Silver Dollar in Reno one night
                                                            C
Dropped a quarter in a one armed bandit the lemons lined up right
                                                          G7
Took my winnings then played poker and I won ten thousand more
                                           C
I used to be a railroad bum but I'm not anymore
                                G7
Singing hi le hi lo he li le li lo I used to be
                              C
A railroad bum but I'm not anymore
 
                                                          G7
When cotton's white in Tennessee and shrimp boats sail in Maine
                                                      C
Peach picking time soon will find me riding a Georgia train
                                                     G7
Cause I get restless when I'm still I guess I always will
                                                C
Want to keep traveling all my life over another hill
                                G7
Singing hi le hi lo he li le li lo I used to be
                              C
A railroad bum but I'm not anymore
                                G7
Singing hi le hi lo he li le li lo I used to be
                              C
A railroad bum but I'm not anymore

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Classic Country Music Lyrics home | Jim Reeves lyrics

This song was very instrumental in getting Jim Reeves' career launched. He loved to sing ballads but this one became a huge hit and paved the way for him to sing whatever he wanted to. Copy Railroad Bum lyrics and chords, you'll quickly learn this classic and enjoy singing and playing it for family and friends.

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