I've Been Working On The Railroad
Traditional
Sung By John Denver
on All Aboard! (1997)
G
I've been working on the railroad
C G
All the live long day
I've been working on the railroad
A A7 D
Just to pass the time away
G
Can't you hear the whistle blowing
C G
Rise up so early in the morn
C G
Can't you hear the whistle blowing
D G
Dinah, blow your horn
G
Dinah, won't you blow
C
Dinah, won't you blow
D G
Dinah, won't you blow your horn
G
Dinah, won't you blow
C
Dinah, won't you blow
D G
Dinah, won't you blow your horn
G
Someone's in the kitchen with Dinah
D*
Someone's in the kitchen I know
G C
Someone's in the kitchen with Dinah
G D G
Strumming on the old banjo
G
Fee fie fiddle iiee o
D*
Fee fie fiddle iiee o
G C
Fee fie fiddle iiee o
G D G
Strumming on the old banjo
D* could be played as an usual D but
it's better to play the following scale:
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