Railroad Boy
Ton : AEnglish
Intro
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Couplet
AmShe went upstairs to E7make her Ambed
And not a G/Bword Cto her Em/Bmother Amsaid.
AmHer mother she went E7upstairs Amtoo
AmSaying "Daughter G/Boh Cdaughter what's Em/Btroublin' Amyou?"
Couplet
"AmOh mother dear I E7cannot Amtell
That G/Brailroad Cboy that I Em/Blove so Amwell.
He's courted Amme my E7life Amaway
And now G/Bat Chome he will Em/Bnot Amstay."
Couplet
"AmThere is a place in E7London Amtown
That railG/Broad Cboy goes and Em/Bsits him Amdown.
AmAnd he takes a strange girl E7on his Amknee
AmAnd he tells G/Bto her Cwhat he Em/Bwon't tell Amme."
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Couplet
AmHer father he came E7home from Amwork
Sayin' "Where's G/Bmy Cdaughter she Em/Bseems so Amhurt"
He went Amupstairs to E7give her Amhope
An' he found G/Bher Changin' by Em/Ba Amrope.
Couplet
AmHe took his knife and he E7cut her Amdown
And on G/Bher Cbosom these Em/Bwords he Amfound:
"AmGo dig my grave both E7wide and Amdeep
Put a marG/Bble Cstone at my Em/Bhead and Amfeet
Couplet
AmAnd at my breast put a E7white snow Amdove
AmTo tell G/Bthe Cworld that I Em/Bdied of Amlove.
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