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Big Railroad Blues

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The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in Palo Alto, California. The band is known for its eclectic style, which fused elements of rock, folk, country, jazz, bluegrass, blues, gospel, and psychedelic rock; for live performances of lengthy instrumental jams; and for its devoted fan base, known as "Deadheads." "Their music," writes Lenny Kaye, "touches on ground that most other groups don't even know exists." These various influences

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[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.

[Verse2]
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 3]
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 4]
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