Biography:
Railroad Earth is a roots and Americana-based jamband from rural western Stillwater, New Jersey, USA. Their name stems from a Jack Kerouac poem "October in the Railroad Earth," and the band has a song by the same name. Railroad Earth's music combines elements of bluegrass, rock and roll, jazz, celtic and more, and the group is known for its extensive live improvisation and lyrical songwriting within an acoustic base.
The band members, already accomplished musicians, first came together in early 2001.
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Other songs:
- Been Down This Road Before
- Bird In A House
- Bird In The House
- Came Up Smilling
- Chains
- Day On The Sand
- For Love
- Hard Livin
- Long Walk Home
- Long Way To Go
- Lovin You
- Luxury Liner
- Mighty River
- Mountain Time
- On The Banks
- Potters Field
- Railroad Earth
- Real Love
- Seven Story Mountain
- Storms
- The Jupiter And The 119
- Wont You Come And Sing For Me
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
Capo 3.
[Intro]
Am C G Em
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------0------------------------------------------------|
G|-----0-2-2---2-0--------------------------------0---------0-|
D|-0h2-------------2-2-0---0-0-2-0----------0-0-2-----2-0-2---|
A|-----------------------3---------3-----0-2------------------|
E|-----------------------------------3-3----------------------|
Am
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B|-----0--------|
G|-2-2----2-0-2-|
D|--------------|
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[Verse 1]
Am C
I'm just a traveler passing through
G
I wont haunt or bother you
Em Am
Though you could lend an ear to my story
[Verse 2]
Am C
You can call me old Jack
G
You might have seen me caped in Black
Em Am
As I roam the streets of the village
[Intro Riff]
[Verse 3]
Am C
In her long flowing hair
G
You might find my story there
Em Am
Though it was not my own hand that killed her
[Verse 4]
Am C
I went down a moon lit trail
G
Rode out on a rail
Em Am
And began my long life of journeys
[Chorus]
Am G Am
In the ripple that rolls on the water
Am G Am
In the high rolling wave out at sea
Am G Am
In the shadow that flies on the valley
Am G Em
In the middle is where you'll find me
[Banjo Solo]
Am (C G) (Em Am)
[Verse 5]
Am C
In a bath tub for a boat
G
My passage I did float
Em Am
Joined the ranks right on the docks of the city
[Verse 6]
Am C
In the fire of the Devil's den
G
With the gray-coated men
Em Am
I lost all my hope and my two brothers
[Fiddle Solo]
Am (C G) (Em Am)
[Verse 7]
Am C
So I wandered in the West
G
I settled down and did my best
Em Am
But my heart was unsteady and restless
[Verse 8]
Am C
I took a room on Houseton Street
G
Where the pawned poets would meet
Em Am
And we poured out the wine of the ages
[Chorus]
Am G Am
In the ripple that rolls on the water
Am G Am
In the hard-hearted moon we both see
Am G Am
In the shadow that falls in the alley
Am G Em
In the riddle is where I’ll be
[Bridge]
F Am
Ten little fingers...
F Am
Ten little toes...
F Am
Sleep little baby...
G F
Will you ever know?
G F
Will you ever know?
[Intro Riff]
[Verse 9]
Am C
Years ago my lid was sealed
G
They threw me down in the potter's field
Em Am
With the souls of the lost and forgotten
[Verse 10]
Am C
And though my name is dead and gone
G
I remain and I carry on
Em Am
And I roam with an old band of brothers
[Verse 11]
Am C
And if you strum the ancient string
G
You may call my spirit in
Em Am
Or if you blow on the whole of the whistle
[Verse 12]
Am C
By an old highland air
G
I may stop and listen there
Em Am
Or when the wren pulls her nest from the thistle
[Chorus]
Am G Am
In the ripple that rolls on the water
Am G Am
In the high rolling wave out at sea
Am G Am
In the shadow that flies on the valley
Am G Em
In a riddle is where you'll find me
[Intro Riff] (x2)
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B|-----------0------------------------------------------------|
G|-----0-2-2---2-0--------------------------------0---------0-|
D|-0h2-------------2-2-0---0-0-2-0----------0-0-2-----2-0-2---|
A|-----------------------3---------3-----0-2------------------|
E|-----------------------------------3-3----------------------|
e|--------------|
B|-----0--------|
G|-2-2----2-0-2-|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|
[Outro]
N.C.
High above the cuillen moor
Stands the ole' man of storr
In the mist, the stone, and the mountain
If you scramble up that scree
Won't you stay a while for me
And watch the white rollin' waves wash the island
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[Intro]
Am C G Em
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------0------------------------------------------------|
G|-----0-2-2---2-0--------------------------------0---------0-|
D|-0h2-------------2-2-0---0-0-2-0----------0-0-2-----2-0-2---|
A|-----------------------3---------3-----0-2------------------|
E|-----------------------------------3-3----------------------|
Am
e|--------------|
B|-----0--------|
G|-2-2----2-0-2-|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|
[Verse 1]
Am C
I'm just a traveler passing through
G
I wont haunt or bother you
Em Am
Though you could lend an ear to my story
[Verse 2]
Am C
You can call me old Jack
G
You might have seen me caped in Black
Em Am
As I roam the streets of the village
[Intro Riff]
[Verse 3]
Am C
In her long flowing hair
G
You might find my story there
Em Am
Though it was not my own hand that killed her
[Verse 4]
Am C
I went down a moon lit trail
G
Rode out on a rail
Em Am
And began my long life of journeys
[Chorus]
Am G Am
In the ripple that rolls on the water
Am G Am
In the high rolling wave out at sea
Am G Am
In the shadow that flies on the valley
Am G Em
In the middle is where you'll find me
[Banjo Solo]
Am (C G) (Em Am)
[Verse 5]
Am C
In a bath tub for a boat
G
My passage I did float
Em Am
Joined the ranks right on the docks of the city
[Verse 6]
Am C
In the fire of the Devil's den
G
With the gray-coated men
Em Am
I lost all my hope and my two brothers
[Fiddle Solo]
Am (C G) (Em Am)
[Verse 7]
Am C
So I wandered in the West
G
I settled down and did my best
Em Am
But my heart was unsteady and restless
[Verse 8]
Am C
I took a room on Houseton Street
G
Where the pawned poets would meet
Em Am
And we poured out the wine of the ages
[Chorus]
Am G Am
In the ripple that rolls on the water
Am G Am
In the hard-hearted moon we both see
Am G Am
In the shadow that falls in the alley
Am G Em
In the riddle is where I’ll be
[Bridge]
F Am
Ten little fingers...
F Am
Ten little toes...
F Am
Sleep little baby...
G F
Will you ever know?
G F
Will you ever know?
[Intro Riff]
[Verse 9]
Am C
Years ago my lid was sealed
G
They threw me down in the potter's field
Em Am
With the souls of the lost and forgotten
[Verse 10]
Am C
And though my name is dead and gone
G
I remain and I carry on
Em Am
And I roam with an old band of brothers
[Verse 11]
Am C
And if you strum the ancient string
G
You may call my spirit in
Em Am
Or if you blow on the whole of the whistle
[Verse 12]
Am C
By an old highland air
G
I may stop and listen there
Em Am
Or when the wren pulls her nest from the thistle
[Chorus]
Am G Am
In the ripple that rolls on the water
Am G Am
In the high rolling wave out at sea
Am G Am
In the shadow that flies on the valley
Am G Em
In a riddle is where you'll find me
[Intro Riff] (x2)
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------0------------------------------------------------|
G|-----0-2-2---2-0--------------------------------0---------0-|
D|-0h2-------------2-2-0---0-0-2-0----------0-0-2-----2-0-2---|
A|-----------------------3---------3-----0-2------------------|
E|-----------------------------------3-3----------------------|
e|--------------|
B|-----0--------|
G|-2-2----2-0-2-|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|
[Outro]
N.C.
High above the cuillen moor
Stands the ole' man of storr
In the mist, the stone, and the mountain
If you scramble up that scree
Won't you stay a while for me
And watch the white rollin' waves wash the island
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| h Hammer-on
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Raimund Schwind
Raimundo Amador
Rain Collectors
Rain Man
Rain Parade
Raining And Ok
Raining Jane
Raining Pleasure
Rains
Rains Draper