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!
NOTES: = I capo 5th fret to match ‘Black Bear Sessions’ album. A little high, but
it captures the timbre of the Mandolin while fingerpicking on guitar. Otherwise,
agree on a key, capo any fret and play in C. No capo (mandolins?) Then
transpose the tune to F for the album key. (F=C, G=C, Am=Dm, F=Bb, Am7=Dm7,
Dm=Gm, Dm7=Gm7.)
[Intro]
C G Am F C G C G Am F C
|////|////|////|////|////|////|////|////|////|////|////|
[Verse]
C
Through this Railroad Earth for
Am
Whatever it's worth, singin'
F C G
Songs and stayin' high
C
And you know I'll be where my
Am
Heart feels free and my
F C G
Thoughts are free to fly
Dm
Ohhh Mama, please don't make me
Am Am7
lie
Dm
I need my freedom, need my open
Am G
sky
[Interlude]
C G Am F C
|////|////|////|////|////|
[Verse]
C
In your socks and shirt
Am
On your bed of dirt
F C G
With the midnight moon on high
C
And you know I've been
Am
Where the midnight wind
F C G
Makes your soul and spirit cry
Dm
Ooohhh Mama, please don't ask me
Am Am7
why
Dm
I need my freedom, need my open
Am G
sky
[Instrumental]
C Am F C G C Am F C G
|////|////|////|////|////|////|////|////|
Dm Am Am7 Dm Am G
|////|////|////|////|////|////|////|////|
C Am F C G C Am F C G
|////|////|////|////|////|////|////|////|
Dm Am Am7 Dm Am G
|////|////|////|////|////|////|////|////|
[Interlude]
C G Am F C
|////|////|////|////|////|
[Verse]
C
Through this Railroad Earth
Am
For whatever it's worth
F C G
Getting 'long and getting by
C
And you know I miss
Am
Every single kiss
F C G
As the years go rollin' by
Dm
Oooooh Mama, ain't it good to be
Am Am7
alive?
Dm
When you're mountain top and feelin'
Am G
High
[Outro]
Dm
Oooooh Mama, ain't it good to be
Am Am7
alive?
Dm
When you're down and rollin' free to
Am G
ride
C G Am F C
|////|////|////|////|
Dm Am7
Ohhh Mama......Please don't make me lie......
it captures the timbre of the Mandolin while fingerpicking on guitar. Otherwise,
agree on a key, capo any fret and play in C. No capo (mandolins?) Then
transpose the tune to F for the album key. (F=C, G=C, Am=Dm, F=Bb, Am7=Dm7,
Dm=Gm, Dm7=Gm7.)
[Intro]
C G Am F C G C G Am F C
|////|////|////|////|////|////|////|////|////|////|////|
[Verse]
C
Through this Railroad Earth for
Am
Whatever it's worth, singin'
F C G
Songs and stayin' high
C
And you know I'll be where my
Am
Heart feels free and my
F C G
Thoughts are free to fly
Dm
Ohhh Mama, please don't make me
Am Am7
lie
Dm
I need my freedom, need my open
Am G
sky
[Interlude]
C G Am F C
|////|////|////|////|////|
[Verse]
C
In your socks and shirt
Am
On your bed of dirt
F C G
With the midnight moon on high
C
And you know I've been
Am
Where the midnight wind
F C G
Makes your soul and spirit cry
Dm
Ooohhh Mama, please don't ask me
Am Am7
why
Dm
I need my freedom, need my open
Am G
sky
[Instrumental]
C Am F C G C Am F C G
|////|////|////|////|////|////|////|////|
Dm Am Am7 Dm Am G
|////|////|////|////|////|////|////|////|
C Am F C G C Am F C G
|////|////|////|////|////|////|////|////|
Dm Am Am7 Dm Am G
|////|////|////|////|////|////|////|////|
[Interlude]
C G Am F C
|////|////|////|////|////|
[Verse]
C
Through this Railroad Earth
Am
For whatever it's worth
F C G
Getting 'long and getting by
C
And you know I miss
Am
Every single kiss
F C G
As the years go rollin' by
Dm
Oooooh Mama, ain't it good to be
Am Am7
alive?
Dm
When you're mountain top and feelin'
Am G
High
[Outro]
Dm
Oooooh Mama, ain't it good to be
Am Am7
alive?
Dm
When you're down and rollin' free to
Am G
ride
C G Am F C
|////|////|////|////|
Dm Am7
Ohhh Mama......Please don't make me lie......
Raimund Schwind
Raimundo Amador
Rain Collectors
Rain Man
Rain Parade
Raining And Ok
Raining Jane
Raining Pleasure
Rains
Rains Draper