E   | B E
B   | E
C#m | B E
C#m | B E


[Verse 1]

             E              B        E
Working on a railroad for a dollar a day
             B                       E
Working on a railroad for a dollar a day
             C#m                       B        E
Working on a railroad good buddy for a dollar a day
              C#m   B            E   
Got to get my money gotta get my pay


[Verse 2]

          E      B              E
Take this hammer take it to the captain
          B                     E
Take this hammer take it to the captain
          C#m                B             E
Take this hammer good buddy take it to the captain
             C#m  B            E
Tell him I'm gone tell him I'm gone


[Verse 3]

      E        B     E
If he asks you was I running
      B              E
If he asks you was I running
           C#m            B     E
If he asks you good buddy was I running
               C#m    B              E
Tell him I was flying tell him I was flying


[Interlude]

E   | B E
B   | E
C#m | B E
C#m | B E


[Verse 4]

      E        B     E
If he asks you was I laughing
      B              E
If he asks you was I laughing
           C#m            B     E
If he asks you good buddy was I laughing
               C#m    B              E
Tell him I was crying tell him I was crying


[Verse 5]

         E      B          E
This old hammer rings like silver
         B                 E
This old hammer rings like silver
         C#m               B          E
This old hammer good buddy rings like silver
           C#m        B            E
Shine like gold buddy and it shine like gold


[Verse 6]

             E              B        E
Working on a railroad for a dollar a day
             B                       E
Working on a railroad for a dollar a day
             C#m                 B              E
Working on a railroad good buddy for a dollar a day
              C#m   B            E
Got to get my money gotta get my pay
              C#m   B            E
Got to get my money gotta get my pay
              C#m   B            E
Got to get my money gotta get my pay
              C#m   B            E
Got to get my money gotta get my pay