🎸 Big Railroad Blues chords by Grateful Dead

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.

Verse 2
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 4
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 5
 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