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[Verse 1]
  C                                         G
I used to be a railroad bum a-livin' on the go
                                        C
I rode freights from Canada down to Mexico
                                                      G
From sunny Cal to Minnesota where the rippling waters fall
                                    G7           C
I never seemed to have a dime but I had myself a ball

[Chorus]
                                G
Singin' hi le hi lo he li le li lo
                                           C
I used to be a railroad bum but I'm not anymore

[Verse 2]
                                          G
I walked in the Silver Dollar in Reno one night
                                                               C
I Dropped a quarter in a one armed bandit, the lemons lined up right
                                                          G
Took my winnings then played poker and I won ten thousand more
                                G7         C
I used to be a railroad bum but I'm not anymore

[Chorus]
                                G
Singin' hi le hi lo he li le li lo
                                           C
I used to be a railroad bum but I'm not anymore

[Break]
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| G | G | G | C |
| C | C | C | G |
| G | G | G | C |

[Verse 3]
     C                                                    G
When cotton's white in Tennessee and shrimp boats sail in Maine
                                                        C
Peach picking time soon will find me ridin' the Georgia train
                                                     G
Cause I get restless when I'm still I guess I always will
                                   G7           C
Want to keep travelin' all my life over another hill

[Chorus]
                                G
Singin' hi le hi lo he li le li lo
                                G7         C
I used to be a railroad bum but I'm not anymore

[Chorus]
                                G
Singin' hi le hi lo he li le li lo
                                           C
I used to be a railroad bum but I'm not anymore