Down the Line
key=Bb 244 bpm
Banjo intro
[Bb Eb Gm F ]
[ ] same as verse B
[Bb Eb Gm F Bb]
[verse A]
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Born out in the country and raised down on the farm
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Got my education out behind the barn
[verse B]
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Left one Sunday morning in the driving rain
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Hitch-hiked to the freight yard and caught the railroad train
CHORUS
[ Bb Eb Gm F ]
[Oh-oh-oh engineer, let your whistle whine ]
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[Oh get me out of here, a little further down the line]
I've been to Californina, I've been to New Orleans
I've been to New York City, and everywhere between
I've eat beans and taters, and your finest caviar
drank brandy from a snifter, and moonshine from a jar
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[fiddle BREAK same as verse A and B]
Spent 20 years in prison, with a number for my name
they fed me bread and water, tied to a ball and chain
I swore the day they slammed the door, and the jailer locked me in
if they ever let me out of here, I'd never go back again
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[mandolin and Banjo split BREAK same as verse A and B]
I'm dreaming of the day, that I'll return back to my home
thats where I want to settle down, never more to roam
Set me on a Tractor, and point me to the field
I will plow a furrough, my hands upon the wheel
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