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Working On The Railroad

from Beauty and Breaking by Kim Beggs

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Working On The Railroad

By Kim Beggs
Key D, Capo 7 G shape

1 1 4 6m 6m 6m 6m
5 5 4 1 1
5 5 4 4
5 5 4 1 1 1 1

2m 2m
4 4 4 1 1
2m 2m
4 4 4 1 1 1 1

Kim Beggs - guitar, vocal
David Baxter - electric guitar
Brian Kobayakawa - bass
Justin Rutledge - banjo, harmony vocals

The sun hasn’t shone in the valley so long
It’s been fifty-three years since you’ve been gone
Snow’s filling the night, no twinkling stars
While I rock in my chair wondering where you are

Where did my heart go?
Over the hills and out of this hole
And left me rocking here
With only memories and the letter you wrote

I read that letter, last time today
It was old and brown from age and decay
But it sang with the ink and your familiar stroke
You went west for the riches, working on the railroad

I thought our love was strong, I never felt so high
As high as the sunny, sun true blue sky
I still remember the day, I still see you face
When you rode away from our sweet embrace

Working on the railroad.
Over the mountains and out of this hole
And left me rocking here
With only memories and a letter you wrote

And a promise to marry when you made enough money
Sweet talking, I gave you my honey
Shotgun lonesome heart is musty
Now the train’s is old, and the tracks are rusty

Working on the railroad.
Over the mountains and out of this hole
And left me rocking here
With only memories and a letter you wrote

Break

The sun hasn’t shone in the valley so long
It’s been fifty-three years since you’ve been gone

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from Beauty and Breaking, released September 25, 2013

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11 time music award nominee and ne’er a winner!

With 2018 Independent Music Award 2018; 2018 Western Canadian Music Award plus 6 more; & 3 Canadian Folk Music Awards

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