riding on a railroad-james taylor-chords included

He said this is about losing control. never realized. makes sense now.

Riding on a Railroad
(James Taylor) (c) 1970 Blackwood Music
From "Mud Slide Slim"

G(no 3rd) /F# Em7 A7Sus4 A7sus2 A7
We are riding on a railroad,
F C G
singing someone else's song
/F# Em7 A7Sus4 A7 F C G
Forever standing by the cross road. Take a side and step along.
/F# Em7 A7Sus4 A7 F C G
We are sailing away on a river to the sea. Maybe you and me can meet
again.
/F# Em7 A7 F C G D/F# Em7
A
We are riding on a railroad, singing someone else's song. Sing along.

D D/C G G/f# Em7
Time to time I tire of the life that I've been lead-ing
A D Csus2 G
Town to town, day by day Em7 Bm
There's a man up here who claims to have his hands upon the reins. C G G/f# Em7 A D C Bm A G
G/f#
There are chains upon his hands and he's riding upon a train. Em7 A7Sus4 A7sus2 A7
We are riding on a railroad,
F C G
singing someone else's song
/F# Em7 A7Sus4 A7 F C G
Forever standing by the cross road. Take a side and step along.
/F# Em7 A7Sus4 A7 F C G
We are sailing away on a river to the sea. Maybe you and me can meet
again.
/F# Em7 A7 F C G /F#
We are riding on a railroad, singing someone else's song.
[instrumental using verse chords and fade].

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G(no 3rd): 3x0033
G/f# : 2x0033
A7Sus4 : x02040

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[AnnaMargolin]

This is inspiring. There is a certain vibrancy about the ends of your lines/phrasing that really sets this off. Wonderful job.

[mumd2003]

@AnnaMargolin thanks so much.wish I knew what it was I did. Could've been a bit better on the high notes :-)

[Zsolto66]

Now this was outstanding, really. I admire anyone who can sing any James Taylor song and this is one of his most difficult tunes I think. Keep them coming, you are not the only one who enjoys what you do :)

[mumd2003]

@Zsolto66 why thank you my friend. It certainly was difficult on the high notes. Don't know where this song came from. I used to like it along time ago but it just surfaced. I think it was when I was searching around for an older James Taylor Post. Thanks again.

[saltgreen]

Great job! Good voice and nicely played!

I'll set this as my next song to learn - you forget sometimes how good the old songs are!

[jonahclaudiaisaiah]

Nice!