[Walk up] C
E|---------|------|
B|---------|------|
G|---------|------|
D|---------|------|
A|--0-2-3--|-3----|
E|-3-------|---3--|
[Verse 1]
C C7 F C
I've been workin' on the railroad all the live long day
C D G
I've been workin' on the railroad, just to pass the time away
G7 C F C
Can't you hear the whistle blowin'? Rise up so early in the morn
F C G C
Can't you hear the captain shoutin'? "Dinah blow your horn!"
[Verse 2]
C F
Dinah won't you blow, Dinah won't you blow
G C
Dinah won't you blow your horn
C F
Dinah won't you blow, Dinah won't you blow
G C
Dinah won't you blow your horn
[Key change to D]
(play the same strumming and switch to a D chord)
[Verse 3]
D
Someone's in the kitchen with Dinah
D A
Someone's in the kitchen I know
D D7 G
Someone's in the kitchen with Dinah
A A7 D
Strummin' on the old banjo
[Verse 4]
D
A-playin' fee fi fiddle-y-i-o
D A
Fee fi fiddle-y-i-o-o-o-o
D D7 G
Fee fi fiddle-y-i-o
A A7 D
Strummin' on the old banjo
[Strum once]
D C
[Outro]
C C
Some go to work and
G7 C
others take vacations
C C
One of 'em took Melinda
G7 C
to Cal-i-for-ni-o
