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Artist: Ry Cooder
Song: Tamp 'Em Up Solid
Album: Paradise & Lunch (1974)
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[Chorus]
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Tamp 'em up solid, so they won't come down
BmGAD
Tamp 'em up solid, buddy, so they won't come down
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Tamp 'em up solid, so they won't come down
BmGAD
Tamp 'em up solid, buddy, so they won't come down
[Verse 1]
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Baby, when you marry your railroad man
BmGAD
Every day'll be pay day, dollar bill in your hand
G7D
Baby, in your hand, baby, in your hand
G7D
Baby, in your hand, baby, in your hand
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Mary and the baby laying in the bed
BmGAD
Thinking about the money that I ain't made
[Chorus]
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So tamp 'em up solid, so they won't come down
BmGAD
Tamp 'em up solid, buddy, so they won't come down
[Bridge]
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Captain called the water boy and the water boy laughed
BmGAD
Captain kicked the water boy yelling, "Yes, yes, yes"
[Outro]
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So tamp 'em up solid, so they won't come down
BmGAD
Tamp 'em up solid, buddy, so they won't come down
G7DG7
And you can do it, and you can do it, and you can do it
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So they won't come down