And I got mine (TraditionalTraditional) (C) - (F) - (G) - (Am) (C) And I went down to a big crap game, 'Twas (F) certainly against my (C) will. I lost every doggone nickel I had But a (G) greenback dollar bill. (C) Forty dollar that laid on the floor My (F) buddy's

Tamp 'em up solid, buddy, so they won't come down Tamp 'em up solid, so they won't come down Baby, in your hand, baby, in your hand (TraditionalTraditional) Baby, when you marry your railroad man Every day'll be pay day, dollar bill in your hand Mary and the baby

I never saw the gal again Just dig my grave beside the railroad So I can hear the trains go by (TraditionalTraditional, adapted by Ry Cooder) Come and gather all around me Listen to my tale of woe Got some good advice to give you Lots of things you oughta know Take

The farmer is the man, the farmer is the man (TraditionalTraditional, adapted by Ry Cooder) (D) - (A) - (E) (A) We worked through Spring and Winter, through (D) Summer and through (A) Fall But the mortgage worked the hardest and the (E) steadiest of us all It (A)