Ragpickers Dream Chords

Capo 5th fret

Standard (EADGBE)

D5 [xx0235]

Gadd9 [320005]

Dsus4 [xx0233]

C [x32013]

Intro

D5

We had no way of staying afloat

We had to leave on the ferry boat

Economic refugees

On the run to germany

We hGad the back of maggie's hand Gadd9

TD5imes were tough in geordieland

We gD5ot wor tools and working gear

And humped it all from newcastle to here

WhD5y aye man, whFy aye, whGy aye man

WhGy aye man, whA♯y aye, whCy aye man

WhD5y aye man, whFy aye, whGy aye man

WhGy aye man, whCy aye mD5an

D5

We're the nomad tribes, travelling boys

In the dust and dirt and the racket and the noise

Drills and hammers, diggers and picks

Mixing concrete, laying bricks

There's Genglish, irish, scots, the lot

UnD5ited nation's what we've got

(D5])

Brickies, chippies, every trade

German building, british-made

WhD5y aye man, whFy aye, whGy aye man

WhGy aye man, whA♯y aye, whCy aye man

WhD5y aye man, whFy aye, whGy aye man

WhGy aye man, whCy aye mD5an

D5

NGmae more work on maggie's farm C

HFadaway down the D5autobahn Dsus4

MGmine's a portacabin bed C

Or a bFunk in a nissen hD5ut instead Dsus4

Gm C F D5 Dsus4

Gm C F D5 D5

There's plenty deutschmarks here to earn

And german tarts are wunderschoen

German beer is chemical-free

Germany's alreet with me

SGometimes I miss my river tyne Gadd9

But yD5ou're my pretty fraulein

TonD5ight we'll drink the old town dry

Keep wor spirit levels high

WhD5y aye man, whFy aye, whGy aye man

WhGy aye man, whA♯y aye, whCy aye man

WhD5y aye man, whFy aye, whGy aye man

WhGy aye man, whCy aye mD5an

D5

SometGmimes I miss my river tyneC

But yFou're my prD5etty fraulein Dsus4

TonGmight we'll drink the old town dry C

KFeep wor spirit lD5evels high Dsus4

SometGmimes I miss my river tyneC

But yFou're my prD5etty fraulein Dsus4

TonGmight we'll drink the old town dry C

KFeep wor spirit lD5evels high Dsus4

Gm C F D5 Dsus4

Gm C F D5 D5

Gm C F D5 Dsus4

Gm C F D5 D5

Gm C F D5 Dsus4

Gm C F D5 D5

Chords:

Dsus2 [xx0230]

Asus2 [x02200]

Intro

D Dsus2 D D Dsus2 D

The frDeaks'll stay together

They're a tight old crGew

YAou look at them

And they look at yDou Dsus2 D

I love the ballyhoo girl

But she don't cGare

It's hard to find lAove anywhBmere Bm7

HGard to find lAove anywhDere A Asus2 A Asus2 A

The profDessor is the talker

He's the talking mGan

And if he cAan't clean a midway

Nobody cDan Dsus2 D

He'll get the tip on in

From the midway mGud

You gotta have the sawdustA in the blBmood Bm7

GGotta have the sawdustA in the blDood A Asus2 A

See the pDig-faced man and the mGonkey girl

CA/C♯ome see the big fat lDady D/C♯

'GBmator slim with the allEmigator skin Em Em D

CA/C♯ome see the devil bDaby

D G A/C♯ D

D G G A Bm Bm7

G A D A Asus2 A A Asus2 A

SprDinger is the talker

He's the talking mGan

He's got the whAole studio

Eating out of his hDand Dsus2 D

You can be on too

With the nuts and the gGeeks

Call 1-800-Aima frBmek Bm7

G1-800-Aima frDek A Asus2 A Asus2 A

See the pDig-faced man and the mGonkey girl

CA/C♯ome see the big fat lDady D/C♯

'GBmator slim with the allEmigator skin Em Em D

CA/C♯ome see the devil bDaby

See the pDig-faced man and the mGonkey girl

CA/C♯ome see the big fat lDady D/C♯

'GBmator slim with the allEmigator skin Em Em D

CA/C♯ome see the devil bDaby

D G A/C♯ D

D G G A Bm Bm7

G A D A Asus2 A A Asus2 A

Chords:

Cadd9 [x32030]

Dsus2 [xx0230]

Intro

C C Cadd9 Dsus2 Dsus2 Dsus2 B

C C Cadd9 Dsus2 Dsus2 Dsus2 B

C C Cadd9 Dsus2 Dsus2 Dsus2 B

C C Cadd9 Dsus2 Dsus2

EmI'm going into tow law G

For what I nCeed Cadd9

ChGain for the rDipsaw

Killer fEmor the weed

The dog's at the back door G

Leave him bCe Cadd9

DGon't feed him jDack

And don't wait Emup for me

GEmoing into tow law G

To fuel my fCire Cadd9

ShGells for the twDelve

And rEmazor wire

The dog's at the back door G

Leave him bCe Cadd9

DGon't do jDack

And don't wait Emup for me Dsus2

С Cadd9

So bad

С G

So bad

С

So bad

So bDsus2ad

Em

I'm going into tow law G

To have my fCun Cadd9

DGon't get me wrDong

You were the oEmnly one

Behind my back lord G

You made a foolC of me Cadd9

DGon't do jDack

And don't wait Emup for me Dsus2

С Cadd9

So bad

So bDsus2ad G

С

So bad

So bDsus2ad

C C Cadd9 Dsus2 Dsus2 Dsus2 B

C C Cadd9 Dsus2 Dsus2 Dsus2 B

C C Cadd9 Dsus2 Dsus2 Dsus2 B

Chords:

E7 [020100]

Cm7 [x32000]

Intro

Am E7 E Am E7 E Am

This empty kE7itchen's whEere

I'd whAmile away the hE7ours E Am

Just next to mE7y old chEair C

You'd usually hEave some flE7owers Dm

The shelves of bEooks E7 Am Am/G

Even the pAm/F♯icture hooks

Everything is gDmone E7

But my hEeart is hAmanging on

If this oldE7 neighbourhEood

SAmurvived us both alrE7ight E Am

Don't know that it wE7ithstEood C

All the things that tE7ook our lEight Dm

You on the stEair E7 Am Am/G

I can sAm/F♯ee you there

Everything is gDmone E7

But my hEeart is hAmanging on

Fm7Once there was a lCm7ittle girl Fm7

Used to wonder what shCm7e would be Fm7

Went out into the bCm7ig wide world

Now she's just a mFm7emory

There used to be a lCm7ittle school here Fm7

Where I learned to wrCm7ite my name Fm7

But time has been a lCm7ittle cruel here

Time hFm7as no shame Dm7

It's just a plGaceCm7 where

WFm7e used to live Dm7

It's just a plGaceCm7 where

We Fm7used to live

Now in another town

You lead another life

And now upstairs and down

You're someone else's wife

Here in the dust

There's not a trace of us

Everything is gone

But my heart is hanging on

It's just a place where

We used to live

It's just a place where

We used to live

Dm7 G Cm7 Fm7

Dm7 G Cm7 Fm7

Dm7 G Cm7 Fm7

Chords:

Cm7 [x3200x]

C♯m6 [x4232x]

Intro

| C F | C F | C F | C Lick2

You got your toecaps reinfForced with steel G7

C Lick1 (Cm7 G F)

Hard-wearing sole and heel

Make those tG7ired feet feel like nCew C♯m6 G C

Take your pick,F black or Brown G7

C Lick1 (Cm7 G F)

Great for the country or the man in town

You're gonna nG7eed a quality shCoe F C G7 C

You don't want no stFand-by pair G7

C Lick1 (Cm7 G F)

'Cos these'll take the wear and tear

Made to tG7ake good care of yCou C♯m6 G C

For that trip by rFoad or rail G7

C Lick1 (Cm7 G F)

For extra grip on those rocky trails

G7 C F Fm Lick3 (C G7)

You're gonna need a quality shoe

Now they maybe ain't too hCot for dancing G7

But I don't foresee tooC much of that Em

You ain't exactlyB7 gonna be prancing

ArEmound in the mC♯m6oonlight

With a cDmane and a top hG7at

If you could use a change of pace

And be excused from the rat race

Just take a look at what's on view

Lace 'em up, walk around

I guarantee you can't wear 'em down

You're gonna need a quality shoe

Now I wish you sunny skies

And happiness wherever you may go

But you got to realise

There'll be wind, there'll be rain

And occasional snow

You're gonna want to smile in them

If you're gonna walk a mile in them

There'll be times when you'll be blue

To laugh at rainy days and then

Make your getaways in them

You're gonna need a quality shoe

You got your toecaps reinforced with steel

Hard-wearing sole and heel

Make those tired feet feel like new

Take your pick, black or Brown

Great for the country or the man in town

You're gonna need a quality shoe

Chords:

C5 [x355xx]

F(no3) [133xxx]

C(No3) [x335xx]

Intro

C5

Come drive me down to the central station

I hate to leave my river tyne

For some damn town that's god-forsaken

Fare thee well, northumberland

Although i'll gFo where the lady tC5akes me

She'll never tell what's in her hC5andG

I do not knC5ow what fate awaits me

Fare thee wFell, F G northumberlC5and

My heart beats fCor my streets and alleys

Longs to dwFsus2ell inCsus4 the borderClands

The north-east shore and the river valleys

Fare thee wFell, F G northumberlC5and

I may not stay, i'm bound for leaving

I'm bound to ramble and to roam

I only say my heart is grieving

I would not gamble on my coming home

Roll on, geordie boy, roll

Roll on, geordie boy, roll

Roll on, geordie boy, roll

Roll on, geordie boy, roll

So drive me down to the central station

I hate to leave my river tyne

For some damn town that's god-forsaken

Goodbye old friend of mine

Although i'll go where the lady takes me

She'll never tell what's in her hand

I do not know what fate awaits me

Fare thee well, northumberland

So roll on, geordie boy, roll

Roll on, geordie boy, roll

Roll on, geordie boy, roll

Roll on, geordie boy, roll

Chords:

D5 [00023x]

Csus2 [x3003x]

G5 [5x003x]

Fsus2 [3x001x]

Am7 [x02010]

Intro

D5

Roll out here mister Csus2

If you nCsus2eed a Blttle rD5est

RG5oll out here mister Fsus2

If you need a lttle rD5est

LAm7ay me down in marbletown G5

A bD5one yard is the best

There was a bad bull on the railroad

Tried to put me off his train

Lay me down in marbletown

'Til the coast is clear again

Fsus2 G5 Ssus2 D5

I can hear them a- hollerin'

'We got a man down here

We got a man down'

I'm gonna flip me a cannonball

That won't stop for anyone

Lay me down in marbletown

Wait 'til morning comes

I'm gonna roll out here in the tombstones

Wait here on my train

Lay me down in marbletown

I hope that it don't rain

And I can still hear them hollerin

''We got a man down here

We got a man down'

Roll out here mister

If you need a little rest

Lay me down in marbletown

A bone yard is the best

Chords:

D5 [xx032x]

Dsus2 [xx053x]

D6 [xx043x]

D7(No3) [xx021x]

Intro

D5 Dsus2 D6 D5

D5

What do you know about the hammer and the spike

What do you know about the farm

You don't know

You don't know what it's like

Because you don't know

You don't know you're born

What do you know about the hammer and the chisel

You only know the kitchen and the warm

You don't know about the night shift whistle

Punching the clock to the horn

Because you don't know

You don't know you're born

You dD5on't know

You don't know you're born D7

You dGon't know

You dA♯on't know you're bornC

You dD5on't know

You don't know you're born D7

You dGon't know

You dA♯on't know you're bCorn

C A♯ C A♯ C

What do you know about the hammer and the nails

Know about the thistles and the thorns

What do you know about the road and the rails

Your heart so weary and your hands all worn

Your hands so weary and your heart all torn

And you don't know

You don't know you're born

C A♯ C A♯ C

Chords:

Intro

D D/C D/C D F D

Look at me coyote

Don't let a little road dust put you off

You can't judge a book

Well you know that stuff

There's a tear in my upholstery

And a hole in my shoe

But don't you just wish that you could

Make half of the speed I do

Speed I dFo, speed I dGo, speed I dDo

You can't catch me coyote

Though there may be blood on the tracks

There may be some bridges burning

Behind our backs

But I got my laundry on the backseat

And an itinerary too

And don't you just wish that you could

Make half of the speed I do

Speed I do, speed I do, speed I do

Speed I do, speed I do, speed I do

Now I'm a speck on your horizon

Getting smaller fast

An ambush wouldn't be surprising

I hope it's better than your last

Once again the roadrunner

Leaves the coyote in the dirt

You've got another plan of action

But we all know it ain't never gonna work

It must be hard having dog dreams

That never come true

And don't you just wish that you could

Make half of the speed I do

Speed I do, speed I do, speed I do

Speed I do, speed I do, speed I do

Chords:

E/B [x2210x]

Asus2 [x0220x]

E/G♯ [4x210x]

A/F♯ [2x222x]

A6 [x0465x]

Am6 [x0455x]

A♯m7/5- [6x665x]

A♯7/5- [6x675x]

A♯dim [6x565x]

C6 [x3221x]

Intro

E/B A G♯m Asus2

E/G♯ C♯m A B

When JE/Back Frost came for ChAristmas G♯m

With a brass monkey dAsus2ate

The rE/G♯ail-king and the sC♯mcarecrow

Hopped a FlAorida freight A/F♯

And they blE/Bew on their pAaper cups G♯m

And stared through the stAsus2eam

Then they drE/G♯ank half a bC♯mottle

Of RAagpicker's DrFmeam where

The whA6iskey keeps foAm6llowing

Cold pBitchers of bE/G♯eer

C♯mMe and my assE/Bociate

Like the clAsus2ientele here gBet

The E/G♯onions and the 'tAaters G♯m

Rib-eyes on the grAsus2ill

TE/G♯oothpicks and lC♯muckies

And a cAoffee rA/F♯efill

E/B A G♯m Asus2

E/G♯ C♯m A B

As the rE/G♯ail-king lay rAocking E/G♯

He was leaving the grAsus2ound

Then he was flE/G♯ying like SC♯manta Claus A

Over the tA/Fown where

He cE/G♯ame to the wAindow E/G♯

Of a house by a strAsus2eam E/G♯

It was a family ChrC♯mistmas

In the RAagpicker's DrA/F♯eam there

Were kE/G♯ids at the tAable E/G♯

All aglow in the lAsus2ight E/G♯

Music in the wC♯mintertime

Sure cAarries at nA/F♯ight there

Was tE/G♯urkey and grAavy

E/G♯ A♯m7/5-

Pie and ice cream

And gE/Bifts for each and C♯meveryone

In the RAagpicker's DF♯mream where

The rA6ed-eye keeps tAm6umbling

In our glBasses of bE/G♯eer

C♯mMe and my assE/Bociate

Like the sAsus2ervice in hBere there's

A tE/G♯en for your trAouble E/G♯

You have bAsus2eautiful hair

Make the lE/G♯ast one two dC♯moubles

It's a cAold one out thA/F♯ere where

The scE/G♯arecrow and the rAail-king E/G♯

Have started to dAsus2ance

But a nE/G♯ightstick and a bC♯millyclub

Won'tA give peace a chA/F♯ance here

I thE/G♯ink they went thAataways E/G♯

A#m7/5-

Your song and dance team

Heading hE/Bome for the hC♯molidays A

With the Ragpicker's DrA/F♯eam on

His knE/Bees like a fAighter E/G♯

The rail-riding kAsus2ing E/G♯

Like a sack of potC♯matoes

Like a bAull in the rA/F♯ing where

The scE/G♯arecrow falls Aover E/G♯

A♯7/5- A6

With a tear in the seam

HE/Bome for the rC♯mover

In the RAagpicker's DrA/F♯eam where

The rA6ed-eye keeps tAm6umbling

Like tBears in our bE/G♯eer

C♯mMe and my assE/Bociate

Like the Aambience hBere where

They cE/G♯ornered two cAastaways E/G♯

In a white flashlight bA♯dimeam A6

Merry ChrEisBtmas and hC♯mappy days

In the RAagpicker's DrA/F♯eam C6

E/B A G♯m Asus2

E/G♯ Asus2 E/G♯ E Asus2

Chords:

C♯m/5- [x4565x]

Intro

G E A D G

GOh, you're gonna miss your daddy when he's gCone

When he's gGone

Yeah, you're gonna miss your daddy when he's gAone

When he's gDone

DGaddy's gone down that gBallatin road

C C♯m/5-

The hen never laid and the corn never growed

GOh,E you're gAonna miss your dDaddy when hGe's gone

GOh, I'd rather have a dollar than a dCime

Than a dGime

Yeah, I'd rather have a dollar than a dAime

Than a dDime

DGaddy's gone down that crBossville track

C C♯m/5-

If he can't make a dollar then he ain't comin' back

GOhE, I'd rAather have a dDollar than a dGime

Oh, you better love your daddy while you can

While you can

Yeah, you better love your daddy while you can

While you can

Daddy's gone south on the natchez trace

If the can't show the money then he don't show his face

Oh, you'd better love your daddy while you can

Oh, your daddy's gone to knoxville now

Knoxville now

Yeah, your daddy's gone to knoxville now

Knoxville now

Daddy's gone down that knoxville road

The dog never barked and the cock never crowed

Oh, your daddy's gone to knoxville now

E [076455] or [022100]

E7M [076445] or [021100]

E E E E Em7 A

Everything was Bin there

That you'd wEant to see Em7 A

Corned beef and Bonions

And true lEove Em7 A

Turnips and tBinned tomatoes E

Parsnips and a fC♯mew pBotatoes A

A couple extra blessings

From abBove A

Now this here mingle-mBangle

Was my bEest one yet Em7 A

A big old bad goulBash

Worth waiting fEor Em7 A

And i'm just about to dBip my can E

Taste some brotherhC♯mood oBf man A

When I get a feeling B

That there's a flaw A

Who put old pBigweed

In the mEulligan

Was it yC♯mou B A

Who put old pigweed

In the mEulligan stBew A

I close my eByes

For just a mEinute

What do you dC♯mo B A

Who put old pEigweed

In the mBulligan stEew

In the mBulligan

In the mEulligan

In the mAulliganB stEew Em7

You won't find self-improvement or philosophy

In a dumpster sitting by

The kitchen door

There's plenty leek and humble pie

Ain't too much ham on rye

Sometimes I wonder

What i'm looking for

But a spoonful of forgiveness

Goes a long, long way

And we all should do our best

To get along

Add a pinch of kindness crumbling

To your loving dumpling

Okra for thickening

When something's wrong

But who put old pigweed

In the mulligan

Was it you

Who put old pigweed

In the mulligan stew

I close my eyes

For just a minute

What do you do

Who put old pigweed

In the mulligan stew