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Boomers Story - Ry Cooder Chords

Chords: G, Em, D, C

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Genre: blues, rock, folk

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[Intro]
G Em D G
G

[Verse 1]
G G
Come and gather all around me, listen to my tale of woe,
D D
got some good advice to give you, lots of things you oughta know.
G G
Take a tip from one who's travelled and never stopped a-ramblin' 'round
C G Em
'cause once you get the roamin' fever, you never want to settle down, boy,
D G
you never want to settle down.

[Verse 2]
G G
I met a little gal in Frisco and I asked her to be my wife,
D D
told her I was tired of roamin', goin' to settle down for life.
G G
Then I heard the whistle blowin' and I knew it was the Red Ball Train
C G Em
and I left that gal beside the railroad and never saw that gal again, boy,
D G
I never saw that gal again.

[Bridge]
C G
Saw that gal again, I never saw that gal again,
G Em D G
left that gal beside the railroad, I never saw that gal again.

[Guitar solo]
G G G G
D D D D
G G G G
C C G G Em
D G

[Verse 3]
G G
Travelled all over the country, I've travelled everywhere,
D D
been on every branch line railroad, I never paid a nickel fare.
G G
I been from Maine to Californy, from Canada to Mexico,

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