Biography:
The Rail Yard Ghosts are currently comprised of Ms. RabbitTail Abigail and Mr. Riley Coyote, who hope to expand and include other friends of the road in this band. They are a folk punk band based in Minnesota but are by default a nomadic tribe of screaming transients. Instrumentation includes RabbitTail on the fiddle, and Riley on the gitt-fiddle, though they are both versed in many others which you can hear on their upcoming LP. They have released
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
Rail Yard Ghosts
"Steel and Smoke"
From the LP: Blackgrass
Cm G
Blowin’ smoke, blowin’ smoke, Chasin’ steel, chasin’ steel
Cm G
Sometimes freedom, sometimes freedom, we must steal for it to feel real
Ab G
Waitin’ on that low hum, roll slow
Ab G
Who would pay to see how smooth it rolls?
Cm G
Breathe deep, breathe deep, Into the lungs, into the lungs
Cm G
Freedom tastes, freedom tastes, just like the sun your tongue
Ab G
Songs are sung, but wars are never won
Ab (once) G (once)
If we are one why can’t we stare down the barrel of this gun
(Tempo Increases)
Cm G
And oh these walls, some are bricks and some are alcohol
Cm G
Some of them we can’t even see at all
Ab G
Some are hate, ignorance and rage
Ab G (once)
Either way we’ve locked ourselves up in our own fucking cage
Cm / G / Cm / G / Ab / G / Ab / G
Bridge
Cm G
Play your roll, burn more coal, the whole train load full
Cm G
Gag and choke on stagnant smoke, the burning of ancient bones
Ab G
Won’t you let this monster roll across the prairies wide
Ab G (once)
Iron, steel, and diesel dreams, These mountains steal my breath but not my life
(Tempo Decreases)
Cm / G / Cm / G / Ab / G / Ab / G
Cm G
Cold winds blow, cold winds blow, Pick your car and count the bolts
Cm G
Kill the crops, Kill the crops, Dig the soul out of mountain tops
Ab G
Happiness is a cold cold gutter, air brakes scream and engines sputter
Ab G
Sister, brother, tell me where did we get lost?
"Steel and Smoke"
From the LP: Blackgrass
Cm G
Blowin’ smoke, blowin’ smoke, Chasin’ steel, chasin’ steel
Cm G
Sometimes freedom, sometimes freedom, we must steal for it to feel real
Ab G
Waitin’ on that low hum, roll slow
Ab G
Who would pay to see how smooth it rolls?
Cm G
Breathe deep, breathe deep, Into the lungs, into the lungs
Cm G
Freedom tastes, freedom tastes, just like the sun your tongue
Ab G
Songs are sung, but wars are never won
Ab (once) G (once)
If we are one why can’t we stare down the barrel of this gun
(Tempo Increases)
Cm G
And oh these walls, some are bricks and some are alcohol
Cm G
Some of them we can’t even see at all
Ab G
Some are hate, ignorance and rage
Ab G (once)
Either way we’ve locked ourselves up in our own fucking cage
Cm / G / Cm / G / Ab / G / Ab / G
Bridge
Cm G
Play your roll, burn more coal, the whole train load full
Cm G
Gag and choke on stagnant smoke, the burning of ancient bones
Ab G
Won’t you let this monster roll across the prairies wide
Ab G (once)
Iron, steel, and diesel dreams, These mountains steal my breath but not my life
(Tempo Decreases)
Cm / G / Cm / G / Ab / G / Ab / G
Cm G
Cold winds blow, cold winds blow, Pick your car and count the bolts
Cm G
Kill the crops, Kill the crops, Dig the soul out of mountain tops
Ab G
Happiness is a cold cold gutter, air brakes scream and engines sputter
Ab G
Sister, brother, tell me where did we get lost?
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