Am                     E7        A7
1. Once I built a railroad I made it run
    D       G7           C    E7
   Made it race against time. 
    Dm             E7          Am        F7
   Once I built a railroad and now it's done 
    Dm               E7      Am
   Brother, can you spare a dime? 

    Am                  E7        A7
2. Once I built a tower up to the sun 
   D             G7        C    E7
   Of brick and rivet and lime. 
    Dm             E7    Am            F7
   Once I built a tower, and now it's done. 
    Dm               E7      Am
   Brother, can you spare a dime? 

    A7                 C#dim    A7    Em7  A7
3. Once in khaki suits Gee we looked swell 
   Edim     A7                    Gm6  A7
   Full of that yankee doodle dee dum. 
    D7                        Am       D7      D9
   Half a million boots went sloggin' through hell 
   Am                      B7  B7-5 
   I was the kid with the drum! 

   Am                       E7            A7
4. Say don't you remember? They called me Al. 
   D7     G7          C   E7
   It was Al all the time. 
   Dm              E7      Am       F7
   Say don't you remember? I'm your pal. 
    Dm             E7      Am   E7
   Buddy, can you spare a dime?  

    A7            C#dim    A7   Em7   A7
5. Once in khaki suits Gee we looked swell 
   Edim     A7                    Gm6  A7
   Full of that yankee doodle dee dum. 
    D7                        Am       D7      D9
   Half a million boots went sloggin' through hell 
   Am                     B7  B7-5
   I was the kid with the drum! 

   Am                            E7       A7
6. Say don't you remember? They called me Al. 
   D7     G7          C    E7
   It was Al all the time. 
   Dm              E7      Am       F7
   Say don't you remember? I'm your pal. 
    Dm             E7      Am   E7
   Buddy, can you spare a dime?