City Of New Orleans Chords by Steve Goodman
- Key: C
- BPM: 88
- Capo: no capo
TEMPO FORTE
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS ACORDES
[Start] [Verse] C Riding on the city of New Orleans Am F C Illinois Central Monday morning rail G C There are fifteen cars and fifteen restless riders Am G C Three conductors and twentyfive sacks of mail Am They're all out on the southbound odyssey Em G And the train pulls out of Kankakee D Rolls past the houses farms and fields [Chorus] Am Passin' towns that have no name Em And freight yards full of old black men G G7 G C And the graveyards of rusted automobiles ■ F C Singin' Good morning America how are ya Am F C G Sayin' Don't ya know me I'm your native son C Yes I'm the train they call the City of New Orleans F C And I'll be gone five hundred miles when day is done [Verse] C And I was dealing cards with the old men in the club car Am F C G And it's penny a point there ain't no one keeping score C G C Oh won't ya past that paper bag that holds that bottle Am G C You can feel the wheels grumblin' through the floor Am Em And the sons of Pullman porters the sons of engineers [Chorus] G D D7 They ride their father's magic carpet made of steel Am And mothers with the babes asleep Em Go rockin' to the gentle beat G C The rhythm of the rails is all they dream F C Just asingin' Good morning America how are ya Am F C G Sayin' Don't ya know me I'm your native son C And I'm the train they call the City of New Orleans F C I'll be gone five hundred when day is done Am F G C ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] G C Nighttime on the City of New Orleans Am F C G Changing cars in Memphis Tennessee ■ C G C It's halfway home and we'll be there by morning Am G C Through the Mississippi darkness rollin' to the sea Am And all the towns and people Em They seem to fade into a bad dream G D The old steel rails it ain't heard the news [Chorus] Am The conductor sings his song again Em G Its passengers'll please refrain C This train's got the disappearing railroad blues F C Just asingin' Good night America how are ya Am F C Sayin' Don't ya know me I'm your native son G C And I'm the train they call the City of New Orleans F G C I'll be gone five hundred miles when the day is done F C Just asingin' Good night America how are ya Am F C G Sayin' Don't ya know me I'm your native son C G C Well I'm the train they call the City of New Orleans Am F Bb C And I'll be gone a long long time when day is done [End]