City Of New Orleans John Denver
Lyrics and guitar chords
D
Ridin' on the CitA
y of New OrleaD
nsBm
Illinois Central G
Monday mornin'D
railD
There's 15 cars, A
and 15 restless D
ridersBm
3 conductors andA
25 sacks of maD
ilBm
All along a southbound odyssey, F#m
and the train pulls out of KankakeeA
And rolls along past the houses, farms and E
fieldsBm
Passin' towns that have no name, F#m
and freightyards full of old grey menA
The graveyards of tA7
he rusted automobilD
es[Refren]
G
Singin' good mornin' AA7
merica, how are yD
ou?Sayin'
Bm
don't you know me?,G
I'm your nativeD
son A7
I'm the
D
train they call the A
City of New Bm
OrlBm7
eansE7
I'll be
C
gone 5G
00 milA
es when the day is donD
e.[Zwrotka]
D
I was playin' cards A
with the old men in the club cD
ar.Bm
Penny a point, aG
in't no one keepin' scD
oreD
Pass the paper bA
ag that holds that botD
tle.Bm
I can hear the wheels A
rumblin' thru the D
floor.Bm
And the sons of Pullman Porters, F#m
and the sons of engineersA
Ride their father's magic carpet made of sE
teelBm
And their days are full of restless, F#m
and their dreams are full of mem'riesA
And the echos of the A7
freight train whistle's D
clear[Refren]
G
Singin' good mornin' AA7
merica, how are yD
ou?Sayin'
Bm
don't you know me?,G
I'm your nativeD
son A7
I'm the
D
train they call the A
City of New Bm
OrlBm7
eansE7
I'll be
C
gone 5G
00 milA
es when the day is donD
e.[Bridge]
D
And it's twilight on thA
e City of New D
Orleans.Bm
Talk about your pG
ocket full of frienD
dsD
Half way home, and we'A
ll be there by mD
ornin'Bm
With no tomorrow A
waiting 'round the D
bend[Refren]
G
Singin' good night' AmA7
erica, how are yoD
u?Sayin'
Bm
don't you know me?,G
I'm your nativeD
son A7
I'm the
D
train they call the A
City of New Bm
OrlBm7
eansE7
I'll be
C
gone 5G
00 milA
es when the day is donD
e.G
Singin' good mornin' AA7
merica, how are yD
ou?Sayin'
Bm
don't you know me?,G
I'm your nativeD
son A7
I'm the
D
train they call the A
City of New Bm
OrlBm7
eansE7
I'll be
C
gone 5G
00 milA
es when the day is donD
e.
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