City Of New Orleans
Key: CEnglish
Verse
CRiding on the CiGty of New COrleans,
AmIllinois Central, FMonday morning Crail.
CThere're fifteen cars and Gfifteen restless Criders, Am
AmThree conductors, and Gtwenty-five sacks of Cmail.
AmThere all along the southbound odyssey the Emtrain pulls out of Kankakee
GRolls along past houses, farms and Dfields.
AmPassing towns that have no name, Emfreight yards full of old black men
GAnd the graveyards full of Frusted GautomoCbiles. C7
Chorus
FSinging good morning GAmerica, Chow are you?
AmDon't you know me? FI'm your native Cson!
CI'm just the train they call the GCity of New AmOrleans
AmI'll be Fgone five hundred Gmiles when the day is Cdone.
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CI was dealing cards with the Gold men in the Cclub car
AmThere's penny a point, and Fnobody keeping Cscore.
CWon't you pass the paper Gbag that holds that Cbottle Am
AmYou can feel the wheels Ggrumbling 'neath the Cfloor.
AmSons of Pullman porters and the sons of Emengineers
GRide their daddy's magic carpet made of Dsteel.
AmMothers with their babes asleep, go Emrocking to that gentle beat
GAnd the rhythm of the Frails is Gall they Cdream. C7
Chorus
FSinging good morning GAmerica, Chow are you?
AmDon't you know me? FI'm your native Cson!
CI'm just the train they call the GCity of New AmOrleans
AmI'll be Fgone five hundred Gmiles when the day is Cdone.
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CIt's night time on the GCity of New COrleans,
AmWe're changing cars in FMemphis, CTennessee.
CHalfway home, and Gwe'll be there by Cmorning Am
AmThrough the Mississippi darkness Grolling down to the Csea.
AmAll the towns and the people seem to Emfade into a bad dream
GAnd the steel rail still ain't heard the Dnews.
AmThe conductor sings that song again the Empassengers will please refrain
GThis train has got the disappeaFring Grailroad Cblues. C7
Chorus
FGood morning America, Ghow are Cyou?
AmDon't you know me? FI'm your native Cson!
CI'm just the train they call the GCity of New AmOrleans
AmI'll be Fgone five hundred Gmiles when the day is Cdone.
Chorus
FGood morning America, Ghow are Cyou?
AmDon't you know me? FI'm your native Cson!
CI'm just the train they call the GCity of New AmOrleans
AmI'll be Fgone long, long Gtime when the day is Cdone