City of New Orleans Arlo Guthrie
Hey guys, this is my first tab but i think its pretty close, all the other tabs for this
song i found were all in the wrong key so i sounded it out the best i could. hope you
all enjoy it.
Verse
[F#]Ridin' on the Ci[C#]ty of New [F#]Orleans
[Ebm]Illinois Central, [B]Monday mornin'[F#] rail
[F#]15 cars & [C#]15 restless[F#] riders
[Ebm]Three conductors,[C#] 25 sacks of ma[F#]il
Bridge
All a[Ebm]long the southbound odyssey the train pulls out of[Bb] Kankakee
[C#]Rolls along past houses, farms & [Ab]fields
[Ebm]Passin' graves that have no name, f[Bb]reight yards full of old black men
And the grave[C#]yards of rusted[C#sus4] automobi[F#]les
Chorus
[B] Good mornin' [C#]America, ho[F#]w are you?
[Ebm]Don't you know me? I[B]'m your native[F#] son!
I'm the t[F#]rain they call the[C#] City of New [F#]Orleans
I'll be go[E]ne 50[B]0 mil[C#]es when the day is d[F#]one
Dealin' cards with the old men in the club car
Penny a point, ain't no one keepin' score
Pass the paper bag that holds the bottle
And feel the wheels rumblin' neath the floor
And the sons of Pullman porters & the sons of engineers
Ride their fathers' magic carpets made of steel
Mothers with their babes asleep, rockin' to the gentle beat
And the rhythm of the rails is all they feel
Good mornin' America, how are you?
Say don't you know me? I'm your native son!
I'm the train they call the City of New Orleans.
I'll be gone 500 miles when the day is done.
Night time on the City of New Orleans
Changin' cars in Memphis, Tennessee
Halfway home, we'll be there by mornin'
Thru the Mississippi darkness rollin' down to the sea
But all the towns and people seem to fade into a bad dream
And the steel rail still ain't heard the news
The conductor sings his songs again
"The passengers will please refrain:
This train got the disappea rin' railroad blues
Good night America, how are you?
Say don't you know me? I'm your native son!
I'm the train they call the City of New Orleans.
I'll be gone 500 miles when the day is done.
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