Charcoal Sky Chords by Chip Taylor

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_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [A] _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ Got a [D] reservation _ [G] down _ in Nepehans _ Station _ _ Flatten [Bm] your nickels boys [C] and wave [D] that train
goodbye _ _ [G] _ _
[Bm] It'll be on time, _ _ [C] it's the Hudson [G] River Line _ _ _ _
God [F#m] bless America in [C] that charcoal [G] _ sky _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] Boys this is Harry, _ [C] he's the conductor for the Putnam [G] Division _
_ _ _ He's been doing it [Bm] for 18 years _ [C] and he's been my [D] friend from now on
_ _ [G] _ Harry this [Bm] is Barry, _ little [C] son John and little [G] Jamie _
_ _ _ Tryin' to teach my [Bm] boys about [C] that charcoal _ [G] sky _
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Got a [Bm] _ reservation _ _ [C] _
down in [G] Nepehans Station _ _ Flatten [Bm] your nickels boys [C] and wave that train
[D] goodbye _ [G] _ _
It'll be [Bm] on time, [C] it's the Hudson [G] River Line _ _ _
God bless [Bm] America in [C] that charcoal [G] sky _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Now since the [Bm] 1860's boys, _ [C] _ we've [G] been pushing up steam
And _ _ I [D] still [Bm] hear those wheels _ [G] every time I close my [D] eyes _
_ _ _ [G] _ And without that [Bm] steam boys, _ _ [C] there'd be no American Dream
[G] _ _ _ Daddy [Bm] said God bless you Harry, _ [C] we'll see you by and by
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Got a [Bm] reservation _ _ [C] down in [G] Nepehans _ Station _ Flatten [Bm] your nickels boys [C] and wave that train
[D] goodbye _ [G] _ _
It'll be [Bm] on time, _ [C] it's the Hudson [G] River Line _ _
God bless [Bm] America in [C] that charcoal [G] _ sky _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ Now wave goodbye to [Bm] Harry boys, _ _ [C] the cabooshes [G] roll _ _ _ _
See him running to [Bm] catch up to her, [C] don't he catch it [E] every time
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Now when he hops on [Bm] board boys, give a [C] wave, time we started [G] going _ _ _ _
Soon around [Bm] that bend we'll see [C] that charcoal [G] _ sky _ _ _
Got a _ [Bm] reservation _ _ [C] _
down in [G] Nepehans Station _ _ Flatten your [Bm] nickels boys and [C] wave [C#] that train
[D] goodbye _ _ [G] _ _
It'll be [Bm] on time, _ [C] it's the [G] Hudson River Line _ _ _
God bless [Bm] America _ _ [G] [C] in that charcoal _ sky
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