City of New Orleans Chords by Me First And The Gimme Gimmes
Tempo:
97.4 bpm
Chords used:
F#
C#
D#m
B
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#]
[N]
[F#] Right on [C#] the [F#] sea of New Orleans,
[D#m] Illinois stands [B] for Monday [F#] morning rail.
15 [C#] cars and 15 [F#] restless riders,
[D#m] three [C#] conductors and 25 [F#] sacks of mail.
[D#m] All along the southbound outer [A#m] sea, the train pulls out a kick of [C#] key.
World's long past houses, [G#] farms and fields.
[D#m] Passing trains that have [A#m] no days or free yards.
Blue boat, [C#] black fin in the graveyards of the rusted [F#] automobile.
[B]
Get [C#] more than [F#] America, how are ya?
[E] I said, [D#m] don't you [B] know me?
I'm [F#] your neighbor's son.
[C#]
[F#] I'm the train [C#] they call the City [D#m] of New [C#] [G#] Orleans.
[E] I'll be [B] gone five [C#] hundred miles when the [F#] day is done.
Dealing [C#] cards with the old [F#] man in the club car.
[D#m] Many a [B] point ain't known, [F#] keep it short.
That's a [C#] paper bag that [F#] holds a bottle.
[D#m] Steel [C#] wheels rumble [F#] underneath the floor.
[D#m] And the sons of movement [A#] boarders and the sons of engineers
[C#] Ride their fathers and ride their carpets [G#] made of steel.
[D#m] Mothers with their babes [A#] asleep, rocking to the channel beat.
[C#] And the rhythm of the rails is all [F#] that they feel.
[B] Get more [C#] than America, [F#] how are ya?
[D#m] I said, don't [B] you know me?
I'm your [F#] neighbor's son.
[C#] I'm [F#] the train they [C#] call the City of [D#] New [C#m] Orleans.
[C] [E] I'll be gone [B] five [C#] hundred miles when the [F#] day is done.
[B] Good morning, [C#m] America, [F#] how are ya?
[D#m] I said, don't you know [B] me?
I'm your [F#] neighbor's son.
[C#]
[F#m] I'm the train [C#] they call the City [D#m] of New Orleans.
[C]
[E] I'll be gone five hundred [C#] miles when the [F#] day is done.
[B] Good [C#] night, America, [F#] how are ya?
[D#m] I said, don't you know [B] me?
I'm your [F#] neighbor's son.
[C#]
[F#] I'm the train they [C#] call the City [D#m] of New [C#] [C] Orleans.
[E] I'll be gone [B] five [C#] hundred [C#m] miles when the [F#] day is done.
[F#m] [F#]
[C#]
[N]
[F#] Right on [C#] the [F#] sea of New Orleans,
[D#m] Illinois stands [B] for Monday [F#] morning rail.
15 [C#] cars and 15 [F#] restless riders,
[D#m] three [C#] conductors and 25 [F#] sacks of mail.
[D#m] All along the southbound outer [A#m] sea, the train pulls out a kick of [C#] key.
World's long past houses, [G#] farms and fields.
[D#m] Passing trains that have [A#m] no days or free yards.
Blue boat, [C#] black fin in the graveyards of the rusted [F#] automobile.
[B]
Get [C#] more than [F#] America, how are ya?
[E] I said, [D#m] don't you [B] know me?
I'm [F#] your neighbor's son.
[C#]
[F#] I'm the train [C#] they call the City [D#m] of New [C#] [G#] Orleans.
[E] I'll be [B] gone five [C#] hundred miles when the [F#] day is done.
Dealing [C#] cards with the old [F#] man in the club car.
[D#m] Many a [B] point ain't known, [F#] keep it short.
That's a [C#] paper bag that [F#] holds a bottle.
[D#m] Steel [C#] wheels rumble [F#] underneath the floor.
[D#m] And the sons of movement [A#] boarders and the sons of engineers
[C#] Ride their fathers and ride their carpets [G#] made of steel.
[D#m] Mothers with their babes [A#] asleep, rocking to the channel beat.
[C#] And the rhythm of the rails is all [F#] that they feel.
[B] Get more [C#] than America, [F#] how are ya?
[D#m] I said, don't [B] you know me?
I'm your [F#] neighbor's son.
[C#] I'm [F#] the train they [C#] call the City of [D#] New [C#m] Orleans.
[C] [E] I'll be gone [B] five [C#] hundred miles when the [F#] day is done.
[B] Good morning, [C#m] America, [F#] how are ya?
[D#m] I said, don't you know [B] me?
I'm your [F#] neighbor's son.
[C#]
[F#m] I'm the train [C#] they call the City [D#m] of New Orleans.
[C]
[E] I'll be gone five hundred [C#] miles when the [F#] day is done.
[B] Good [C#] night, America, [F#] how are ya?
[D#m] I said, don't you know [B] me?
I'm your [F#] neighbor's son.
[C#]
[F#] I'm the train they [C#] call the City [D#m] of New [C#] [C] Orleans.
[E] I'll be gone [B] five [C#] hundred [C#m] miles when the [F#] day is done.
[F#m] [F#]
[C#]
Key:
F#
C#
D#m
B
E
F#
C#
D#m
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
[F#] Right on [C#] the [F#] sea of New Orleans, _ _
[D#m] Illinois stands [B] for Monday [F#] morning rail. _ _
15 [C#] cars and 15 [F#] restless riders, _ _
[D#m] three [C#] conductors and 25 [F#] sacks of mail. _
[D#m] All along the southbound outer [A#m] sea, the train pulls out a kick of [C#] key.
World's long past houses, [G#] farms and fields. _
[D#m] Passing trains that have [A#m] no days or free yards.
Blue boat, [C#] black fin in the graveyards of the rusted [F#] automobile.
_ _ [B] _
Get [C#] more than [F#] America, how are ya?
[E] I said, [D#m] don't you [B] know me?
I'm [F#] your neighbor's son.
[C#]
[F#] I'm the train [C#] they call the City [D#m] of New [C#] [G#] Orleans.
[E] I'll be [B] gone five [C#] hundred miles when the [F#] day is done. _
Dealing [C#] cards with the old [F#] man in the club car. _
[D#m] Many a [B] point ain't known, [F#] keep it short. _
That's a [C#] paper bag that [F#] holds a bottle. _
[D#m] Steel [C#] wheels rumble [F#] underneath the floor. _
[D#m] And the sons of movement [A#] boarders and the sons of engineers
[C#] Ride their fathers and ride their carpets [G#] made of steel. _ _
[D#m] Mothers with their babes [A#] asleep, rocking to the channel beat.
[C#] And the rhythm of the rails is all [F#] that they feel. _
[B] Get more [C#] than America, [F#] _ _ how are ya?
[D#m] I said, don't [B] you know me?
I'm your [F#] neighbor's son.
[C#] I'm [F#] the train they [C#] call the City of [D#] New [C#m] Orleans.
[C] [E] I'll be gone [B] five [C#] hundred miles when the [F#] day is done. _ _
[B] Good morning, [C#m] America, [F#] how are ya? _
[D#m] I said, don't you know [B] me?
I'm your [F#] neighbor's son.
_ [C#]
[F#m] I'm the train [C#] they call the City [D#m] of New Orleans.
[C] _
[E] I'll be gone five hundred [C#] miles when the [F#] day is done. _
[B] Good [C#] night, America, [F#] how are ya? _
[D#m] I said, don't you know [B] me?
I'm your [F#] neighbor's son.
[C#] _
[F#] I'm the train they [C#] call the City [D#m] of New [C#] [C] Orleans.
[E] I'll be gone [B] five [C#] hundred [C#m] miles when the [F#] day is done.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
[F#] Right on [C#] the [F#] sea of New Orleans, _ _
[D#m] Illinois stands [B] for Monday [F#] morning rail. _ _
15 [C#] cars and 15 [F#] restless riders, _ _
[D#m] three [C#] conductors and 25 [F#] sacks of mail. _
[D#m] All along the southbound outer [A#m] sea, the train pulls out a kick of [C#] key.
World's long past houses, [G#] farms and fields. _
[D#m] Passing trains that have [A#m] no days or free yards.
Blue boat, [C#] black fin in the graveyards of the rusted [F#] automobile.
_ _ [B] _
Get [C#] more than [F#] America, how are ya?
[E] I said, [D#m] don't you [B] know me?
I'm [F#] your neighbor's son.
[C#]
[F#] I'm the train [C#] they call the City [D#m] of New [C#] [G#] Orleans.
[E] I'll be [B] gone five [C#] hundred miles when the [F#] day is done. _
Dealing [C#] cards with the old [F#] man in the club car. _
[D#m] Many a [B] point ain't known, [F#] keep it short. _
That's a [C#] paper bag that [F#] holds a bottle. _
[D#m] Steel [C#] wheels rumble [F#] underneath the floor. _
[D#m] And the sons of movement [A#] boarders and the sons of engineers
[C#] Ride their fathers and ride their carpets [G#] made of steel. _ _
[D#m] Mothers with their babes [A#] asleep, rocking to the channel beat.
[C#] And the rhythm of the rails is all [F#] that they feel. _
[B] Get more [C#] than America, [F#] _ _ how are ya?
[D#m] I said, don't [B] you know me?
I'm your [F#] neighbor's son.
[C#] I'm [F#] the train they [C#] call the City of [D#] New [C#m] Orleans.
[C] [E] I'll be gone [B] five [C#] hundred miles when the [F#] day is done. _ _
[B] Good morning, [C#m] America, [F#] how are ya? _
[D#m] I said, don't you know [B] me?
I'm your [F#] neighbor's son.
_ [C#]
[F#m] I'm the train [C#] they call the City [D#m] of New Orleans.
[C] _
[E] I'll be gone five hundred [C#] miles when the [F#] day is done. _
[B] Good [C#] night, America, [F#] how are ya? _
[D#m] I said, don't you know [B] me?
I'm your [F#] neighbor's son.
[C#] _
[F#] I'm the train they [C#] call the City [D#m] of New [C#] [C] Orleans.
[E] I'll be gone [B] five [C#] hundred [C#m] miles when the [F#] day is done.
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_ _ [F#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _