Chords for Ronnie Prophet Live in Branson MO

Our next guest has been around a long time.
As a matter of fact, he had his own hit television series in Canada for 19 consecutive years.
And like the true classic that he is, he just keeps getting better.
Please welcome Ronnie Prophet. _ _
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Okay, we're gonna take a train ride. _ _ _
Here she comes, _ look at her go.
There she flies, eating [B] up the coal.
Watch [E] her through _ _ the rails.
_ Rancing bound, [B] bound, bound.
[E] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ Woo! _
_ _ _ That's a sick train. _ _
Well, the train of love's coming.
Big black wheels humming.
[D] Here and there and everywhere have a heart.
_ _ [A] Train me, tell me baby.
Have you seen my baby?
[E] Every so often everybody's baby gets the urge to roam.
Everybody, everybody, but [A] mine's coming home.
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_ Hand me down my walking cane.
Hand [B] me down my [E] walking cane.
[A] Hand me down my walking cane.
I'm [E] gonna live all _ _ day [B] this way [E] no more.
_ [A] Here's a man that came all the way from Nova Scotia, but he made a trip to Australia many years ago.
He heard this song, switched the names of the towns to American and Canadian names.
Ben-O-Wee-N-A-Chicago, Fire-Bone, Minnesota, Bumble, Ochoa, Window, [D] Sarasota, Win-Dee, Nod, Nod, Nod, Nod, Nod [A] _ _ -a-Waddle,
[E] Bank-o, Bottle-o, Sour-o, [A] I'm-a-Win-a-Sue, City-City, City-Nut, City-Bunny, City-I've-been-everywhere. _
I've been everywhere, [D] yeah, across the desert fair.
[A] Man, I've freed _ _ [E] _ up my share.
Man, I've been [A] everywhere.
_ [B] Now, now, now, _ [E] now, now, now, now.
_ Take that night train to Memphis, [A] take that night train to Memphis.
[E] Tell the engineers to keep [B] the bus open.
_ [E] We'll leave at _ 357 [A] and arrive at 11.
[E] I'll [B] be awaiting [E] at home.
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_ _ [E] _ _ _ We'll shout hallelujah [B] all the [Abm] way.
[E] Oh, we'll have a jubilee [A] down in Memphis, Tennessee, [E] and we'll shout hallelujah all the way.
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_ _ _ In Nashville, Tennessee, _ there's a circle of wood in the middle of that stage, from up front.
It comes from the old Ryman Auditorium, and there would be the incomparable Mr.
Roy Acoff.
From the great Atlantic Ocean to the wide [B] Pacific shore, [E] from the green and flowing maps to the hills [A] that I adore,
we'll abide rushily in here, the most, [D] _ _ [E] it's a general combination of all [A] the best men and women.
[D] Now, now, now, now, now, now, now.
And now the greatest train song of all time, _ the Orange Blossom Special.
_ _ _ _ Hey, can't take it more, take a slap now. _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [A] Why don't you have that much energy when you're at home? _ _ _ _ _
Well, I'm just having fun out here.
Maybe I better check the railroad track for stray animals. _
Uh oh. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ There's a little billy goat over there. _ _
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There's a sick cow.
_ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ There's a turkey on the track over there. _
_ I think we all know where it's standing. _ _
_ Get off the track. _ _ _ _
_ Looky on, looky _ on, they're coming.
_ Coming down that railroad [Em] track.
_ _ [G] Looky on, they're coming.
_ _ _ Coming down that railroad [D] track. _ _ _ _ _
[A] It's that Orange Blossom Special. _
Bringin' my [D] baby back _ [E] down.
And now let's take this old train all the way to Montreal.
And we're gonna do it in French. _
Ready boys?
What's this strange look on your face? _
_ You don't know any French?
Not an ounce, not a lick of French.
Good boy, I tell you what.
[Bm] Gotta teach these guys a whole bunch of stuff now.
We're gonna have [B] four French words, okay? _
And it's very simple.
[E] _ Just get the rhythm going real easy now.
You got the proper thing.
_ And I'm gonna count it off in French.
_ Un, deux, trois, quatre. _ _ _
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_ [N] _ Whoa!
Now that's precision for ya.
You hear that, man?
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