|D |D |D |D | [Verse 1]D A D D Riding on the City of New OrleansBm G D D Illinois Central, Monday morning railD A D D Fifteen cars, fifteen restless ridersBm A D D Three conductors and tweny-five sacks of mail [Verse 2]Bm Bm All along the southbound odysseyF#m F#m The train pulls out at KankakeeA A E E Rolls along past houses, farms and fieldsBm Bm Passin' trains that have no namesF#m F#m Freight yards full of old black menA A D D And the graveyards of rusted automobiles [Chorus]G A D D Good morning America, how are you?Bm G D Don't you know me, I'm your native sonA D A Bm A E I am the train they call The City of New OrleansC G A D I'll be gone five hundred miles when the day is done [Instrumental]|D |D |D [Verse 3]D A D D Dealin' card games with the old men in the club carBm G D D Penny a point ain't no one keepin' scoreD A D D Pass the paper bag that holds the bottleBm A D D Feel the wheels rumblin' 'neath the floor [Verse 4]Bm Bm And the sons of Pullman PortersF#m F#m And the sons of engineersA A E E Ride their father's magic carpet made of steelBm Bm Mothers with their babes asleepF#m F#m Are rockin' to the gentle beatA A D D And the rhythm of the rail is all they feel [Chorus]G A D D Good morning America, how are you?Bm G D Don't you know me, I'm your native sonA D A Bm A E I am the train they call The City of New OrleansC G A D D I'll be gone five hundred miles when the day is done [Instrumental]|G |D |D |D ||Bm |G |D |D ||D |A |Bm A |E ||C Bm |A |D |D ||D |D | [Verse 5]D A D D Nighttime on the city of New OrleansBm G D D Changing cars in Memphis, TennesseeD A D D Half way home, we'll be there by morningBm Through the Mississippi darknessA D D Rolling down to the sea [Verse 6]Bm Bm All the towns and people seemF#m F#m To fade into a bad dreamA A E E And the steel rails still ain't heard the newsBm Bm The conductor sings his song againF#m F#m The passengers will please refrainA A D D This train has got the disappearing railroad blues [Chorus]G A D D Good morning America, how are you?Bm G D Don't you know me, I'm your native sonA D A Bm A E I am the train they call The City of New O___rleansC Bm A D D I'll be gone five hundred miles when the day is done [Chorus]G A D D Good morning America, how are you?Bm G D Don't you know me, I'm your native sonA D A Bm A E I am the train they call The City of New O___rleansC Bm A D D I'll be gone five hundred miles when the day is done [Outro]|D |A |D |D ||Bm |G |D |D ||D |A |D |D ||Bm |A |D |D ||D |D |D |D ||D |D |D
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