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[Intro]
C
[Verse 1]
CRiding on the CiGty of New OrCleans,
AmIllinois Central FMonday morning Crail
Fifteen cars and fifGteen restless riCders
Three conAmductors and Gtwenty five sacks of mail
C All aAmlong the southbound odyssey
The Emtrain pulls out at Kankakee
GRolls along past houses, farms and fields D
AmPassin' trains that have no names
EmFreight yards full of old black men
And the Ggraveyards of the rusted automobiles C
[Chorus]
FGood morning AGmerica how Care you?
Say Amdon't you know me FI'm your native Cson
GI'm the Ctrain they call The GCity of New OrAmleans Am/G
D/F# I'll be goneA# five Amhundred milesG when the day is Cdone
[Verse 2]
Dealin' Ccard games with the Gold men in the clubC car
AmPenny a point ain't noF one keepin' Cscore
Pass the paper bagG that holds the Cbottle
AmFeel the wheels Grumblin' 'neath the floor
C And the sonsAm of Pullman porters
And the sonsEm of engineers
Ride their Gfathers' magic carpets made of steel D
AmMothers with their babes asleep
Are Emrockin' to the gentle beat
And the Grhythm of the rails is all they Cfeel
[Chorus]
FGood morning AGmerica how Care you?
Say Amdon't you know me FI'm your native Cson
GI'm the Ctrain they call The GCity of New OrAmleans Am/G
D/F# I'll be goneA# five Amhundred milesG when the day is Cdone
[Verse 3]
CNighttime on The GCity of New OrCleans
AmChanging cars in FMemphis, Tennessee C
Half way home, Gwe'll be there by Cmorning
Through the AmMississippi darkness
GRolling down to the sea
C But allAm the towns and people seem
To Emfade into a bad dream
And the Gsteel rails still ain't heard the news D
The conducAmtor sings his songs again
The Empassengers will please refrain
This Gtrain's got the disappearing railroad Cblues
[Chorus]
FGood night, AGmerica, how Care you?
Say Amdon't you know me FI'm your native Cson
GI'm the Ctrain they call The GCity of New OrAmleans Am/G
D/F# I'll be goneA# five Amhundred milesG when the day is Cdone
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