City Of New Orleans chords by Willie Nelson
Guitar chords with lyrics
D A D Ridin' on the City of New Orleans Bm G D Illinois Central Monday mornin' rail D A D There's 15 cars, and 15 restless riders Bm A D 3 conductors and 25 sacks of mail Bm F#m All along a southbound oddyssey, and the train pulls out of Kankakee A E And rolls along past the houses, farms and fields Bm F#m Passin' trains that have no name, and freightyards full of old black men A A7 D The graveyards of the rusted automobiles
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Chorus:
G A7 D
Good mornin' America, how are you?
Bm G D A7
Sayin' don't you know me?, I'm your native son
D A Bm-Bm7-E7
I'm the train they call the City of New Orleans
C G A D
I'll be gone 500 miles when the day is done.
D A D
Dealin' card games with the old men in the club car.
Bm G D
Penny a point, ain't no one keepin' score
D A D
Pass the paper bag that holds that bottle.
Bm A D
Hear the wheels rumblin' 'neath the floor.
Bm F#m
And the sons of Pullman Porters, and the sons of engineers
A E
Ride their father's magic carpet made of steel
Bm F#m
Mothers with their babes asleep are rockin' to the gentle beat
A A7 D
And the rhythm of the rails is all they feel.
Chorus:
G A7 D
Good mornin' America, how are you?
Bm G D A7
Sayin' don't you know me?, I'm your native son
D A Bm-Bm7-E7
I'm the train they call the City of New Orleans
C G A D
I'll be gone 500 miles when the day is done.
D A D
Nighttime on the City of New Orleans.
Bm G D
Changin' cars in Memphis, Tennessee
D A D
Half way home, and we'll be there by mornin'
Bm A D
Through the Mississippi darkness rollin' down to the sea.
Bm F#m
And all the towns and people seem to fade into a bad dream
A E
And the steel rails still ain't heard the news
Bm F#m
The conductor sings his songs again the passengers will please refrain
A A7 E
This train has got the disappearin' railroad blues
Chorus:
G A7 D
Good mornin' America, how are you?
Bm G D A7
Sayin' don't you know me?, I'm your native son
D A Bm-Bm7-E7
I'm the train they call the City of New Orleans
C G A D
I'll be gone 500 miles when the day is done.
City Of New Orleans chords
City Of New Orleans by Willie Nelson guitar chords playing instructions.