Artist: Willie Nelson
[D]Ridin' on the Cit[A]y of New Orlea[D]ns
[Bm]Illinois Central [G]Monday mornin'[D] rail
[D]There's 15 cars, [A]and 15 restless [D]riders
[Bm]3 conductors and[A] 25 sacks of ma[D]il
[Bm]All along a southbound oddyssey, [F#m]and the train pulls out of Kankakee
[A]And rolls along past the houses, farms and [E]fields
[Bm]Passin' trains that have no name,[F#m] and freightyards full of old black men
[A]The graveyards of t[A7]he rusted automobil[D]es
[CHORUS]
[G]Good mornin' A[A7]merica, how are y[D]ou?
Sayin' [Bm]don't you know me?,[G] I'm your native[D] son [A7]
[D] [A] [Bm] -[Bm7] -[E7]
I'm the train they call the City of New Orleans
I'll be[C] gone [G]500 [A]miles when the day is [D]done.
[D]Dealin’ card games[A] with the old men in the clu[D]b car.
[Bm]Penny a point, a[G]in’t no one keepin' [D]score
[D]Pass the paper b[A]ag that holds that bot[D]tle.
[Bm]Hear the wheels [A]rumblin' ‘neath th[D]e floor.
[Bm]And the sons of Pullman Porters, and the sons of engineers [F#m]
[A]Ride their father's magic carpet made of [E]steel
[Bm]Mothers with their babes asleep are [F#m]rockin’ to the gentle beat
[A]And the rhythm of the [A7]rails is all they [D]feel.
[CHORUS]
[G]Good mornin' [A7]America, how are [D]you?
Sayin' [Bm]don't you know [G]me?, I'm your [D]native [A7]son
[D] [A] [Bm] -[Bm7] -[E7]
I'm the train they call the City of New Orleans
I'll be[C] gone [G]500 [A]miles when the day is [D]done.
[D]Nighttime on the [A]City of New [D]Orleans.
[Bm]Changin’ cars i[G]n Memphis, Ten[D]nessee
[D]Half way home, and [A]we'll be there by [D]mornin'
Through the [Bm]Mississippi darkness [A]rollin’ down to th[D]e sea.
And all [Bm]the towns and people seem to [F#m]fade into a bad dream
And the [A]steel rails still ain't heard the [E]news
The cond[Bm]uctor sings his songs again the [F#m]passengers will please refrain
This tra[A]in has got the disa[A7]ppearin’ railroa[E]d blues
[CHORUS]
[G]Good mornin' [A7]America, how are [D]you?
Sayin' [Bm]don't you know [G]me?, I'm your [D]native [A7]son
[D] [A] [Bm] -[Bm7] -[E7]
I'm the train they call the City of New Orleans
I'll be[C] gone [G]500 [A]miles when the day is [D]done.
[Bm]Illinois Central [G]Monday mornin'[D] rail
[D]There's 15 cars, [A]and 15 restless [D]riders
[Bm]3 conductors and[A] 25 sacks of ma[D]il
[Bm]All along a southbound oddyssey, [F#m]and the train pulls out of Kankakee
[A]And rolls along past the houses, farms and [E]fields
[Bm]Passin' trains that have no name,[F#m] and freightyards full of old black men
[A]The graveyards of t[A7]he rusted automobil[D]es
[CHORUS]
[G]Good mornin' A[A7]merica, how are y[D]ou?
Sayin' [Bm]don't you know me?,[G] I'm your native[D] son [A7]
[D] [A] [Bm] -[Bm7] -[E7]
I'm the train they call the City of New Orleans
I'll be[C] gone [G]500 [A]miles when the day is [D]done.
[D]Dealin’ card games[A] with the old men in the clu[D]b car.
[Bm]Penny a point, a[G]in’t no one keepin' [D]score
[D]Pass the paper b[A]ag that holds that bot[D]tle.
[Bm]Hear the wheels [A]rumblin' ‘neath th[D]e floor.
[Bm]And the sons of Pullman Porters, and the sons of engineers [F#m]
[A]Ride their father's magic carpet made of [E]steel
[Bm]Mothers with their babes asleep are [F#m]rockin’ to the gentle beat
[A]And the rhythm of the [A7]rails is all they [D]feel.
[CHORUS]
[G]Good mornin' [A7]America, how are [D]you?
Sayin' [Bm]don't you know [G]me?, I'm your [D]native [A7]son
[D] [A] [Bm] -[Bm7] -[E7]
I'm the train they call the City of New Orleans
I'll be[C] gone [G]500 [A]miles when the day is [D]done.
[D]Nighttime on the [A]City of New [D]Orleans.
[Bm]Changin’ cars i[G]n Memphis, Ten[D]nessee
[D]Half way home, and [A]we'll be there by [D]mornin'
Through the [Bm]Mississippi darkness [A]rollin’ down to th[D]e sea.
And all [Bm]the towns and people seem to [F#m]fade into a bad dream
And the [A]steel rails still ain't heard the [E]news
The cond[Bm]uctor sings his songs again the [F#m]passengers will please refrain
This tra[A]in has got the disa[A7]ppearin’ railroa[E]d blues
[CHORUS]
[G]Good mornin' [A7]America, how are [D]you?
Sayin' [Bm]don't you know [G]me?, I'm your [D]native [A7]son
[D] [A] [Bm] -[Bm7] -[E7]
I'm the train they call the City of New Orleans
I'll be[C] gone [G]500 [A]miles when the day is [D]done.
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