Willie Nelson - City of New Orleans
(Salut les amoureux)
(Steve Goodman)
F B FRidin' on the City of New Orleans
Cm F FIllinois Central Monday mornin' rail
F B FThere's 15 cars, and 15 restless riders
Cm B F3 conductors and 25 sacks of mail
Cm G#mAll along a southbound oddyssey, and the train pulls out of Kankakee
B BAnd rolls along past the houses, farms and fields
Cm G#mPassin' trains that have no name, and freightyards full of old black men
B B7 FThe graveyards of the rusted automobiles
Chorus:
F B7 FGood mornin' America, how are you?
Cm F F B7Sayin' don't you know me?, I'm your native son
F B Cm Cm7 B7I'm the train they call the City of New Orleans
B F B FI'll be gone 500 miles when the day is done.
F B FDealin’ card games with the old men in the club car.
Cm F FPenny a point, ain’t no one keepin' score
F B FPass the paper bag that holds that bottle.
Cm B FHear the wheels rumblin' ‘neath the floor.
Cm G#mAnd the sons of Pullman Porters, and the sons of engineers
B BRide their father's magic carpet made of steel
Cm G#mMothers with their babes asleep are rockin’ to the gentle beat
B B7 FAnd the rhythm of the rails is all they feel.
Chorus:
F B7 FGood mornin' America, how are you?
Cm F F B7Sayin' don't you know me?, I'm your native son
F B Cm Cm7 B7I'm the train they call the City of New Orleans
B F B FI'll be gone 500 miles when the day is done.
F B FNighttime on the City of New Orleans.
Cm F FChangin’ cars in Memphis, Tennessee
F B FHalf way home, and we'll be there by mornin'
Cm B FThrough the Mississippi darkness rollin’ down to the sea.
Cm G#mAnd all the towns and people seem to fade into a bad dream
B BAnd the steel rails still ain't heard the news
Cm G#mThe conductor sings his songs again the passengers will please refrain
B B7 BThis train has got the disappearin’ railroad blues
Chorus:
F B7 FGood mornin' America, how are you?
Cm F F B7Sayin' don't you know me?, I'm your native son
F B Cm Cm7 B7I'm the train they call the City of New Orleans
B F B FI'll be gone 500 miles when the day is done.
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