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City Of New Orleans chords by
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Key: E major•
Verse 1
D
D

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A
A

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Riding on the city of

New
D
D

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Orleans,
Bm
Bm
2

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Illinois

Central,
G
G

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D
D

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Monday morning rail.
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A

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D

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Fifteen cars and fifteen restless riders,
Bm
Bm
2

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D
D

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three conductors and twenty -five sacks of mail.
Bm
Bm
2

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All out on the

Southbound
F#m
F#m
2

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Odyssey, the train pulls out of
A
A

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Kankakee, rolls past the houses,
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E

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farms and fields
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Bm
2

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F#m
F#m
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Passing towns that have no name, graveyards full of old black men,
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A

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D

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the graveyards of rusted automobiles
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G

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Singing good morning
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D

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America, how are you?
Bm
Bm
2

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Don't you know me,
G
G

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D
D

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I'm your native son
A
A

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I'm the train that called the city of

New
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D

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Orleans
Bm
Bm
2

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G
G

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I'll be gone five hundred miles
A
A

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D
D

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when day is done
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A

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Dealin' cards to the old
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D

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men in the club car
Bm
Bm
2

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G

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Penny a point and no
D
D

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one's keepin' score
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A

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Past the paper bag that holds the bottle
Bm
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2

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You can feel the wheels a
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A

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D

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-grumblin' neath the floor
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2

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F#m
F#m
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Sons of woman porters, son s of engineers,
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ride their father's magic carpet made of steam.
Bm
Bm
2

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And mothers with their babes asleep
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F#m
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are rockin' to the gentle beat.
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The rhythm of the rails is
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D

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all they dream.
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Singing good morning
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D

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America, how are you?
Bm
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Don't you know me,
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I'm your native son I'm the train they call the
A
A

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City of

New
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D

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Bm
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2

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Orleans I'll be gone five hundred
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A

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D

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miles when day is done
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A

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Nighttime on the city of

New
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D

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Orleans
Bm
Bm
2

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Changing cars in
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G

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Memphis,
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D

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Tennessee
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A

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Halfway home and I'll be
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D

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there by morning

Through the
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Mississippi darkness rolling to
Bm
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2

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But all the towns and people
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F#m
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seem to fade into a bad, dream
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The steel rail hasn't heard the news
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Conductor sings his song again
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His passengers won't please refrain
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This train's got the disappearing
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D

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railroad blues
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G

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Singing good morning
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D

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America, how are you?
Bm
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Don't you know me,
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I'm your native son I'm the train that called the city of

New
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D

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Orleans
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I'll be gone five hundred miles
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when the day is done
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Singing good morning
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America, how are you?
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Don't you know me,
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I'm your native son
A
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I'm the train that comes to the city of

New
D
D

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Orleans
Bm
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I'll be gone five hundred miles ahead of you

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • A

  • Bm

    2

  • G

  • F#m

    2

  • E

Capo: 2

Transpose: 0

0

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The original key of City Of New Orleans by Mac Wiseman is E major.

The primary chords used in City Of New Orleans are E, B, C#m, A, G#m, F#.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like E, B, C#m, A, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of City Of New Orleans is approximately 176 beats per minute.

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