Key: B major
Intro 1
G
C
G
C
Verse 1
you tell me the time,
how much longer will it be
D
G
till we cross Mason -Dixon line?
would you tell the engineer
G
C
I want to get off and look around.
Hey Porter, hey Porter,
what time did you say?
How much longer will it be
D
G
till I can see the light of day?
F
will you tell the engineer to ring his bell?
G
C
F
C
G
C
to stand right up and yell
Hey Porter, hey Porter,
it's getting light outside
This old train is puffin' smoke
D
G
and I have to strain my eyes
the cotton leaves
G
C
and I can feel that southern breeze
Hey Porter, hey Porter,
please get my bags for me
I don't need nobody to tell me
D
G
now that we're in Tennessee
to make that lonesome whistle scream
F
C
Not so far from home,
G
C
so take it easy on that steam
Hey Porter, hey Porter,
please open up that door
When we stop the train
I'm gonna get off first
G
C
Won't you tell the engineer
I said thanks a lot
southern soil
G
C
G
C
And breathe that southern air www
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsG C D F
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