Hey Porter chords by Ry Cooder
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Intro 1
(G major) (C major) (G minor) (Csus4) (C major)
(Johnny Cash) (C minor)
Verse 1
(C major)
(C) - (G) - (F)
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Verse 2
(C) Hey, Porter, Hey Porter! (C major)
Would you tell me the (F major) (F) time?
(C major) (C) How much longer will it be 'til we cross
that (D major) (G) Mason Dixon (G major) Line? (C major) (C)
At daylight (F major) would you (C major) tell the engineer
to slow it (F major) (C major) (F) down;
Or better still, just stop the train 'cause (G major) I
(G) wanna look a (C major) (C) round. (F major) (C major)
(C minor) (C major)
Verse 3
Hey, Porter! Hey Porter!
What time did you say? (F major)
(C major) How much longer will it be 'till I
can (D major) see the light of (G major) day? (C major)
When we hit Dixie would (F major) ya (C major) tell the
engin (F major) eer (C major) to ring his (F major) (C major) bell;
And tell everybody that ain't asleep to stand (G major) right up (F major) and
(C major) yell.
Interlude 1
(C major) (F major) (Fsus4) (C major) (F major) (C major) (C minor) (Fsus4) (F major)
(C major) (G major) (G minor) (C major)
Verse 4
Hey, (C major) Porter! Hey, Porter! Please,
go on and get my bags for (F major) me,
I don't (C major) need nobody to tell me
now (D major) that I'm in Tenness (G major) ee.
(C major) We're not so far from home, you know,
and it's a- getting light outside
(F major) (C major) This old train is a- puffin' smoke
and I (G major) have to (C major) strain in my eyes
Verse 5
(C major)
Hey Porter! (F major) (C major) Hey Porter! (F major) (C major)
Please open up the door. (F major)
When (C major) they stop this train I'm gonna get off
first 'cause (D major) I can't wait no (G major) more. (C major)
Tell the engineer I say,
"Thanks a lot. And I didn't mind the fare. (F major) (Fsus4) (F major)
(C major) I'm gonna set my feet on Southern soil,
I'm gonna (G major) breathe the (E minor) Southern (C major) air."
Outro 1
(C major) (G major) (C major)
Hey Porter
Ry Cooder
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