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The City Of New Orleans chords by
Lynn Anderson
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Key: G major•
Verse 1
G
G

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D
D

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G
G

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Riding on the city of New Or leans,
Em
Em

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Illinois
C
C

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G
G

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Central, Monday morning rail.
D
D

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Fifteen cars and fifteen
G
G

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restless riders
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Em

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Three conductors and
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D

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G
G

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twenty -five sacks of mail
Em
Em

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All along the southbound odyssey
Bm
Bm
2

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The train pulls out of Kankakee
D
D

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Rolls along past houses,
A
A

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farms, and fields
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Em

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Passing trains that have no names
Bm
Bm
2

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Freight yards full of old black men
D
D

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And the graveyards of the
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G

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rusted automobiles
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C

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D
D

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G
G

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Good morning America, how are ya?
Em
Em

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Say, don't you know me?
C
C

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G
G

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I'm your native son
D
D

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C
C

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G

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I'm the train they call
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D

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Em

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The city of New Or leans
A
A

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D
D

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I'll be gone five hundred miles
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G

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When the day is done
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D

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I see old men playin' poker
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G

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In a club car
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Em

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C
C

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A penny in hand ain't no
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G

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one keepin' score

They pass the paper bag
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D

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G

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that holds the bottle
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Em

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And feel the wheels a
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D

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-grumblin' neat the floor
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G

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D

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G

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Em
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An d the sons of foreman porters
Bm
Bm
2

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and the sons of engineers
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D

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ride their father's magic carpet
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made of steel mothers

with their babes asleep
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Bm
2

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are rocking to the gentle beat
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D

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G

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and the rhythm of the rails is all they feel
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D

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G

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good morning america how are you
Em
Em

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Say, don't you know me?
C
C

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G
G

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I'm your native son
D
D

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C
C

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G
G

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I'm the train they call
D
D

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Em

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the City of New Orleans
A
A

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F

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D
D

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I'll be gone five hundred miles
G
G

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Ab
Ab
4

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when the day is done
Eb
Eb
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Nighttime on the city of
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Ab
4

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New Orleans
Fm
Fm

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Db
Db
4

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Changing cars in Memphis,
Ab
Ab
4

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Tennessee
Eb
Eb
6

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Halfway home and we'll be
Ab
Ab
4

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there by morning
Fm
Fm

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Through the Mississippi
Eb
Eb
6

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darkness rolling down
Ab
Ab
4

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Fm
Fm

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But all the towns and people
Cm
Cm
3

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seem to fade into a bad dream
Eb
Eb
6

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And the steel rails still
Bb
Bb

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ain't heard the news
Fm
Fm

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The conductor sings his songs again
Cm
Cm
3

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The passengers will please refrain
Eb
Eb
6

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This train's got the
Ab
Ab
4

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disappearing railroad blues
Db
Db
4

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Eb
Eb
6

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Ab
Ab
4

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Oh, goodnight America, how are you?
Fm
Fm

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Say, don't you know me?
Db
Db
4

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Ab
Ab
4

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I'm your latest son
Eb
Eb
6

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Ab
Ab
4

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I'm the train they call
Eb
Eb
6

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Fm
Fm

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the City of New Orleans
Bb
Bb

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Gb
Gb
2

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Db
Db
4

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Eb
Eb
6

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I'll be gone five hundred miles
Ab
Ab
4

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Ab
Ab
4

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Ab
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when the day is done


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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • D

  • Em

  • C

  • Bm

    2

  • A

  • F

  • Ab

    4

  • Eb

    6

  • Fm

  • Db

    4

  • Cm

    3

  • Bb

  • Gb

    2

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of The City Of New Orleans by Lynn Anderson is G major.

The primary chords used in The City Of New Orleans are G, D, Em, C, Bm, A.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like G, D, Em, C, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of The City Of New Orleans is approximately 150 beats per minute.

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