Tuning: E A D G B E

Lively double time strum, freely 178 BPM metronome Uppercase letters are chords lowercase letters are transition notes to a chord g>a>b>C, c>b>Am, c>d>e>F Intro notes harmonize and are played together, walking up to C Chord on "Ridin'" c d eb Intro I g a b Verse I

^CRidin' on the ^GCity of New ^COrlins ^C/B ^AmIllinois Central, ^FMonday morning ^Crail ^G ^GThere ^G7are ^Cfifteen cars and ^Gfifteen restless ^Criders ^C/B ^AmThree conductors and ^Gtwenty-five sacks of ^Cmail

[Bridge]

^CThey're^C/B all ^Amout on the south-bound odyssey ^AmAnd the ^Emtrain pulls out at Kankakee ^G ^GRolls past the houses, farms and ^Dmfields ^AmPassing towns that have no name And ^Emfreight yards full of old black men And the ^Ggraveyards of ^G7rusted au^G6tomo^Cbiles

]Chorus]

^C7Singing, ^FGood morning ^FAmerica, How ^Care ya ^C ^C/BSaying, ^Amdon't you know me, ^FI'm your native ^Cson ^G ^GYes I'm ^G7the ^Ctrain they call the ^GCity of New ^COrlins ^CAnd I'l^C/Bl be ^Amgone five ^Fhundred ^Gmiles when ^Emday is ^Cdone ^Em ^C

Verse II

^GAnd I was ^Cdealin' cards with the ^Gold men in ^G7the ^Cclub car And it's ^Ampenny a point, There ain't ^Fno one keeping ^Cscore ^G ^GOh won't ^G7you ^Cpass that paper ^Gbag thet holds ^G7that ^Cbottle ^CYou^C/B can ^Amfeel the wheels ^Ggrumblin' through the ^Cfloor

[Bridge]

^CAnd^C/B the ^Amsons of pullman porters The ^Emsons of engineers And ^Emthey ride their ^Gfathers' magic carpet, Made of ^Dmsteam And ^Ammothers with their babes asleep Go ^Emrockin' to the gentle beat The ^Grhythm of the ^G7rails is all they ^Cdream

[Chorus]

^C7Just a singin' ^FGood morning ^FAmerica, how ^Care ya ^CSaying, ^Amdon't you know me, ^FI'm your native ^Cson ^G ^GAnd I'm ^G7the ^Ctrain they call the ^GCity of New ^COrlins ^CI'll be ^Amgone five ^Fhundred ^Gmiles when ^Emday is ^Cdone ^Em ^C

[Transition] Am F G Em C Em C G Verse III

^CNighttime on the ^GCity of New ^COrlins ^C ^C/B ^AmChanging cars in ^FMemphis, Tenne^Cssee ^G ^G7It's ^CHalf way home, We'll ^Gbe there by ^Cmorning ^CThrough the ^AmMississippi darkness, ^Grollin' to the ^Csea

[Bridge]

And ^Amall the towns and people They seem to ^Emfade into a bad dream The ^Gold steel rail, It ain't heard the ^Dmnews The ^Amconductor sings, His song began It's ^Empassengers will please refrain ^EmBut t^Ghis train's got the ^G7disappearin' railroad ^Cblues ^C7

[Chorus]

J^C7ust a singin' ^FGood night ^FAmerica, how ^Care ya ^CSay^C/Bin', ^Amdon't you know me, ^FI'm your native ^Cson ^G ^GAnd I'm ^G7the ^Ctrain they call the ^GCity of New ^COrlins ^CI'll be ^Amgone five ^Fhundred ^Gmiles when ^Emday is ^Cdone ^Em ^C7 ^C7Just a singin' ^FGood night ^FAmerica, how ^Care ya ^CSayin', ^Amdon't you know me, ^FI'm your native ^Cson ^G ^GWell I'm ^G7the ^Ctrain they call the ^GCity of New ^COrlins ^CAnd I'll be ^Amgone ^Flong,long ^Gtime when day is ^Bbdone

Steve Goodman - City of new orleans