{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1053970,"song":"M T A","artist":"The Kingston Trio","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1053970-m-t-a-chords-by-the-kingston-trio/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1053970?type=chord","rating":5,"votes":63,"content":"M.T.A. chords\r\nThe Kingston Trio  1959\r\n\r\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.T.A._(song)\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]F[/ch]\r\nLet me tell you of a story 'bout a man named Charlie[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nOn a tragic and fateful day[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                                   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nHe put ten cents in his pocket, kissed his wife and family[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G7[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWent to ride on the M T A[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nBut will he ever return?  No he'll never return[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nAnd his fate is still unlearned[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]F[/ch]\r\nHe may ride forever 'neath the streets of Boston[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G7[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe's the man who never returned[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]F[/ch]\r\nCharlie handed in his dime at the Scollay Square Station[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nAnd he changed for Jamaica Plain[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]                                  [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWhen he got there the conductor told him, \"One more nickel!\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G7[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nCharlie couldn't get off of that train[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]            [ch]A[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut will he ever return?  No he'll never return[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nAnd his fate is still unlearned[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe may ride forever 'neath the streets of Boston[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]E7[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe's the man who never returned[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nNow all night long Charlie rides through the stations,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nCrying, \"What will become of me?[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nHow can I afford to see my sister in Chelsea,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G7[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOr my brother in Roxbury?\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]            [ch]A[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut will he ever return?  No he'll never return[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nAnd his fate is still unlearned[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe may ride forever 'neath the streets of Boston[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]E7[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe's the man who never returned[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]F[/ch]\r\nCharlie's wife goes down to the Scollay Square Station[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nEvery day at a quarter past two[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                                 [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd through the open window she hands Charlie his sandwich[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G7[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAs the train goes rumbling through[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]            [ch]A[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut will he ever return?  No he'll never return[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nAnd his fate is still unlearned[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe may ride forever 'neath the streets of Boston[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]E7[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe's the man who never returned[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]                             [ch]F[/ch]\r\nNow you citizens of Boston, don't you think it's a scandal[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nHow the people have to pay and pay?[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]F[/ch]\r\nFight the fare increase, vote for George O'Brien[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G7[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nGet poor Charlie off the M T A![/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]            [ch]A[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut will he ever return?  No he'll never return[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nAnd his fate is still unlearned[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe may ride forever 'neath the streets of Boston[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]E7[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe's the man who never returned[/tab]\r\n\r\nSet8","plain_text":"M.T.A. chords\nThe Kingston Trio  1959\n\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.T.A._(song)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSet8","chords":["A","C","F","G7","D","E7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,2,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,1]}}}