{"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":2302729,"song":"M T A","artist":"The Kingston Trio","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11481424-m-t-a-chords-by-the-kingston-trio/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2302729?type=chord","rating":4.98634,"votes":100,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nNow let me tell you a story[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\n'bout a man named Charlie[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nOn this tragic & fateful day[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe put 10 cents into his pocket[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nKissed his wife & family[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D7[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWent to ride on the M.T.A.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut did he ever return?[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNo, he never returned,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nAnd his fate is still unlearned[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe may ride forever[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\n'neath the streets of Boston[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D7[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe's the man who never returned[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nCharlie handed in his dime[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAt the Kendall Square Station[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nAnd he changed for Jamaica Plain[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen he got there the conductor told him[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\"One more nickel\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D7[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCharlie couldn't get off that train[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut did he ever return?[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNo, he never returned,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nAnd his fate is still unlearned[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe may ride forever[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\n'neath the streets of Boston[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D7[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe's the man who never returned[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNow all night long Charlie[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nRides through the station[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nSaying, \"What will become of me?[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHow can I afford to see my sister in Chelsea[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D7[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOr my cousin in Roxbury?\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut did he ever return?[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNo, he never returned,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nAnd his fate is still unlearned[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe may ride forever[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\n'neath the streets of Boston[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D7[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe's the man who never returned[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nCharlie's wife goes down to[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nScollay Square Station[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nEvery day at a quarter past two[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd through the open window[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nShe hands Charlie a sandwich[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D7[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAs the train comes rumblin' through[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut did he ever return?[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNo, he never returned,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nAnd his fate is still unlearned[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe may ride forever[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\n'neath the streets of Boston[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D7[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe's the man who never returned[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nNow you citizens of Boston,[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nDon't you think it is a scandal[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nThat the people have to pay & pay[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFight the fare increase, vote for George O'Brien[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D7[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd get Charlie off the M.T.A.![/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nG D G G\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]","chords":["G","D","C","D7","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"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]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}