{"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":1471958,"song":"City Of New Orleans","artist":"John Denver","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1471958-city-of-new-orleans-chords-by-john-denver/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1471958?type=chord","rating":4.80955,"votes":126,"content":"This is the re-released version from 1997.\r\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzGJLWMCw3A\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nRidin' on the City of New Orleans[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIllinois Central Monday mornin' rail[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThere's 15 cars, and 15 restless riders[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\n3 conductors and 25 sacks of mail[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                              [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nAll along a southbound odyssey, and the train pulls out of Kankakee[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd rolls along past the houses, farms and fields[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                               [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nPassin' towns that have no name, and freightyards full of old grey men[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]A7[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe graveyards of the rusted automobiles[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]A7[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSingin' good mornin' America, how are you?[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Bm[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nSayin' don't you know me?, I'm your native son[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nI'm the train they call the City of New Orleans[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'll be gone 500 miles when the day is done.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]                             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI was playin' cards with the old men in the club car.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nPenny a point, ain't no one keepin' score[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nPass the paper bag that holds that bottle.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI can hear the wheels rumblin' thru the floor.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                               [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nAnd the sons of Pullman Porters, and the sons of engineers[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nRide their father's magic carpet made of steel[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                                   [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nAnd their days are full of restless, and their dreams are full of mem'ries[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]A7[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the echos of the freight train whistle's clear[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]A7[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSingin' good mornin' America, how are you?[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Bm[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nSayin' don't you know me?, I'm your native son[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nI'm the train they call the City of New Orleans[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'll be gone 500 miles when the day is done.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd it's twilight on the City of New Orleans.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTalk about your pocket full of friends[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHalf way home, and we'll be there by mornin'[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWith no tomorrow waiting 'round the bend[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]A7[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSingin' good night' America, how are you?[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Bm[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nSayin' don't you know me?, I'm your native son[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nI'm the train they call the City of New Orleans[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'll be gone 500 miles when the day is done.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]A7[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSingin' good mornin' America, how are you?[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Bm[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nSayin' don't you know me?, I'm your native son[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nI'm the train they call the City of New Orleans[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'll be gone 500 miles when the day is done.[/tab]","plain_text":"This is the re-released version from 1997.\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzGJLWMCw3A\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["D","A","Bm","G","F#m","E","A7","Bm7","E7","C"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"Bm7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,0,2,0,3],"frets":[-1,2,0,2,0,2]},"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]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}