{"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":2764807,"song":"City Of New Orleans","artist":"Roch Voisine","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2764807-city-of-new-orleans-chords-by-roch-voisine/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2764807?type=chord","rating":4.70954,"votes":5,"content":"Music & Lyrics: Steve Goodman\r\nAlbum: America (2008)\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n|[ch]D[/ch]   |[ch]D[/ch]   |[ch]D[/ch]   |[ch]D[/ch]   |\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nRiding on the City of New Orleans[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIllinois Central, Monday morning rail[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFifteen cars, fifteen restless riders[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThree conductors and tweny-five sacks of mail[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Bm[/ch]                  [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAll along the southbound odyssey[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F#m[/ch]                [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nThe train pulls out at Kankakee[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nRolls along past houses, farms and fields[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                     [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nPassin' trains that have no names[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]                      [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nFreight yards full of old black men[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the graveyards of rusted automobiles[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nGood morning America, how are you?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDon't you know me, I'm your native son[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]Bm[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\n I am 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 five hundred miles when the day is done[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n|[ch]D[/ch]   |[ch]D[/ch]   |[ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDealin' card games with the old men in the club car[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/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]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nPass the paper bag that holds the bottle[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFeel the wheels rumblin' 'neath the floor[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bm[/ch]                [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAnd the sons of Pullman Porters[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F#m[/ch]          [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nAnd the sons of engineers[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nRide their father's magic carpet made of steel[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                  [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nMothers with their babes asleep[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F#m[/ch]              [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nAre rockin' to the gentle beat[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the rhythm of the rail is all they feel[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nGood morning America, how are you?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDon't you know me, I'm your native son[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]Bm[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\n I am 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]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'll be gone five hundred miles when the day is done[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n|[ch]G[/ch]    |[ch]D[/ch]   |[ch]D[/ch]    |[ch]D[/ch]   |\r\n|[ch]Bm[/ch]   |[ch]G[/ch]   |[ch]D[/ch]    |[ch]D[/ch]   |\r\n|[ch]D[/ch]    |[ch]A[/ch]   |[ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] |[ch]E[/ch]   |\r\n|[ch]C[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] |[ch]A[/ch]   |[ch]D[/ch]    |[ch]D[/ch]   |\r\n|[ch]D[/ch]    |[ch]D[/ch]   |\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNighttime on the city of New Orleans[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nChanging cars in Memphis, Tennessee[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHalf way home, we'll be there by morning[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nThrough the Mississippi darkness[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nRolling down to the sea[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 6]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                 [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAll the towns and people seem[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F#m[/ch]           [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nTo fade into a bad dream[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd the steel rails still ain't heard the news[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nThe conductor sings his song again[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F#m[/ch]             [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nThe passengers will please refrain[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThis train has got the disappearing railroad blues[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nGood morning America, how are you?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDon't you know me, I'm your native son[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\n I am the train they call The City of New O___rleans[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]Bm[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'll be gone five hundred miles when the day is done[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nGood morning America, how are you?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDon't you know me, I'm your native son[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\n I am the train they call The City of New O___rleans[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]Bm[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'll be gone five hundred miles when the day is done[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n|[ch]D[/ch]    |[ch]A[/ch]   |[ch]D[/ch]    |[ch]D[/ch]   |\r\n|[ch]Bm[/ch]   |[ch]G[/ch]   |[ch]D[/ch]    |[ch]D[/ch]   |\r\n|[ch]D[/ch]    |[ch]A[/ch]   |[ch]D[/ch]    |[ch]D[/ch]   |\r\n|[ch]Bm[/ch]   |[ch]A[/ch]   |[ch]D[/ch]    |[ch]D[/ch]   |\r\n|[ch]D[/ch]    |[ch]D[/ch]   |[ch]D[/ch]    |[ch]D[/ch]   |\r\n|[ch]D[/ch]    |[ch]D[/ch]   |[ch]D[/ch]","plain_text":"Music & Lyrics: Steve Goodman\nAlbum: America (2008)\n\n\n[Intro]\n|D   |D   |D   |D   |\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\n|D   |D   |D\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\n|G    |D   |D    |D   |\n|Bm   |G   |D    |D   |\n|D    |A   |Bm A |E   |\n|C Bm |A   |D    |D   |\n|D    |D   |\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 6]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\n|D    |A   |D    |D   |\n|Bm   |G   |D    |D   |\n|D    |A   |D    |D   |\n|Bm   |A   |D    |D   |\n|D    |D   |D    |D   |\n|D    |D   |D","chords":["D","A","Bm","G","F#m","E","C"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"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]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}