M T A

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M.T.A. chords
The Kingston Trio 1959
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.T.A._(song)
C F
Let me tell you of a story 'bout a man named Charlie
C G7
On a tragic and fateful day
C F
He put ten cents in his pocket, kissed his wife and family
C G7 C
Went to ride on the M T A
C F
But will he ever return? No he'll never return
C G7
And his fate is still unlearned
C F
He may ride forever 'neath the streets of Boston
C G7 C
He's the man who never returned
C F
Charlie handed in his dime at the Scollay Square Station
C G7
And he changed for Jamaica Plain
C F
When he got there the conductor told him, "One more nickel!"
C G7 C
Charlie couldn't get off of that train
A D
But will he ever return? No he'll never return
A E7
And his fate is still unlearned
A D
He may ride forever 'neath the streets of Boston
A E7 A
He's the man who never returned
C F
Now all night long Charlie rides through the stations,
C G7
Crying, "What will become of me?
C F
How can I afford to see my sister in Chelsea,
C G7 C
Or my brother in Roxbury?"
A D
But will he ever return? No he'll never return
A E7
And his fate is still unlearned
A D
He may ride forever 'neath the streets of Boston
A E7 A
He's the man who never returned
C F
Charlie's wife goes down to the Scollay Square Station
C G7
Every day at a quarter past two
C F
And through the open window she hands Charlie his sandwich
C G7 C
As the train goes rumbling through
A D
But will he ever return? No he'll never return
A E7
And his fate is still unlearned
A D
He may ride forever 'neath the streets of Boston
A E7 A
He's the man who never returned
C F
Now you citizens of Boston, don't you think it's a scandal
C G7
How the people have to pay and pay?
C F
Fight the fare increase, vote for George O'Brien
C G7 C
Get poor Charlie off the M T A!
A D
But will he ever return? No he'll never return
A E7
And his fate is still unlearned
A D
He may ride forever 'neath the streets of Boston
A E7 A
He's the man who never returned
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M.T.A. chords
The Kingston Trio  1959
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.T.A._(song)
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M T A Chords by The Kingston Trio

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M T A Chords · The Kingston Trio