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Workin For the MTA - Justin Townes Earle - Harlem River Blues
Standard Tuning
Intro: C  
CWell, it's cold in them tunnels today
Well, it's cFold in them tunnels toCday
It's Fcold down in those tunnels tCoday, mama, workin' for the GMTCA
I run that six-line train
I run a six-line train
I run a six-line train clear from Brooklyn Bridge to Pelham Bay
I'm the son of a railroad man
I'm the son of a railroad man
I'm the son of a railroad man, born and raised back in south Louisian'
This ain't my daddy's train
This ain't my daddy's train
This ain't my daddy's train, mama, I ain't seen the sun in days
Yeah, them hard times are goin' around
Hard times are goin' around
Hard times are goin' around, bringin' hard luck on New York town
But I'm bankin' on the ATU
Bankin' on the ATU
I'm bankin' on the ATU, brother, Georgie's gonna see me free
So, it's cold in them tunnels today
Well, it's cold in them tunnels today
It's cold down in those tunnels today, mama, workin' for the MTA
Yeah, I'm workin' for the MTA

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Workin For The Mta

by Justin Townes Earle

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Workin For the MTA - Justin Townes Earle - Harlem River Blues

Standard Tuning

Intro:

Well, it's cold in them tunnels today

F C

Well, it's cold in them tunnels today

F C G C

It's cold down in those tunnels today, mama, workin' for the MTA

I run that six-line train

I run a six-line train

I run a six-line train clear from Brooklyn Bridge to Pelham Bay

I'm the son of a railroad man

I'm the son of a railroad man, born and raised back in south Louisian'

This ain't my daddy's train

This ain't my daddy's train, mama, I ain't seen the sun in days

Yeah, them hard times are goin' around

Hard times are goin' around

Hard times are goin' around, bringin' hard luck on New York town

But I'm bankin' on the ATU

Bankin' on the ATU

I'm bankin' on the ATU, brother, Georgie's gonna see me free

So, it's cold in them tunnels today

Well, it's cold in them tunnels today

It's cold down in those tunnels today, mama, workin' for the MTA

Yeah, I'm workin' for the MTA

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