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Chattanooga Choo Choo
Glenn Miller
[Verse]
CPardon me, boy
Is that the FChattanooga Cchoo choo?
A7Track twenty-D7nine
G7Boy, you can gimme a CshineDm7  G7  
CI can afford
To board a FChattanooga Cchoo choo
A7I've got my D7fare
G7And just a trifle to CspareC7  
[Chorus]
FYou leave the C7Pennsylvania Station 'bout a Fquarter to C7four
FRead a magaC7zine and then you're Fin BaltiF7more
BbDinner in the Bdim7diner
FNothing could be D7finer
G7Than to have your ham an' eggs in Db7CaroC7lina
FWhen you hear the C7whistle blowin' Feight to the C7bar
FThen you know that C7Tennessee is Fnot very F7far
BbShovel all the Bdim7coal in
FGotta keep it D7rollin'
G7Woo, woo, Chattanooga C7there you Fare
G7
[Verse]
CThere's gonna be
A certain Fparty at the Cstation
A7Satin and D7lace
G7I used to call "funny Cface"Dm7  G7  
CShe's gonna C/Bcry
C7Until I tell her that I'll Fnever roamAb7  
So CChattanooga Am7choo choo
D7Won't you G7choo-choo me Chome?
Chattanooga Am7choo choo
D7Won't you G7choo-choo me Chome?
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(Play the Bb Bdim7 progression as follows by just moving the middle and fourth finger)
Bb = x 1 3 3 3 1
Bdim7 = x 2 3 1 3 x
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Chattanooga Choo Choo

by Glenn Miller

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Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7

Bdim7

Db7

C/B

Ab7

Am7

Chattanooga Choo Choo

Glenn Miller

[Verse]

Pardon me, boy

F C

Is that the Chattanooga choo choo?

A7 D7

Track twenty-nine

G7 C Dm7 G7

Boy, you can gimme a shine

I can afford

F C

To board a Chattanooga choo choo

A7 D7

I've got my fare

G7 C C7

And just a trifle to spare

[Chorus]

F C7 F C7

You leave the Pennsylvania Station 'bout a quarter to four

F C7 F F7

Read a magazine and then you're in Baltimore

Bb Bdim7

Dinner in the diner

F D7

Nothing could be finer

G7 Db7 C7

Than to have your ham an' eggs in Carolina

F C7 F C7

When you hear the whistle blowin' eight to the bar

F C7 F F7

Then you know that Tennessee is not very far

Bb Bdim7

Shovel all the coal in

F D7

Gotta keep it rollin'

G7 C7 F

Woo, woo, Chattanooga there you are

[Verse]

There's gonna be

F C

A certain party at the station

A7 D7

Satin and lace

G7 C Dm7 G7

I used to call "funny face"

C C/B

She's gonna cry

C7 F Ab7

Until I tell her that I'll never roam

C Am7

So Chattanooga choo choo

D7 G7 C

Won't you choo-choo me home?

Am7

Chattanooga choo choo

D7 G7 C

Won't you choo-choo me home?

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(Play the Bb Bdim7 progression as follows by just moving the middle and fourth finger)

Bb = x 1 3 3 3 1

Bdim7 = x 2 3 1 3 x

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