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City Of New Orleans - Salut Les Amoureux

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Music & Lyrics: Steve Goodman
Adaptation: Richelle Dassin - Claude Lemesle
Album: America (2008)
You can also play with capo 3, transpose -2
[Intro]
|   D|   D|   D|   D|
[Verse 1]
DRiding on the ACity of New DOrleansD  
BmIllinois Central, GMonday morning raDilD  
DFifteen cars, Afifteen restless DridersD  
BmThree conductors and Atweny-five sacks of maDilD  
[Verse 2]
All aBmlong the southbound Bmodyssey
The F#mtrain pulls out at F#mKankakee
ARolls along past hoAuses, farms anEd fieldsE  
BmPassin' trains that havBme no names
F#mFreight yards full of old F#mblack men
And the graveAyards of Arusted automobDilesD  
[Chorus]
GGood morning AAmerica how aDre youD?
BmDon't you know me, GI'm your native sDon
 AI am the traDin they call The ACity of New OBmrleansA  E  
I'll be gCone five Ghundred mAiles when the day is Ddone
[Instrumental]
|   D|   D|   D|
[Verse 3]
DLes matins se suAivent et se ressDemblentD  
BmQuand l'amour fait Gplace au quotidiDenD  
DOn n'était pas faiAt pour vivre ensDembleD  
Ça n'Bmsuffit pas Atoujours de s'aimer biDenD  
[Verse 4]
C'est Bmdrôle, hier on Bms'ennuyait
C'F#mest à peine si F#ml'on trouvait
Des Amots pour se parler Adu mauvais tEempsE  
Et Bmmaintenant qu'il Bmfaut partir
On F#ma cent mille chF#moses à dire
Qui Atiennent trop à coeuAr pour si peu de tDempsD  
[Chorus]
GOn s'est aimAés comme on se quDitteD  
Tout Bmsimplement sans Gpenser à demaDin
 AA demaiDn qui vient toujouArs un peu trop BmviteA  E  
Aux aCdieux qui Gquelque fois Ase passent un peu trop biDenD  
[Chorus]
GOn s'est aimAés comme on se quDitteD  
Tout Bmsimplement sans Gpenser à demaDin
 AI am the traDin they call The ACity of New OBm___ArleEans
I'll be gCone five Ghundred mAiles when the day is DdoneD  
[Outro]
|    D|   A|   D|   D|
|   Bm|   G|   D|   D|
|    D|   D|

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City Of New Orleans - Salut Les Amoureux

by Roch Voisine

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Music & Lyrics: Steve Goodman

Adaptation: Richelle Dassin - Claude Lemesle

Album: America (2008)

You can also play with capo 3, transpose -2

[Intro]

D D D D

| | | | |

[Verse 1]

D A D D

Riding on the City of New Orleans

Bm G D D

Illinois Central, Monday morning rail

D A D D

Fifteen cars, fifteen restless riders

Bm A D D

Three conductors and tweny-five sacks of mail

[Verse 2]

Bm Bm

All along the southbound odyssey

F#m F#m

The train pulls out at Kankakee

A A E E

Rolls along past houses, farms and fields

Bm Bm

Passin' trains that have no names

F#m F#m

Freight yards full of old black men

A A D D

And the graveyards of rusted automobiles

[Chorus]

G A D D

Good morning America how are you?

Bm G D

Don't you know me, I'm your native son

A D A Bm A E

I am the train they call The City of New Orleans

C G A D

I'll be gone five hundred miles when the day is done

[Instrumental]

D D D

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[Verse 3]

D A D D

Les matins se suivent et se ressemblent

Bm G D D

Quand l'amour fait place au quotidien

D A D D

On n'était pas fait pour vivre ensemble

Bm A D D

Ça n'suffit pas toujours de s'aimer bien

[Verse 4]

Bm Bm

C'est drôle, hier on s'ennuyait

F#m F#m

C'est à peine si l'on trouvait

A A E E

Des mots pour se parler du mauvais temps

Bm Bm

Et maintenant qu'il faut partir

F#m F#m

On a cent mille choses à dire

A A D D

Qui tiennent trop à coeur pour si peu de temps

[Chorus]

G A D D

On s'est aimés comme on se quitte

Bm G D

Tout simplement sans penser à demain

A D A Bm A E

A demain qui vient toujours un peu trop vite

C G A D D

Aux adieux qui quelque fois se passent un peu trop bien

[Chorus]

G A D D

On s'est aimés comme on se quitte

Bm G D

Tout simplement sans penser à demain

A D A Bm A E

I am the train they call The City of New O___rleans

C G A D D

I'll be gone five hundred miles when the day is done

[Outro]

D A D D

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Bm G D D

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D D

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