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Morningtown Ride: The Seekers
#2 in UK in 1966.
[Verse 1]
GTrain whistle G7blowin', Cmakes a sleepy GnoiseG7.
CUnderneath their Gblankets, go Amall the girls and Dboys.
[Chorus]
GRockin', rollin', G7ridin', Cout along the GbayG7,
CAll bound for GMorningEmtown, Dmany D7miles aGwa-D7ay.
[Verse 2]
GDriver at the G7engine, Cfireman rings the GbellG7,
CSandman swings the Glantern, to Amshow that all is Dwell.
[Chorus]
GRockin', rollin', G7ridin', Cout along the GbayG7,
CAll bound for GMorningEmtown, Dmany D7miles aGwa-D7ay.
[Verse 3]
GMaybe it is G7raining, Cwhere our train will Gride.G7  
CAll the little Gtravellers, are Amwarm and snug inDside.
[Chorus]
GRockin', rollin', G7ridin', Cout along the Gbay,G7  
CAll bound for GMorningEmtown, Dmany D7miles aGwa-D7ay.
[Verse 4]
GSomewhere there is G7sunshine, Csomewhere there is GdayG7.
CSomewhere there is GMorningtown, Ammany miles aDway.
[Chorus]
GRockin', rollin', G7ridin', Cout along the GbayG7,
CAll bound for GMorningEmtown, Dmany mD7iles aGway.
[Outro]
GRockin', rollin', G7ridin', Cout along the GbaG7y,
CAll bound for GMorningEmtown, Dmany mD7iles aGway.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Morningtown Ride

by The Seekers

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Morningtown Ride: The Seekers

#2 in UK in 1966.

[Verse 1]

G G7 C G G7

Train whistle blowin', makes a sleepy noise.

C G Am D

Underneath their blankets, go all the girls and boys.

[Chorus]

G G7 C G G7

Rockin', rollin', ridin', out along the bay,

C G Em D D7 G D7

All bound for Morningtown, many miles awa-ay.

[Verse 2]

G G7 C G G7

Driver at the engine, fireman rings the bell,

C G Am D

Sandman swings the lantern, to show that all is well.

[Chorus]

G G7 C G G7

Rockin', rollin', ridin', out along the bay,

C G Em D D7 G D7

All bound for Morningtown, many miles awa-ay.

[Verse 3]

G G7 C G G7

Maybe it is raining, where our train will ride.

C G Am D

All the little travellers, are warm and snug inside.

[Chorus]

G G7 C G G7

Rockin', rollin', ridin', out along the bay,

C G Em D D7 G D7

All bound for Morningtown, many miles awa-ay.

[Verse 4]

G G7 C G G7

Somewhere there is sunshine, somewhere there is day.

C G Am D

Somewhere there is Morningtown, many miles away.

[Chorus]

G G7 C G G7

Rockin', rollin', ridin', out along the bay,

C G Em D D7 G

All bound for Morningtown, many miles away.

[Outro]

G G7 C G G7

Rockin', rollin', ridin', out along the bay,

C G Em D D7 G

All bound for Morningtown, many miles away.

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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