City of New Orleans

Ridin' on the (D)City of

New Orleans, (Em)Illinois Central (C)Monday mornin' rail.

Fifteen cars and fifteen restless riders,

three (Em)conductors and (D)twentyfive sacks of mail;

All (Em)along the southbound Odyssey, the (Bm)train pulls out of Kankakee and (D)rolls along the houses,

farms and (A)fields.

(Em)Passin' towns that have no name and (Bm)freightyards full of old black men,

and the (D)graveyards of the (D7)rusted automobiles.

(C)Good morn A (D7)America, how are you?

Say (Em)don't you know me, (C)I'm your native (G)son.

(D7)I'm (D9)the (G)train they call the (D)City of New (Em)(A7)Orleans.

I'll be (Bb)gone five (C)hundred (D)miles when the (D9)day is done.

(G)Dealin' Ridin' on the (D)City of

New Orleans, (Em)Illinois Central

(C)Monday mornin' rail.

Fifteen cars and fifteen restless riders,

three (Em)conductors and (D)twentyfive sacks of mail;

All (Em)along the southbound

Odyssey, the (Bm)train pulls out of Kankakee and (D)rolls along the houses,

farms and (A)fields.

(Em)Passin' towns that have no name and (Bm)freightyards full of old black men,

and the (D)graveyards of the (D7)rusted automobiles.

(C)Good morn A (D7)America, how are you?

Said (Em)don't you know me, (C)I'm your native (G)son.

(D7)I'm (D9)the (G)train they call the (D)City of

New (Em)(A7)Orleans.

I'll be (Bb)gone five (C)hundred (D)miles when the (D9)day is done.

(G)Dealin' done.

I'll be (Bb)gone five (C)hundred (D)miles when the (D9)day is (G)done.