Willie Nelson – City Of New Orleans chords

D                A             DRidin' on the City of New Orleans
Bm               G             DIllinois Central Monday mornin' rail
D                A               DThere's 15 cars, and 15 restless riders
Bm              A              D3 conductors and 25 sacks of mail

Bm                               F#mAll along a southbound oddyssey, and the train pulls out of Kankakee
A                                          EAnd rolls along past the houses, farms and fields
Bm                               F#mPassin' trains that have no name, and freightyards full of old black men
A                  A7                 DThe graveyards of the rusted automobiles


Chorus:
G             A7               DGood mornin' America, how are you?
       Bm                 G               D          A7Sayin' don't you know me?, I'm your native son
        D                   A           Bm-Bm7-E7I'm the train they call the City of New Orleans
       C     G   A                     DI'll be gone 500 miles when the day is done.


D                   A                           DDealin’ card games with the old men in the club car.
Bm              G                     DPenny a point, ain’t no one keepin' score
D               A                     DPass the paper bag that holds that bottle.
Bm              A                   DHear the wheels rumblin' ‘neath the floor.

Bm                                                              F#mAnd the sons of Pullman Porters, and the sons of engineers
A                                        ERide their father's magic carpet made of steel
Bm                                  F#mMothers with their babes asleep are rockin’ to the gentle beat
A                     A7                DAnd the rhythm of the rails is all they feel. 


Chorus:
G            A7               DGood mornin' America, how are you?
       Bm             G             D      A7Sayin' don't you know me?, I'm your native son
        D                   A           Bm-Bm7-E7I'm the train they call the City of New Orleans
       C     G   A                     DI'll be gone 500 miles when the day is done.


D                A           DNighttime on the City of New Orleans.
Bm               G             DChangin’ cars in Memphis, Tennessee
D                  A                 DHalf way home, and we'll be there by mornin'
            Bm                   A                   DThrough the Mississippi darkness rollin’ down to the sea.

        Bm                           F#mAnd all the towns and people seem to fade into a bad dream
        A                                 EAnd the steel rails still ain't heard the news
        Bm                              F#mThe conductor sings his songs again the passengers will please refrain
        A                  A7                EThis train has got the disappearin’ railroad blues


Chorus:
G            A7               DGood mornin' America, how are you?
       Bm             G             D      A7Sayin' don't you know me?, I'm your native son
        D                   A           Bm-Bm7-E7I'm the train they call the City of New Orleans
       C     G   A                     DI'll be gone 500 miles when the day is done.