The City Of New Orleans

by John Denver

Chords

4.7 (98)

Tuning: E A D G B E

Transpose

Capo

None

Size

100%

NOTE: This is John Denver's version of this classic american song most known by Arlo Guthrie.

The lyrics are slightly different than Arlos' version. However, I prefer these ones.

Also you can watch Fretkillr's cover of this on Youtube to help you playin. He's the

one I've seen on youtube playin with these same chords and lyrics.

By the way, this is the only tab I've seen on the web with these chords (that I think

better) so I decided to send it.

Intro

Ridin' on the Cit

y of New Orlea

Illinois Central

Monday mornin'

rail

There's 15 cars,

and 15 restless

riders

3 conductors and

25 sacks of ma

All along a southbound oddyssey,

and the train pulls out of Kankakee

And rolls along past the houses, farms and

fields

Passin' towns that have no name,

and freightyards full of old grey men

The graveyards of t

he rusted automobil

Chorus

Singin' good mornin' A

merica, how are y

ou?

Sayin'

don't you know me?,

I'm your native

son

I'm the

train they call the

City of New Orleans

I'll be

gone 5

00 mil

es when the day is don

Verse

I was playin' cards

with the old men in the club c

ar.

Penny a point, a

in’t no one keep

in' score

Pass the paper b

ag that holds that bot

tle.

I can hear the wheels

rumblin' thru the

floor.

And the sons of Pullman Porters,

and the sons of engineers

Ride their father's magic carpet made of s

teel

And their days are full of restless,

and their dreams are full of mem'ries

And the echos of the

freight train whistle&rs

quo;s clear

Chorus

Singin' good mornin' A

merica, how are y

ou?

Sayin'

don't you know me?,

I'm your native

son

I'm the

train they call the

City of New Orleans

I'll be

gone 5

00 mil

es when the day is don

Verse

And its twilight on th

e City of New

Orleans.

Talk about your p

ocket full of frien

Half way home, and we'

ll be there by m

ornin'

With no tomorrow

waiting ‘roun

d the bend

Chorus

Good night Ameri

ca, how are you?

Sayin'

don't you know me?,

I'm your native

son

I'm the

train they call the

City of New Orleans

I'll be

gone 5

00 mil

es when the day is don

Singin' good mornin' A

merica, how are y

ou?

Sayin'

don't you know me?,

I'm your native

son

I'm the

train they call the

City of New Orleans

I'll be

gone 5

00 mil

es when the day is don

Tabbed by ear by Migue, with the help of Fretkillr's video ;)