Arlo Guthrie - City of new orleans

^CRiding on the C^Gity of New O^Crleans ^AmIllinois Central, ^FMonday morning r^Cail There's fi^Cfteen cars and f^Gifteen restless r^Ciders Three cond^Amuctors and t^Gwenty five sacks of m^Cail All a^Amlong the south bound odyssey, the t^Emrain pulls out at Kankakee ^GRolls along past houses, farms and fi^Delds ^AmPassing trains that have no names And f^Emreight yards full of old black men And the gr^Gaveyards of the ru^G7sted automob^Ciles

^FGood morning A^Gmerica, how^C are you? I said d^Amon't you know me, I^F’m your native s^Con ^GI'm the tr^Cain they call the C^Gity of New O^Amrleans I'll be g^Ebone five h^Fundred m^Giles when the d^G7ay is d^Cone

^CDealing cards with the o^Gld men in the c^Club car A p^Amenny a point, there ain't ^Fno one keeping s^Ccore ^CPass the paper b^Gag that holds the b^Cottle I can ^Amfeel the wheels a-g^Grumbling 'neath the fl^Coor And the s^Amons of Pullman porters And the s^Emons of engineers Ride their f^Gathers magic carpet made of s^Dteel And the m^Amothers with their babes asleep Go r^Emocking to the gentle beat And the r^Ghythm of the r^G7ails is all they f^Ceel

^FGood morning Am^Gerica, how ^Care you? I said ^Amdon't you know me, ^FI’m your native ^Cson ^GI'm the ^Ctrain they call the ^GCity of New ^AmOrleans I'll be ^Ebgone five ^Fhundred ^Gmiles when the ^G7day is ^Cdone

^CNight time on the C^Gity of New O^Crleans We're c^Amhanging cars for Me^Fmphis, Tenness^Cee We're h^Calfway home and w^Ge'll be there by m^Corning Through the M^Amississippi darkness ro^Glling down to the ^Csea And ^Amall the towns and people seem To f^Emade into a bad dream And the s^Gteel rail still ain't heard the n^Dews The c^Amonductor sings his songs again The ^Empassengers will please refrain This t^Grain's got the disapp^G7earing railroad bl^Cues

^FGood Night Am^Gerica, how a^Cre you I said d^Amon't you know me, I^F’m your native s^Con ^GI'm the ^Ctrain they call the ^GCity of New ^AmOrleans I'll be ^Ebgone five ^Fhundred ^Gmiles when the ^G7day is ^Cdone Good ^FNight Ame^Grica, how a^Cre you I said ^Amdon't you know me, ^FI’m your native ^Cson ^GI'm the ^Ctrain they call the ^GCity of New ^AmOrleans I'll be ^Ebgone five ^Fhundred ^Gmiles when the ^G7day is ^Cdone

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