Capo: 3

if you want to take the easy way out, you can just put a capo on the 3rd fret and play chords for Arlo Guthrie's version. it sounds like thats what Cash did, but sang an octive i am going off of memory here, don't have the song to listen to, so email any mistakes valiant_diomedes@yahoo.com. thanks! here are the bar chords (i think, i am still learning)if you don't feel like messing a capo: Bb F Gm D# Dm C F7 G7 E# (?) e-------1-----3-----------5------------1-----3--------------| B-3-----1-----3-----8-----6------5-----4-----6------10------| G-3-----2-----3-----8-----7------5-----2-----4------10------| D-3-----3-----5-----8-----7------5-----1-----3------10------| A-1-----3-----5-----6-----5------3-----3-----5------8-------| E-------1-----3------------------------1-----3--------------| Song: City of New Orleans written by: Steve Goodman as performed by: Johnny Cash

^BbRiding on the C^Fity of N^Bbew Orleans ^GmIllinois Central M^D#onday morning r^Bbail

^BbFifteen cars and f^Fifteen restless r^Bbiders ^GmThree conductors and t^Fwenty-five sacks of m^Bbail.

^GmAll along the south bound odyssey, ^Dmthe train pulls out of Kenkakee ^FRolls along past houses farms and ^Cfields

^GmPassing trains that have no name, f^Dmreight yards of old black men ^FAnd graveyards of ^F7rusted automo^Bbbiles.

Chorus:

^D#Good morning A^E#merica, ^Bbhow are you? Say, do^Gmn't you know me, I'm you^D#r native son. ^Bb

^BbI'm a train they call the C^Fity of New Orl^Gmeans ^G7 I'll be g^D#one five hundred mi^E#les when the day is do^Bbne.

Verse:

^BbDealing card games with the o^Fld men in the club ^Bbcar ^GmPenny a point ain'^D#t noone keeping sco^Bbre

^BbPass the paper b^Fag but hold the b^Bbottle ^GmFeel the wheels ^Frumbling 'neath the f^Bbloor

^GmAnd the sons of Pullman porters, and the ^Dmsons of engineers ^FRide their father's magic carpets made of ^Csteel

^GmMother with her babes asleep, rocki^Dmng to the gentle beat ^FAnd the rhythm of the ^F7rails is all they f^Bbeel.

::Chorus::

^BbNightime on the ^FCity of New Orle^Bbans ^GmChanging cars in^D# Memphis, Tenness^Bbee

^BbHalf way home we^F'll be there by morn^Bbing ^Gmthrough the Mississippi ^Fdarkness rolling down to the ^Bbsea.

^Gmand all the towns and people ^Dmseem to fade into a bad dream ^FAnd the steel rail still ain't heard the ^Cnews

^GmThe conductor sings his songs again, ^Dmthe passagers will please refrain ^FThis train got the dis^F7appearing railroad bl^Bbues.

Chorus:

^D#Good night Ame^E#rica, How ar^Bbe you? ^GmSay, don't you know me, ^D#I'm your native s^Bbon.

^BbI'm the train they call the Ci^Fty of New Orle^Gmans ^G7 I'll be ^D#gone five hundred m^E#iles when the day is d^Bbone.