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Rid in’ on the (D)Cit y of New Or leans,
(Em)Il li nois Cen tral (C)Mon day morn in’ rail.
Fif teen cars and fif teen rest less rid ers,
three con (Em)duc tors
and (D)twen ty five sacks of mail;
All a (Em)long the south bound Od y ssey,
the (Bm)train pulls out of Kan ka kee
and (D)rolls a long the hous es, farms and (A)fields.
(Em)Pass in’ towns that have no name and (Bm)freight yards full of old black men, and the (D)grave yards of the (D7)rust ed au to mo biles.
(C)Good morn
A A (D7)mer i ca, how are you?
Say (Em)don’t you know me, (C)I’m your na tive (G)son.
(D7)I’m
(D9)the (G)train they call the (D)Cit y of New (Em)Or leans.
I’ll be (Bb)gone five (C)hun dred (D)miles when the (D9)day is done.
Deal in’ Rid in’ on the (D)Cit y of New Or leans,
(Em)Il li nois Cen tral (C)Mon day morn in’ rail.
Fif teen cars and fif teen rest less rid ers,
three con (Em)duc tors
and (D)twen ty five sacks of mail;
All a (Em)long the south bound Od y ssey, the (Bm)train pulls out of Kan ka kee and (D)rolls a long the hous es, farms and (A)fields.
(Em)Pass in’ towns that have no name and (Bm)freight yards full of old black men, and the (D)grave yards of the (D7)rust ed au to mo biles.
(C)Good morn
A A (D7)mer i ca, how are you?
Said (Em)don’t you know me, (C)I’m your na tive (G)son.
(D7)I’m
(D9)the (G)train they call the (D)Cit y of New (Em)Or leans.
I’ll be (Bb)gone five (C)hun dred (D)miles when the (D9)day is done.
Deal in’ (G)done.
I’ll be (Bb)gone five (C)hun dred (D)miles when the (D9)day is (G)done.
This page shows “City Of New Orleans” by Arlo Guthrie in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of G at 100 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.