Look ing at the world through the (Dm)sun set in your eyes,
trav el ing the train through (Dm)clear Mo roc can skies.
(Em)Ducks and pigs and chick ens call, (A)an i mal car pet wall to wall, A (C)mer i can la dies five foot tall in (D)blue.
Sweep ing cob webs from the the (Dm)edg es of my mind,
had to get a way to (Dm)see what we could find.
(Em)Hope the days that lie a head (A)bring i us back to where they’ve led.
A (C)Lis i ten not to what’s been said to (D)blue.
(D)you.
Wouldn’t you know we’re rid ing on the (Am7)Mar ra kesh Ex press.
Wouldn’t you know we’re rid ing on the (Em)Mar ra kesh Ex press, they’re tak ing me to Mar ra kesh.
All on board
the train.
All on board
the train.
I’ve been sav in’ all my (G)mon ey just to take you there.
I smell the gar den in your (C)hair.
(D)home.
Oh, let me hear you now.
Wouldn’t you know we’re rid ing on the (Am7)Mar ra kesh Ex press.
Wouldn’t you know we’re rid ing on the (Em)Mar ra kesh Ex press, they’re tak ing me to Mar ra kesh.
Wouldn’t you know we’re rid ing on the (Am7)Mar ra kesh Ex press.
Wouldn’t you know we’re rid ing on the (Em)Mar ra kesh Ex press, they’re tak ing me to Mar ra kesh.
to Mar ra kesh.
All on board
the train.
All on board
the train.
All on board!
This page shows “Marrakesh Express” by Crosby, Stills & Nash 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 C at 108 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.