Biography:
Steve Goodman (July 25, 1948 – September 20, 1984) was an American folk music singer-songwriter from Chicago, Illinois. The writer of "City of New Orleans", made popular by Arlo Guthrie, Goodman won two Grammy Awards.
The Chicago-born singer-songwriter, was discovered by Kris Kristofferson. He collaborated with close friend John Prine throughout his career. His superb guitar ability (honed at Chicago's Old Town School of Folk Music) and creative songwriting ability led him to success in the 1970s folk scene.
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Other songs:
- City Of New Orleans
- It's Midnight And I'm Not Famous Yet
- Men Who Love Women Who Love Men
- A Dying Cub Fans Last Request
- Between The Lines
- Door Number Three
- Eight Ball Blues
- Go Cubs Go
- I Cant Sleep
- Jazzman
- Lincoln Park Pirates
- Looking For Trouble
- My Old Man
- The Dutchman
- The One That Got Away
- The Twentieth Century
- Turnpike Tom
- Video Tape
- Wheres The Party
- Would You Like To Learn To Dance
- Yellow Coat
- You Never Even Call Me
- Youre The Girl I Love
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1.
C G C
Riding on the City of New Orleans,
Am F C G7
Illinois Central Monday morning rail
C G C
Fifteen cars and fifteen restless riders,
F G C
Three conductors and twenty-five sacks of mail.
Am
All along the southbound odyssey
Em
The train pulls out at Kankakee
C D
Rolls along past houses, farms and fields.
Am
Passin' trains that have no names,
Em
Freight yards full of old black men
F G7 C
And the graveyards of the rusted automobiles.
CHORUS:
F G C
Singing: Good morning America how are you?
Am F C
Don't you know me I'm your native son,
G7 C G C
I'm the train they call The City of New Orleans,
F G7 C
I'll be gone five hundred miles when the day is done.
C G C
Riding on the City of New Orleans,
Am F C G7
Illinois Central Monday morning rail
C G C
Fifteen cars and fifteen restless riders,
F G C
Three conductors and twenty-five sacks of mail.
Am
All along the southbound odyssey
Em
The train pulls out at Kankakee
C D
Rolls along past houses, farms and fields.
Am
Passin' trains that have no names,
Em
Freight yards full of old black men
F G7 C
And the graveyards of the rusted automobiles.
CHORUS:
F G C
Singing: Good morning America how are you?
Am F C
Don't you know me I'm your native son,
G7 C G C
I'm the train they call The City of New Orleans,
F G7 C
I'll be gone five hundred miles when the day is done.
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