A
Hello rail-road, is this the rail-road?
Bm7
I want a one way ticket down to Tennessee
A Bm7 E7
I'm leavin' immediately, Chattanooga here I come
[Verse 1]
E A
Pardon me boy, is that the Chattanooga Choo Choo?
Bm7
Right on track twenty nine?
E7 A
Boy you can gimme a shine
A
I can afford, to board the Chattanooga Choo Choo
Bm7
I've, I've, I've got my fare
E7 A
And just a trifle to spare
[Chorus]
D A D
You leave the Pennsylvania station 'bout a quarter to four
Em A D
Read a magazine and then you're in Baltimore
G G7 D Bm
Dinner in the diner, nothing could be finer
E7 A7
Than to have your ham 'n eggs in Carolina
D A D
When you hear the whistle blowin' eight to the bar
A D
Then you know that Tennessee is not very far
G Gm Bm7
Shovel all the coal in, gotta keep it rollin'
E7 A7
Woo, woo, Chattanooga, there you are
[Verse 2]
A
There's gonna be a certain party at the station
A7 Bm7 E7 A7
In, in, in satin and lace, I used to call funny face
A D F7
She's gonna cry, until I tell her that I'll never roam
E F#m E A
So Chattanooga Choo Choo won't you choo choo me home?
[Bridge]
D E7 A
Hey there boy: "Yes, yes, yes I'm a'comin' back to Tennessee"
D N.C. E7
Hey there boy: "Yes, yes, yes I wanna one way ticket on the Chattanooga Choo Choo train
[Verse 3]
A
Hey, hey pardon me boy mh,mh is that the Chattanooga Choo Choo Choo Choo?
Bm7
Right on track twenty nine? My baby a'fine
E7 A
But you can gimme a shine, give me a very good shine
A
I can afford, to board the Chattanooga Choo Choo
Bm7
I've, I've, I've got my fare
E7 A
And just a trifle to spare
[Interlude]
| D A | D | D A7 | D7 |
| G | D B7 | E | E A |
| D A | D | D A7 | D7 |
[Verse 4]
A
It's gonna be a certain party at the station
F#7 Bm Bm7 E7
All dressed up in satin and lace, (oh what a funny face)
A A
I used to call funny face (I used to call her just a funny face)
A D F
She's gonna cry, until I tell her that I'll never roa-oam
E F#m B7 E7 A
So Chattanooga Choo Choo won't you choo choo me home?
