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  This is the Empire State Express


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   (*
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                                    Went down to the station        leaned


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 against the door                                       went down to the


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 station and I        leaned against the door                             I


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 knew it was the       Empire State                     tell by the way she


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 roared                                               asked the depot

        *)                                             (*
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 agent                 please let me ride the blinds


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               asked the depot agent     please let my ride the blinds

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                           he said, son I'd like to help you, you know


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           but the Empire State ain't mine

                                                               *)
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        the Empire State you know she       rides on Eastern time

                 (*
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A|-/3-/3-0------0------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------/3----------------------------------------------------------------|
                                 the Empire State                  she rides


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A|----------------0-x------------------------------0---0---0---0---0---0-----|
E|----------------0-x-2-x-3-x-4-x-5-x-2-x-3-x-4-x----------------------------|
 on Eastern time                              she's the glorious baby

                                                    *)
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             on the New York Central Line

                                  (*           *)
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E|--------------------------------0h3-3-3-0h3-3-3----------------------------|

        (*                     *)
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E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                                   (*
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E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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                    it was a          mean old fireman and a


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 low down engineer                                was a    cruel fireman and

                                                       *)
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 a   low down engineer                                   took my baby away

                      (*
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            left poor me sitting here

                                                       *)
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 engineer blew the whistle and the   fireman rang the bell


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                                       well the   engineer blew the whistle

                                                         (*
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 and the                   fireman rang the bell


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     my woman was on board          she was waving me farewell

           *)
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     (*
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E|---0h2---------0-2-0-------------------------------------------------------|

                               *)
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A|-0------------------------------------------------/5~----------------0-0---|
E|----0h2---3-x-4-x-5-x-2-x-3-x-4-x-/7~--------------------------------------|

 (*
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                                 I'm gonna tell you what that      mean old


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  train will do                                             I'm gonna tell


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 you         the mean old train will do


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    take your woman away     and shoot back       black smoke at you


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                              take your woman away                 and shoot

                                       *)
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 black smoke back at you                              take your woman away

        (*
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 shoot black   smoke back at you                     let's go

                                            *)
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E|-4---5---2---3---4---5---2---3---4---5----------------------x-0-x-0-x------|

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D|-/12-12-12\-x-0-x-0-x-/7-7~-x-7-x-7-x-/7-7-7~-x-7-x-7-x-/12-12~-x-0-x-0-x--|
A|-/12-12-12\-x-0-x-0-x-/7-7~-x-7-x-7-x-/7-7-7~-x-7-x-7-x-/12-12~-x-0-x-0-x--|
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                                                 (*     *)
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