Intro
[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?
