Verse
[G]
Pardon me, boy. Is that the Chattanooga choo choo?
[D7] [G]
Track twenty-nine, boy, you can give me a shine.
"Can you afford to board the Chattanooga choo choo?"
[D] [G] [G7]
I've got my fare, and just a trifle to spare.
Verse
[C] [G7] [C] [G7]
You leave the Pennsylvania station 'bout a quarter to four,
[C] [G7] [C] [G7]
Read a magazine and then you're in Baltimore.
[F] [C]
Dinner in the diner, nothin' could be finer
[D7] [G7]
Than to have your ham and eggs in Carolina.
[C] [G7] [C] [G7]
When you hear the whistle blowing eight to the bar,
[C] [G7] [C] [G7]
Then you'll know that Tennessee is not very far.
[F] [C]
Shovel all the coal in. Got to keep it rollin'.
[A] [D7] [G7] [C]
Woo, woo, Chattanooga! There you are!
Verse
[G]
There's gonna be a certain party at the station:
[D7] [G]
Satin and lace, I used to call funny face.
[C] [B7]
She's gonna cry until I tell her that I'll never roam,
[E] [A7] [D7] [G]
So Chattanooga choo choo, won't you choo choo me home?
[E] [A7] [D7] [G]
So Chattanooga choo choo, won't you choo choo me home?