A
Hello rail-road, is this the rail-road?
Bm7
I want a one way ticket down to Tennessee
ABm7E7
I'm leavin' immediately, Chattanooga here I come
[Verse 1]
EA
Pardon me boy, is that the Chattanooga Choo Choo?
Bm7
Right on track twenty nine?
E7A
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
E7A
And just a trifle to spare
[Chorus]
DAD
You leave the Pennsylvania station 'bout a quarter to four
EmAD
Read a magazine and then you're in Baltimore
GG7DBm
Dinner in the diner, nothing could be finer
E7A7
Than to have your ham 'n eggs in Carolina
DAD
When you hear the whistle blowin' eight to the bar
AD
Then you know that Tennessee is not very far
GGmBm7
Shovel all the coal in, gotta keep it rollin'
E7A7
Woo, woo, Chattanooga, there you are
[Verse 2]
A
There's gonna be a certain party at the station
A7Bm7E7A7
In, in, in satin and lace, I used to call funny face
ADF7
She's gonna cry, until I tell her that I'll never roam
EF#mEA
So Chattanooga Choo Choo won't you choo choo me home?
[Bridge]
DE7A
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
E7A
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
E7A
And just a trifle to spare
[Interlude]
| DA | D | DA7 | D7 |
| G | DB7 | E | EA |
| DA | D | DA7 | D7 |
[Verse 4]
A
It's gonna be a certain party at the station
F#7BmBm7E7
All dressed up in satin and lace, (oh what a funny face)
AA
I used to call funny face (I used to call her just a funny face)
ADF
She's gonna cry, until I tell her that I'll never roa-oam
EF#mB7E7A
So Chattanooga Choo Choo won't you choo choo me home?