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Glenn Miller - Chatanooga Choo Choo Chords

Chord reference C, F, A7, D7, G7, Bb, C7, Gm7
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[C]Pardon me, boy, is that the [F]Chattanooga [C]choo choo? [A7]Track twenty [D7]nine; [G7]boy, you can give me a [C]shine. [G7]

[C]Can you afford to board the [F]Chattanooga [C]choo choo? [A7]I got my [D7]fare, [G7]and just a trifle to [C]spare [C7].

[C]You leave the [F]Pennsylvania [C7]Station ’bout a [F]quarter to four. [F]Read a maga[C7]zine and then you’re [F]in Baltimore. [Bb]Dinner in the [G7]diner, [F]nothing could be [D7]finer Than to [G7]have your ham and [Dm]eggs in [C7]Carolina.

[F]When you hear the [C7]whistle blowing [F]eight to the bar, [F]Then you know that [C7]Tennessee is [F]not very far. [Bb]Shovel all your [G7]coal in, [F]gotta keep a[D7]rollin’. [Gm7]Whoo whoo, [C7]Chattanooga, [Gm7]there you [F]are!

[C]There’s gonna be a certain [F]party at the [C]station. [C]Satin and [D7]lace, [G7]I used to call [C]funny-face.

[F] [G7]

[C]She’s gonna cry [C7]until I tell her that I’ll [F]never roam [Dm7] So, [C]Chattanooga [Am]choo choo, [F]Won’t you [G7]choo choo me [C]home? [D7]

[C]Chattanooga, Chattanooga (Get aboard!) [C]Chattanooga, Chattanooga! (All aboard!) Yeah, [C]Chattanooga [Dm7]choo choo, [F]Won’t you [G7]choo choo me [C]home? [G7] [C]

Artist Glenn Miller
Album Single
Genres Swing
Year 1941
Key C

How to Play Chatanooga Choo Choo on Guitar?

Glenn Miller - Chatanooga Choo Choo can be played in the key of C using the C, F, A7, D7, G7, Bb, C7, Gm7 chords.

  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For A7, To play A7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B.
  • For D7, To play D7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, D ring open.
  • For G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E.
  • For Bb, To play A# | Bb, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, let D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For C7, To play C7, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Gm7, To play Gm7, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, G ring open, mute B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Chatanooga Choo Choo with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.