How to Play M.T.A. on Guitar?

Kingston Trio - M.T.A. can be played in the key of G using the G, C, D7 chords. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E. 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 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. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play M.T.A. with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Kingston Trio - M.T.A. Chords

Chord reference G, C, D7

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[G]Now let me tell you a story about a [C]man named Charlie On this [G]tragic & fateful [D7]day He put [G]10 cents into his pocket, kissed his [C]wife and family Went to [G]ride on the [D7]M.T.[G]A.

[G]But did he ever return? No, he [C]never returned, And his [G]fate is still un[D7]learned He may [G]ride forever beneath the [C]streets of Boston He’s the [G]man who [D7]never re[G]turned

[G]Charlie handed in his dime at the [C]Kendall Square Station And he [G]changed for Jamaica [D7]Plain When he [G]got there the conductor told him “[C]One more nickel” Charlie [G]couldn’t get [D7]off that [G]train

[G]But did he ever return? No, he [C]never returned, And his [G]fate is still un[D7]learned He may [G]ride forever beneath the [C]streets of Boston He’s the [G]man who [D7]never re[G]turned

Now [G]all night long Charlie [C]rides through the station Saying, “[G]What will become of [D7]me? How can [G]I afford to see my [C]sister in Chelsea Or my [G]cousin in [D7]Roxbu[G]ry?”

[G]But did he ever return? No, he [C]never returned, And his [G]fate is still un[D7]learned He may [G]ride forever beneath the [C]streets of Boston He’s the [G]man who [D7]never re[G]turned

[G]Charlie’s wife goes down to [C]Scollay Square Station Every [G]day at a quarter past [D7]two And through the [G]open window she hands [C]Charlie a sandwich As the [G]train comes [D7]rumbling [G]through

[G]But did he ever return? No, he [C]never returned, And his [G]fate is still un[D7]learned He may [G]ride forever beneath the [C]streets of Boston He’s the [G]man who [D7]never re[G]turned

[G]Now you citizens of Boston, don’t you [C]think it is a scandal That the [G]people have to pay and [D7]pay Fight the [G]fare increase, vote for [C]George O’Brien And get [G]Charlie off the [D7]M.T.[G]A.!

[G]But did he ever return? No, he [C]never returned, And his [G]fate is still un[D7]learned He may [G]ride forever beneath the [C]streets of Boston He’s the [G]man who [D7]never re[G]turned He’s the [G]man who [D7]never re[G]turned

Artist Kingston Trio

Album Scarlet Ribbons

Genres Folk

Year 1959

Key G

Kingston Trio - M.T.A. can be played in the key of G using the G, C, D7 chords.

For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
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 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.

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

You can play M.T.A. with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.