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?