On The Atchison, Topeka And The Santa Fe chords

Anne Shelton

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E7      A    D9   A     D9   A   E7   A 
Do you hear that whistle down the line 
Cdim  A        D9      A     Cdim     A E7 A 
 I   figure that it's engine number fortynine 
E7        A    D9  A   D9      F#7       Cdim 
She's the only    one that'll sound that way 
        A       A9    D9  Cdim      E7      A 
On the Atchison, Topeka    and the Santa Fe All aboard, she's on her way 
E7      A    D9   A     D9   A    E7   A 
See the old smoke risin'    round the bend 
Cdim  A     D9       A         Cdim    A   E7  A 
 I  reckon that she knows she's gonna meet a friend 
E7         A  D9    A     D9      F#7     Cdim 
Folks around these parts kept the time of day 
          A         A9  D9   Cdim  E7      A 
From the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe 

Bridge one 
A7        D             D6              F#m        Bm 
Here she comes  whoo whoo  oowhoo  oo whoo whoo whoo. 
     A      Cdim   Bm5-/7 E7   A 
Hey, Jim, ya better get  the rig 
A7   D    D6      F#m         Bm 
Oowhoo   whoo oowhoo  whoo whoo 
      D             Cdim              Bm5-/7     E7 
She's got a list of passengers that's mighty big 
E7          A    D9   A    D9   A     E7   A 
And they'll all want lifts to Brown's Hotel 
 Cdim   A       D9        A      Cdim      A   E7  A 
'Cause lots of them been travelin'    for quite a spell 
E7       A   D9   A    D9 F#7   Cdim 
All the way from Philadelpheyeaye 
       A       A9    D9  Cdim      E7      A 
On the Atchison, Topeka    and the Santa Fe 
E7      A   D9 A  D9   A   E7   A 
Back in Ohio     where I come from 
Cdim  A     D9       A     Cdim        A    E7   A 
I've done a lot of dreamin' and I've travell'd   some 
E7     A D9   A     D9  F#7     Cdim 
But I never thought I'd see the day 
        A    A9     D9 Cdim     E7     A 
When I ever took a ride on the Santa Fe 
E7       A   D9 A   D9  A    E7   A 
I would lean across my window  sill 
Cdim  A       D9     A     Cdim  A    E7   A 
And hear the whistle echoin'  across the hill 
E7        A     D9   A    D9        F#7     Cdim 
Then I'd watch the lights till they fade away 
        A       A9    D9  Cdim      E7      A 
On the Atchison, Topeka    and the Santa Fe 

Bridge two: 
A7        D             D7M            F#m         Bm 
What a thrill with the wheels asingin' "westward ho" 
D       Cdim   E7  Bm5-/7   D 
From the day I heard them start 
  D                   D7M    F#m           Bm 
'Cross the Kansas plains from New Mexico 
   D              Cdim            Bm5-/7    E7 
I guess I've got a little gypsy    in my heart 
E7        A   D9  A   D9   A    E7    A 
When I'm old and grey and settled    down 
Cdim  A     D9      A      Cdim    A   E7   A 
 If I ever get a chance to sneak away from town 
E7         A    D9  A    D9 F#7   Cdim 
Then I'll spend my busman's holiday 
        A       A9    D9  Cdim      E7      A 
On the Atchison, Topeka    and the Santa Fe