The Kingston Trio – M T A (Guitar)

Capo 2
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Versions (2)

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Chords

[Intro] G D G G [Verse 1]
G
Now let me tell you a story

        C
'bout a man named Charlie

        G                D7
On this tragic & fateful day

       G
He put 10 cents into his pocket

            C
Kissed his wife & family

        G           D7   G
Went to ride on the M.T.A.
[Chorus]
G
But did he ever return?

        C
No, he never returned,

         G                   D7
And his fate is still unlearned

        G
He may ride forever

            C
'neath the streets of Boston

         G       D7           G
He's the man who never returned
[Verse 2]
G
Charlie handed in his dime

        C
At the Kendall Square Station

             G              D7
And he changed for Jamaica Plain

        G
When he got there the conductor told him

 C
"One more nickel"

        G            D7         G
Charlie couldn't get off that train
[Chorus]
G
But did he ever return?

        C
No, he never returned,

         G                   D7
And his fate is still unlearned

        G
He may ride forever

            C
'neath the streets of Boston

         G       D7           G
He's the man who never returned
[Verse 3]
     G
Now all night long Charlie

 C
Rides through the station

         G                   D7
Saying, "What will become of me?

        G                   C
How can I afford to see my sister in Chelsea

      G          D7   G
Or my cousin in Roxbury?"
[Chorus]
G
But did he ever return?

        C
No, he never returned,

         G                   D7
And his fate is still unlearned

        G
He may ride forever

            C
'neath the streets of Boston

         G       D7           G
He's the man who never returned
[Verse 4]
G
Charlie's wife goes down to

C
Scollay Square Station

      G                     D7
Every day at a quarter past two

                G
And through the open window

          C
She hands Charlie a sandwich

       G             D7      G
As the train comes rumblin' through
[Chorus]
G
But did he ever return?

        C
No, he never returned,

         G                   D7
And his fate is still unlearned

        G
He may ride forever

            C
'neath the streets of Boston

         G       D7           G
He's the man who never returned
[Verse 5]
G
Now you citizens of Boston,

          C
Don't you think it is a scandal

         G                    D7
That the people have to pay & pay

          G                       C
Fight the fare increase, vote for George O'Brien

        G               D7   G
And get Charlie off the M.T.A.!