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key of c here – key of g below
[Intro]
C G C C
[Verse 1]
C
Now let me tell you a story
F
'bout a man named Charlie
C G7
On this tragic & fateful day
C
He put 10 cents into his pocket
F
Kissed his wife & family
C G7 C
Went to ride on the M.T.A.
{ CHORUS }
C
But did he ever return?
F
No, he never returned,
C G7
And his fate is still unlearned
C
He may ride forever
F
'neath the streets of Boston
C G7 C
He's the man who never returned
[Verse 2]
C
Charlie handed in his dime
F
At the Kendall Square Station
C G7
And he changed for Jamaica Plain
C
When he got there the conductor told him
F
"One more nickel"
C G7 C
Charlie couldn't get off that train
{ CHORUS }
C
But did he ever return?
F
No, he never returned,
C G7
And his fate is still unlearned
C
He may ride forever
F
'neath the streets of Boston
C G7 C
He's the man who never returned
[Verse 3]
C
Now all night long Charlie
F
Rides through the station
C G7
Saying, "What will become of me?
C F
How can I afford to see my sister in Chelsea
C G7 C
Or my cousin in Roxbury?"
{ CHORUS }
C
But did he ever return?
F
No, he never returned,
C G7
And his fate is still unlearned
C
He may ride forever
F
'neath the streets of Boston
C G7 C
He's the man who never returned
[Verse 4]
C
Charlie's wife goes down to
F
Scollay Square Station
C G7
Every day at a quarter past two
C
And through the open window
F
She hands Charlie a sandwich
C G7 C
As the train comes rumblin' through
{ CHORUS }
C
But did he ever return?
F
No, he never returned,
C G7
And his fate is still unlearned
C
He may ride forever
F
'neath the streets of Boston
C G7 C
He's the man who never returned
[Verse 5]
C
Now you citizens of Boston,
F
Don't you think it is a scandal
C G7
That the people have to pay & pay
C F
Fight the fare increase, vote for George O'Brien
C G7 C
And get Charlie off the M.T.A.!
key of g here
[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.!
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