{"id":4282,"date":"2021-11-06T04:56:20","date_gmt":"2021-11-06T04:56:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/?p=4282"},"modified":"2025-11-21T06:02:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T06:02:17","slug":"boston-mta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/boston-mta\/","title":{"rendered":"Boston MTA"},"content":{"rendered":"
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[Intro]\r\nC<\/span> G<\/span> C<\/span> C<\/span>\r\n \r\n[Verse 1]\r\nC<\/span>\r\nNow let me tell you a story\r\n        F<\/span>\r\n'bout a man named Charlie\r\n        C<\/span>                G7<\/span>\r\nOn this tragic & fateful day\r\n       C<\/span>\r\nHe put 10 cents into his pocket\r\n            F<\/span>\r\nKissed his wife & family\r\n        C<\/span>           G7<\/span>   C<\/span>\r\nWent to ride on the M.T.A.\r\n \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\nC<\/span>\r\nBut did he ever return?\r\n        F<\/span>\r\nNo, he never returned,\r\n         C<\/span>                   G7<\/span>\r\nAnd his fate is still unlearned\r\n        C<\/span>\r\nHe may ride forever\r\n            F<\/span>\r\n'neath the streets of Boston\r\n         C<\/span>       G7<\/span>           C<\/span>\r\nHe's the man who never returned\r\n \r\n[Verse 2]\r\nC<\/span>\r\nCharlie handed in his dime\r\n        F<\/span>\r\nAt the Kendall Square Station\r\n             C<\/span>              G7<\/span>\r\nAnd he changed for Jamaica Plain\r\n        C<\/span>\r\nWhen he got there the conductor told him\r\n F<\/span>\r\n\"One more nickel\"\r\n        C            G7         C\r\nCharlie couldn't get off that train\r\n \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\nC\r\nBut did he ever return?\r\n        F\r\nNo, he never returned,\r\n         C                   G7\r\nAnd his fate is still unlearned\r\n        C\r\nHe may ride forever\r\n            F\r\n'neath the streets of Boston\r\n         C       G7           C\r\nHe's the man who never returned\r\n \r\n[Verse 3]\r\n     C\r\nNow all night long Charlie\r\n F\r\nRides through the station\r\n         C                   G7\r\nSaying, \"What will become of me?\r\n        C                   F\r\nHow can I afford to see my sister in Chelsea\r\n      C          G7   C\r\nOr my cousin in Roxbury?\"\r\n \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\nC\r\nBut did he ever return?\r\n        F\r\nNo, he never returned,\r\n         C                   G7\r\nAnd his fate is still unlearned\r\n        C\r\nHe may ride forever\r\n            F\r\n'neath the streets of Boston\r\n         C       G7           C\r\nHe's the man who never returned\r\n \r\n[Verse 4]\r\nC\r\nCharlie's wife goes down to\r\nF\r\nScollay Square Station\r\n      C                     G7\r\nEvery day at a quarter past two\r\n                C\r\nAnd through the open window\r\n          F\r\nShe hands Charlie a sandwich\r\n       C             G7      C\r\nAs the train comes rumblin' through\r\n \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\nC\r\nBut did he ever return?\r\n        F\r\nNo, he never returned,\r\n         C                   G7\r\nAnd his fate is still unlearned\r\n        C\r\nHe may ride forever\r\n            F\r\n'neath the streets of Boston\r\n         C       G7           C\r\nHe's the man who never returned\r\n \r\n[Verse 5]\r\nC\r\nNow you citizens of Boston,\r\n          F\r\nDon't you think it is a scandal\r\n         C                    G7\r\nThat the people have to pay & pay\r\n          C                       F\r\nFight the fare increase, vote for George O'Brien\r\n        C               G7   C\r\nAnd get Charlie off the M.T.A.!<\/span><\/pre>\n
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[Intro]\r\nG<\/span> D<\/span> G<\/span> G<\/span>\r\n \r\n[Verse 1]\r\nG<\/span>\r\nNow let me tell you a story\r\n        C<\/span>\r\n'bout a man named Charlie\r\n        G<\/span>                D7<\/span>\r\nOn this tragic & fateful day\r\n       G<\/span>\r\nHe put 10 cents into his pocket\r\n            C<\/span>\r\nKissed his wife & family\r\n        G<\/span>           D7<\/span>   G<\/span>\r\nWent to ride on the M.T.A.\r\n \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\nG<\/span>\r\nBut did he ever return?\r\n        C<\/span>\r\nNo, he never returned,\r\n         G<\/span>                   D7<\/span>\r\nAnd his fate is still unlearned\r\n        G<\/span>\r\nHe may ride forever\r\n            C<\/span>\r\n'neath the streets of Boston\r\n         G<\/span>       D7<\/span>           G<\/span>\r\nHe's the man who never returned\r\n \r\n[Verse 2]\r\nG<\/span>\r\nCharlie handed in his dime\r\n        C<\/span>\r\nAt the Kendall Square Station\r\n             G<\/span>              D7<\/span>\r\nAnd he changed for Jamaica Plain\r\n        G<\/span>\r\nWhen he got there the conductor told him\r\n C<\/span>\r\n\"One more nickel\"\r\n        G            D7         G\r\nCharlie couldn't get off that train\r\n \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\nG\r\nBut did he ever return?\r\n        C\r\nNo, he never returned,\r\n         G                   D7\r\nAnd his fate is still unlearned\r\n        G\r\nHe may ride forever\r\n            C\r\n'neath the streets of Boston\r\n         G       D7           G\r\nHe's the man who never returned\r\n \r\n[Verse 3]\r\n     G\r\nNow all night long Charlie\r\n C\r\nRides through the station\r\n         G                   D7\r\nSaying, \"What will become of me?\r\n        G                   C\r\nHow can I afford to see my sister in Chelsea\r\n      G          D7   G\r\nOr my cousin in Roxbury?\"\r\n \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\nG\r\nBut did he ever return?\r\n        C\r\nNo, he never returned,\r\n         G                   D7\r\nAnd his fate is still unlearned\r\n        G\r\nHe may ride forever\r\n            C\r\n'neath the streets of Boston\r\n         G       D7           G\r\nHe's the man who never returned\r\n \r\n[Verse 4]\r\nG\r\nCharlie's wife goes down to\r\nC\r\nScollay Square Station\r\n      G                     D7\r\nEvery day at a quarter past two\r\n                G\r\nAnd through the open window\r\n          C\r\nShe hands Charlie a sandwich\r\n       G             D7      G\r\nAs the train comes rumblin' through\r\n \r\n{ CHORUS }\r\nG\r\nBut did he ever return?\r\n        C\r\nNo, he never returned,\r\n         G                   D7\r\nAnd his fate is still unlearned\r\n        G\r\nHe may ride forever\r\n            C\r\n'neath the streets of Boston\r\n         G       D7           G\r\nHe's the man who never returned\r\n \r\n[Verse 5]\r\nG\r\nNow you citizens of Boston,\r\n          C\r\nDon't you think it is a scandal\r\n         G                    D7\r\nThat the people have to pay & pay\r\n          G                       C\r\nFight the fare increase, vote for George O'Brien\r\n        G               D7   G\r\nAnd get Charlie off the M.T.A.!<\/span><\/pre>\n
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CLICK HERE FOR SHEET MUSIC 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 … CLICK TO VIEW SONGBoston MTA<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[133,126,13,116,117,115,51],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4282","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-baritone-bill","category-bass-guitar-night","category-x-bill-chase","category-live-baritone","category-live-piano","category-live-tenor","category-songpics-sheetmusic"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4282","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4282"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4282\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}