Morningtown Ride Lyrics And Guitar Chords

Not an Irish song but a folk song. Written by Malvina Reynolda and recorded by The Seekers 1966. Tin whistle sheet music included. The youtube video is of myself and I'm using a capo on the 2nd fret. There's also a version of the chords in the key of D. The Seekers play the song in the key of G Major.

The Seekers Play This Song in the key of G just like this version/
[G]Train whistle blowin',
[C]Makes a sleepy [G]noise;
[C]Underneath their [G]blankets
Go [Am]all the girls and [D]boys.

[G]Rockin', rollin', ridin',
[C]Out along the [G]bay,
[C]All bound for [G]Morningtown,
[D]Many miles a[G]way.

[G]Driver at the engine,
[C]Fireman rings the [G]bell,
[C]Sandman swings the [G]lantern
To [Am]show that all is [D]well.

[G]Maybe it is raining
[C]Where our train will [G]ride;
[C]All the little [G]travellers
Are [Am]warm and snug in[D]side.


[G]Somewhere there is sunshine,
[C]Somewhere there is [G]day,
[C]Somewhere there is [G]Morningtown,
[Am]Many miles a[D]way.

Here are the chords in the key of D


[D]Train whistle blowin',[G] makes a sleepy[D] noise
[G]Underneath their[D] blankets go[A] all the girls and boys
[D]Rockin', Rollin', Ridin', [G]out along the[D] bay
[D]All bound for[G] Morning[D]town,[A] many miles a-[D]way[A]

The youtube video by myself is here to give you an idea how to strum along with the song. I'm using a capo on the 2nd fret, so the key is A Major. But you don't have to use a capo, example, placing the capo on the 4th fret you'd be in the key of B, with it on the 5th you'd be playing in C.

Morningtown ride sheet music for tin whistle

Note - The letter notes version is set in a different key than the tin whistle sheet music and is not suited for a D whistle.