Key: D
Introduction: D6 Bb7
D6 E7(9) E7
You must take the "A" train
G Gº Eº A7(#5) D6 Cº Em7 A7(#5)
To go to Sugar Hill 'way up in Harlem.
D6 E7(9) E7
If you miss the "A" train,
G Gº Eº A7(#5) D6 Cº Em7 A7(#5)
You'll find missed the quickest way to Harlem.
G G/F# E7
Hurry, get on now, it's coming
E9 E7 Em7 A9
Listen to those rails a-thrumming.
A7(#5) D6 E7(9) E7
All a-board! Get on the "A" train
G Gº Eº A7(#5) D6 Fº A7- A7(#5) D6
Soon you will be on Sugar Hill in Harlem.