Chords for CASEY JONES by Vernon Dalhart 1925
Tempo:
106.95 bpm
Chords used:
C#
G#
A#
F#
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A#] [C#] [A#]
[F#] [C#]
[G#] [C#] [D#]
[C#]
Come all you rounders if you want to hear a story [G#] about a brave [C#] engineer.
Now Casey Jones was the rounders name on a six-eight wheeler boys he wanted made.
The caller called Casey at half past four.
He kissed [G#] his wife at the station [C#] door.
He mounted to the cabin with his orders in his hand.
Took his farewell trip to the promised land.
Casey Jones mounted to the cabin.
[A#m] Casey Jones with his orders [C#] in his hand.
Casey Jones [F#] mounted to the cabin.
[C#] Took his farewell trip to the promised land.
Put in your water and shovel in your coal.
Put your head out the window.
[G#] Watch the drivers roll.
[C#] Our runner kills he leaves the rail.
Cause of eight hours late with a question mail.
He looked at his watch and his watch was slow.
He looked at the [A#] water and the water was low.
[C#] He turned to the fireman and then he said.
We're gonna reach Frisco but we'll all be dead.
Casey Jones [A] gonna reach Frisco.
Casey [A#] Jones but we'll all be dead.
Casey Jones [C#m] gonna reach Frisco.
We're gonna reach Frisco but we'll all be dead.
[C#] [G#]
[G#] [C#]
Casey pulled up at the Reno Hill.
He whistled by the crossing with an awful shrill.
The switchman knew by the engines moan that the man [G#] at the throttle was Casey [C#] Jones.
He pulled up within two miles of the place.
Number four was staring him right in the face.
He turned to the fireman and said.
Boy you better jump cause there's two [G#] locomotives that are going [C#] to bump.
Casey [F#] Jones.
Two [C#] locomotives.
Casey Jones.
That are going [G#] to bump.
[C#] Casey Jones.
Two locomotives.
There's two [B] locomotives that are going [C#] to bump.
[F#] [C#]
[C#]
Casey said just before he died there were two more [A#] roads that he wanted to [C#] ride.
The fireman said what can they be it's the Southern Pacific and the Banner.
Mrs.
Jones sat on her bed of thine.
Just received a message [G#] that Casey was dying.
Said go to bed chillin and hush your crying cause you got another bomber on the door.
Late night Mrs.
Casey Jones.
Not [A] another [C#] bomber Mrs.
Casey Jones on the door late night.
Mrs.
Casey Jones.
Not [F#m] another [C#] bomber.
Not another bomber on the door late night.
[G#] [C#]
[F#m]
[C#] [A]
[F#] [C#]
[G#] [C#] [D#]
[C#]
Come all you rounders if you want to hear a story [G#] about a brave [C#] engineer.
Now Casey Jones was the rounders name on a six-eight wheeler boys he wanted made.
The caller called Casey at half past four.
He kissed [G#] his wife at the station [C#] door.
He mounted to the cabin with his orders in his hand.
Took his farewell trip to the promised land.
Casey Jones mounted to the cabin.
[A#m] Casey Jones with his orders [C#] in his hand.
Casey Jones [F#] mounted to the cabin.
[C#] Took his farewell trip to the promised land.
Put in your water and shovel in your coal.
Put your head out the window.
[G#] Watch the drivers roll.
[C#] Our runner kills he leaves the rail.
Cause of eight hours late with a question mail.
He looked at his watch and his watch was slow.
He looked at the [A#] water and the water was low.
[C#] He turned to the fireman and then he said.
We're gonna reach Frisco but we'll all be dead.
Casey Jones [A] gonna reach Frisco.
Casey [A#] Jones but we'll all be dead.
Casey Jones [C#m] gonna reach Frisco.
We're gonna reach Frisco but we'll all be dead.
[C#] [G#]
[G#] [C#]
Casey pulled up at the Reno Hill.
He whistled by the crossing with an awful shrill.
The switchman knew by the engines moan that the man [G#] at the throttle was Casey [C#] Jones.
He pulled up within two miles of the place.
Number four was staring him right in the face.
He turned to the fireman and said.
Boy you better jump cause there's two [G#] locomotives that are going [C#] to bump.
Casey [F#] Jones.
Two [C#] locomotives.
Casey Jones.
That are going [G#] to bump.
[C#] Casey Jones.
Two locomotives.
There's two [B] locomotives that are going [C#] to bump.
[F#] [C#]
[C#]
Casey said just before he died there were two more [A#] roads that he wanted to [C#] ride.
The fireman said what can they be it's the Southern Pacific and the Banner.
Mrs.
Jones sat on her bed of thine.
Just received a message [G#] that Casey was dying.
Said go to bed chillin and hush your crying cause you got another bomber on the door.
Late night Mrs.
Casey Jones.
Not [A] another [C#] bomber Mrs.
Casey Jones on the door late night.
Mrs.
Casey Jones.
Not [F#m] another [C#] bomber.
Not another bomber on the door late night.
[G#] [C#]
[F#m]
[C#] [A]
Key:
C#
G#
A#
F#
A
C#
G#
A#
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ [A#] _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _
_ [G#] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ [D#] _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Come all you rounders if you want to hear a story [G#] about a brave [C#] engineer.
Now Casey Jones was the rounders name on a six-eight wheeler boys he wanted made.
The caller called Casey at half past four.
He kissed [G#] his wife at the station [C#] door.
He mounted to the cabin with his orders in his hand.
Took his farewell trip to the promised land.
Casey Jones mounted to the cabin.
[A#m] Casey Jones with his orders [C#] in his hand.
Casey Jones [F#] mounted to the cabin.
[C#] Took his farewell trip to the promised land.
_ _ Put in your water and shovel in your coal.
Put your head out the window.
[G#] Watch the drivers roll.
[C#] Our runner kills he leaves the rail.
Cause of eight hours late with a question mail.
He looked at his watch and his watch was slow.
He looked at the [A#] water and the water was low.
[C#] He turned to the fireman and then he said.
We're gonna reach Frisco but we'll all be dead.
Casey Jones [A] gonna reach Frisco.
Casey [A#] Jones but we'll all be dead.
Casey Jones [C#m] gonna reach Frisco.
We're gonna reach Frisco but we'll all be dead. _
_ [C#] _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ Casey pulled up at the Reno Hill.
He whistled by the crossing with an awful shrill.
The switchman knew by the engines moan that the man [G#] at the throttle was Casey [C#] Jones.
He pulled up within two miles of the place.
Number four was staring him right in the face.
He turned to the fireman and said.
Boy you better jump cause there's two [G#] locomotives that are going [C#] to bump.
Casey [F#] Jones.
Two [C#] locomotives.
Casey Jones.
That are going [G#] to bump.
[C#] Casey Jones.
Two locomotives.
There's two [B] locomotives that are going [C#] to bump.
_ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Casey said just before he died there were two more [A#] roads that he wanted to [C#] ride.
The fireman said what can they be it's the Southern Pacific and the Banner.
Mrs.
Jones sat on her bed of thine.
Just received a message [G#] that Casey was dying.
Said go to bed chillin and hush your crying cause you got another bomber on the door.
Late night Mrs.
Casey Jones.
Not [A] another [C#] bomber Mrs.
Casey Jones on the door late night.
Mrs.
Casey Jones.
Not [F#m] another [C#] bomber.
Not another bomber on the door late night. _
_ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[A#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ [A#] _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _
_ [G#] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ [D#] _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Come all you rounders if you want to hear a story [G#] about a brave [C#] engineer.
Now Casey Jones was the rounders name on a six-eight wheeler boys he wanted made.
The caller called Casey at half past four.
He kissed [G#] his wife at the station [C#] door.
He mounted to the cabin with his orders in his hand.
Took his farewell trip to the promised land.
Casey Jones mounted to the cabin.
[A#m] Casey Jones with his orders [C#] in his hand.
Casey Jones [F#] mounted to the cabin.
[C#] Took his farewell trip to the promised land.
_ _ Put in your water and shovel in your coal.
Put your head out the window.
[G#] Watch the drivers roll.
[C#] Our runner kills he leaves the rail.
Cause of eight hours late with a question mail.
He looked at his watch and his watch was slow.
He looked at the [A#] water and the water was low.
[C#] He turned to the fireman and then he said.
We're gonna reach Frisco but we'll all be dead.
Casey Jones [A] gonna reach Frisco.
Casey [A#] Jones but we'll all be dead.
Casey Jones [C#m] gonna reach Frisco.
We're gonna reach Frisco but we'll all be dead. _
_ [C#] _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ Casey pulled up at the Reno Hill.
He whistled by the crossing with an awful shrill.
The switchman knew by the engines moan that the man [G#] at the throttle was Casey [C#] Jones.
He pulled up within two miles of the place.
Number four was staring him right in the face.
He turned to the fireman and said.
Boy you better jump cause there's two [G#] locomotives that are going [C#] to bump.
Casey [F#] Jones.
Two [C#] locomotives.
Casey Jones.
That are going [G#] to bump.
[C#] Casey Jones.
Two locomotives.
There's two [B] locomotives that are going [C#] to bump.
_ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Casey said just before he died there were two more [A#] roads that he wanted to [C#] ride.
The fireman said what can they be it's the Southern Pacific and the Banner.
Mrs.
Jones sat on her bed of thine.
Just received a message [G#] that Casey was dying.
Said go to bed chillin and hush your crying cause you got another bomber on the door.
Late night Mrs.
Casey Jones.
Not [A] another [C#] bomber Mrs.
Casey Jones on the door late night.
Mrs.
Casey Jones.
Not [F#m] another [C#] bomber.
Not another bomber on the door late night. _
_ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _