The Wreck of the Old 97 Chords by Lester Flatt

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_ _ _ _ Well, they gave him his [Eb] orders in Monroe, Virginia, [Bb] saying,
Steve, you're way [F] behind _ [Bb] time.
This is not 38, [Eb] but it's old 97.
You must [Bb] put her into Spencer on time.
_ _ _ Well, he turned around [Eb] and said to his [Bb] fireman,
shovel in a little [F] more _ [Bb] coal.
And when we cross [Eb] this big, wide mountain,
[Bb] we'll watch old 97 roll. _ _
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_ It's a mighty rough road from [Eb]
Lanksburg to Danville
[Bb] and lined on a three-mile [F] grade.
_ [Bb] It's on that grade [Eb] that he lost his eye [Bb] breaks.
You see what a jump he made.
_ _ They were going down the grade, [Eb] making 90 mile an hour,
[Bb] when his whistle broke [F] into a scream.
_ [Bb] He was found in a wreck [Eb] with his hand on the throttle,
[Bb] was called [F] it to death [Bb] by the steam. _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ And the telegram came [Eb] to Washington City,
[Bb] and this is how [F] he's read.
[Bb] The brave engineer [Eb] that run old 97 [F] is lying in old [Bb] Danville bed. _ _ _
Now, all you [Eb] ladies, me take warning [Bb] from this time [F] now and learn.
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Never speak harsh [Eb] words to your true loving husband.
[Bb] He may leave you, never return. _ _
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