Chords for Wreck Of The Old '97

_ _ Well, they gave him his orders, and Monroe, _ Virginia, [B] said,
Steve, you're way _ [E] behind time. _ _ _ _
_ This is not _ _ 38.
This is old 97. _ _
[B] So put her in the Spencer on [E] time. _ _ _ _
[A] Then he turned around and said to his _ _ black, _ greasy [E] _
_ fireman, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] shove along _ _ _ a little _ _ _ _ [B] more coal. _
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_ [E] And when _ we crossed that wild _ _ _
_ [A] _ mountain, _ _ _ _
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[E] _ _ _ watch _ [B] old _ _ 97 _ _ [E] roll.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ And then a telegram came [A] from Washington Station,
[B] and this is how [E] it read. _
Oh, that brave engineer [A] that ran old 97
[B] is lying in old [E] Danville bed.
Because [A] he was going down the grid making 90 [B] miles an hour. _ _ _ _
[A] And the whistle _ broke into [Bm] a string.
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[E] He was found in the wreck with his hand on [A] the throttle. _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ Scarlet took [C#] it by [E] the sting. _ _ _ _ _
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Now, all you ladies, [A] you better take a warning [B] from this time
[E] on and learn. _
Never speak harsh words [A] to a true love husband.
[B] He may leave you and [E] never return.
Poor boy, [B] he'll leave. _ _ _ _ _ _
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