Chords for Wreck of the Old 97 with Lyrics
Tempo:
115.95 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C]
[G] [D]
[G] [C]
On [G] [D] [G]
the 29th day, [C] on one November morning, [G] when the clouds was hanging [D]
low, [G] 97 pulled
out [C] of Washington Station [G] like an arrow [D] shot [G] from the clove.
97 [C] was the fastest mail [G] train that runs our [D] southern line.
[G] But when she pulled in [C] to Lynchburg, Virginia, [D] she was 47 minutes behind.
Steve Brady was [C] an engineer, [D] a very brave man was he.
[G] There's many good men [C] have lost their [G] lives for real.
[D] [G] Nobody.
Steve.
[C]
[G] [D]
[G] [C]
[G] [D] [G]
Well they gave him his [C] orders in Monroe, Virginia, [D] saying,
Steve, you're way behind time.
[G] This is not 38, [C] but it's 097.
97, [D] you must put her in, Spencer, on time.
[G] Steve turned and he said,
[C] Do it like breezy [G] firemen, shovel on a little [D] more coal.
[G] And when we cross [C] that white oak mountain, [D] you can watch 97 roll.
Feel the [G] heart?
[C]
[G] [D]
[G] [C]
[G] [D] [G]
It's a mighty rough road [C] from Lynchburg to Danver,
[D] with a line on a three-mile grade.
It was on that hill [C] that he lost his air [G] brake, you can see [D] what a jump [G] he made.
He was coming down the mountain [C] doing 90 miles an hour [G] when his whistle [D] broke into a scream.
[G] He was found in the wreck, [C] his hand on the throttle,
[G] scolded [D] to death [G] by our misdeed.
Here, [C]
[G] [E]
[G] [C]
[G] [D]
a telegram came in [C] from Washington Station.
[G] This is how it [D] read.
That brave engineer, [C] that drove 097, [D] is lying in his own damn [G] hole.
Thou, O'er you, lady, [C]
let this be a warning.
[D] From this time now I learn.
[G] Have a sweet heart, words,
[C] if you love your husband, [G] you may leave.
[D] Never be afraid.
[G] [C] [G] [D]
[G] [C]
[D]
[C]
[D] [G] [D]
[C]
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[G] [D]
[G] [C]
On [G] [D] [G]
the 29th day, [C] on one November morning, [G] when the clouds was hanging [D]
low, [G] 97 pulled
out [C] of Washington Station [G] like an arrow [D] shot [G] from the clove.
97 [C] was the fastest mail [G] train that runs our [D] southern line.
[G] But when she pulled in [C] to Lynchburg, Virginia, [D] she was 47 minutes behind.
Steve Brady was [C] an engineer, [D] a very brave man was he.
[G] There's many good men [C] have lost their [G] lives for real.
[D] [G] Nobody.
Steve.
[C]
[G] [D]
[G] [C]
[G] [D] [G]
Well they gave him his [C] orders in Monroe, Virginia, [D] saying,
Steve, you're way behind time.
[G] This is not 38, [C] but it's 097.
97, [D] you must put her in, Spencer, on time.
[G] Steve turned and he said,
[C] Do it like breezy [G] firemen, shovel on a little [D] more coal.
[G] And when we cross [C] that white oak mountain, [D] you can watch 97 roll.
Feel the [G] heart?
[C]
[G] [D]
[G] [C]
[G] [D] [G]
It's a mighty rough road [C] from Lynchburg to Danver,
[D] with a line on a three-mile grade.
It was on that hill [C] that he lost his air [G] brake, you can see [D] what a jump [G] he made.
He was coming down the mountain [C] doing 90 miles an hour [G] when his whistle [D] broke into a scream.
[G] He was found in the wreck, [C] his hand on the throttle,
[G] scolded [D] to death [G] by our misdeed.
Here, [C]
[G] [E]
[G] [C]
[G] [D]
a telegram came in [C] from Washington Station.
[G] This is how it [D] read.
That brave engineer, [C] that drove 097, [D] is lying in his own damn [G] hole.
Thou, O'er you, lady, [C]
let this be a warning.
[D] From this time now I learn.
[G] Have a sweet heart, words,
[C] if you love your husband, [G] you may leave.
[D] Never be afraid.
[G] [C] [G] [D]
[G] [C]
[D]
[C]
[D] [G] [D]
[C]
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_ On [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ the 29th day, [C] on one November morning, [G] when the clouds was hanging [D]
low, _ _ [G] 97 pulled
out [C] of Washington Station [G] like an arrow [D] shot [G] from the clove.
_ _ 97 _ [C] was the fastest mail [G] train that runs our [D] southern line.
_ [G] But when she pulled in [C] to Lynchburg, Virginia, [D] she was 47 minutes behind.
_ _ Steve Brady was [C] an _ engineer, [D] a very brave man was he.
_ [G] There's many good men [C] have lost their [G] lives for real.
[D] _ [G] Nobody.
_ _ _ Steve.
_ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ Well they gave him his [C] orders in Monroe, Virginia, [D] saying,
Steve, you're way behind time.
_ [G] This is not 38, [C] but it's 097.
97, [D] you must put her in, Spencer, on time.
_ [G] Steve turned and he said,
[C] Do it like breezy [G] firemen, shovel on a little [D] more coal.
_ [G] And when we cross [C] that white oak mountain, [D] you can watch 97 roll.
Feel the [G] heart?
_ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ It's a mighty rough road [C] from Lynchburg to Danver,
[D] with a line on a three-mile grade.
It was on that hill [C] that he lost his air [G] brake, you can see [D] what a jump [G] he made.
_ He was coming down the mountain [C] doing 90 miles an hour [G] when his whistle [D] broke into a scream.
_ [G] He was found in the wreck, [C] his hand on the throttle,
[G] scolded [D] to death [G] by our misdeed.
Here, _ _ _ _ [C] _
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_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ a telegram came in [C] from Washington Station.
_ [G] This is how it [D] read.
_ _ That brave engineer, [C] that drove 097, [D] is lying in his own damn [G] hole.
_ _ Thou, O'er you, lady, [C]
let this be a warning.
[D] From this time now I learn.
[G] Have a sweet heart, words,
[C] if you love your husband, [G] you may leave.
[D] Never be afraid.
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_ On [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ the 29th day, [C] on one November morning, [G] when the clouds was hanging [D]
low, _ _ [G] 97 pulled
out [C] of Washington Station [G] like an arrow [D] shot [G] from the clove.
_ _ 97 _ [C] was the fastest mail [G] train that runs our [D] southern line.
_ [G] But when she pulled in [C] to Lynchburg, Virginia, [D] she was 47 minutes behind.
_ _ Steve Brady was [C] an _ engineer, [D] a very brave man was he.
_ [G] There's many good men [C] have lost their [G] lives for real.
[D] _ [G] Nobody.
_ _ _ Steve.
_ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ Well they gave him his [C] orders in Monroe, Virginia, [D] saying,
Steve, you're way behind time.
_ [G] This is not 38, [C] but it's 097.
97, [D] you must put her in, Spencer, on time.
_ [G] Steve turned and he said,
[C] Do it like breezy [G] firemen, shovel on a little [D] more coal.
_ [G] And when we cross [C] that white oak mountain, [D] you can watch 97 roll.
Feel the [G] heart?
_ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ It's a mighty rough road [C] from Lynchburg to Danver,
[D] with a line on a three-mile grade.
It was on that hill [C] that he lost his air [G] brake, you can see [D] what a jump [G] he made.
_ He was coming down the mountain [C] doing 90 miles an hour [G] when his whistle [D] broke into a scream.
_ [G] He was found in the wreck, [C] his hand on the throttle,
[G] scolded [D] to death [G] by our misdeed.
Here, _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ a telegram came in [C] from Washington Station.
_ [G] This is how it [D] read.
_ _ That brave engineer, [C] that drove 097, [D] is lying in his own damn [G] hole.
_ _ Thou, O'er you, lady, [C]
let this be a warning.
[D] From this time now I learn.
[G] Have a sweet heart, words,
[C] if you love your husband, [G] you may leave.
[D] Never be afraid.
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