Chords for Joe Hill song - Casey Jones the Union Scab
Tempo:
139.6 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
B
Bb
Gbm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A] [Gb] [A] Well, the workers on the SP lines threw [Gbm] strikes and had a call,
[A] But Casey [Bb] Jones, the [B] engineer, he wouldn't [E] strike at all.
His [A] boiler, it was leaking, and his [B] engines on the [A] bum,
And his drivers and his parents, they were all out of plums.
[Gbm] Casey Jones kept his junk pile [A] running.
Casey Jones, [B] he's working [Dbm] double time.
[A] Casey Jones, he got a wooden medal for [Ab] [Am] being good and faithful to [Abm] the [A] SP line.
Well, the workers said to Casey, won't you help us win this strike?
But Casey [Bb] Jones said, [Bm] let me alone, you better take a hike,
[A] And someone put a railroad tie right across the track.
And Casey hit the river with an awful [G] crack.
[A] Casey Jones hit the river bottom.
Casey Jones, he [B] broke his [E] blooming [A] spine.
Casey Jones, he became an Angelino.
So he took a trip to heaven on the SP line.
Well, Casey Jones got up to heaven to the pearly gate.
He said, I'm [E] Casey Jones, [B] the guy that pulled the SP [E] freight.
You're [A] just the man, said St.
Peter, our musicians, they're on strike.
You can get [Fm] a job [E] scabbing any [A] time you like.
Casey Jones got a job in heaven.
Casey [Bb] Jones, [B] he's doing [A] mighty fine.
Casey Jones went scabbing on [Cm] the Angels just [E] like he did to workers on [Abm] the [A] SP line.
Well, the Angels got together and they said it [Gbm] wasn't fair
[A]
For [Em] Casey Jones to go [B] around to scabbing [E] everywhere.
[A] And Angels Union number 23, they sure were there.
They promptly fired Casey down the golden stairs.
Casey Jones went to hell a-flying.
[Bb] Casey Jones, [B] well, the devil [D] said, oh, [E]
[A] fine.
Casey Jones, get busy shoveling sulfur.
That's [E] what you get for scabbing on the [Ab] SP [A] line.
[A] But Casey [Bb] Jones, the [B] engineer, he wouldn't [E] strike at all.
His [A] boiler, it was leaking, and his [B] engines on the [A] bum,
And his drivers and his parents, they were all out of plums.
[Gbm] Casey Jones kept his junk pile [A] running.
Casey Jones, [B] he's working [Dbm] double time.
[A] Casey Jones, he got a wooden medal for [Ab] [Am] being good and faithful to [Abm] the [A] SP line.
Well, the workers said to Casey, won't you help us win this strike?
But Casey [Bb] Jones said, [Bm] let me alone, you better take a hike,
[A] And someone put a railroad tie right across the track.
And Casey hit the river with an awful [G] crack.
[A] Casey Jones hit the river bottom.
Casey Jones, he [B] broke his [E] blooming [A] spine.
Casey Jones, he became an Angelino.
So he took a trip to heaven on the SP line.
Well, Casey Jones got up to heaven to the pearly gate.
He said, I'm [E] Casey Jones, [B] the guy that pulled the SP [E] freight.
You're [A] just the man, said St.
Peter, our musicians, they're on strike.
You can get [Fm] a job [E] scabbing any [A] time you like.
Casey Jones got a job in heaven.
Casey [Bb] Jones, [B] he's doing [A] mighty fine.
Casey Jones went scabbing on [Cm] the Angels just [E] like he did to workers on [Abm] the [A] SP line.
Well, the Angels got together and they said it [Gbm] wasn't fair
[A]
For [Em] Casey Jones to go [B] around to scabbing [E] everywhere.
[A] And Angels Union number 23, they sure were there.
They promptly fired Casey down the golden stairs.
Casey Jones went to hell a-flying.
[Bb] Casey Jones, [B] well, the devil [D] said, oh, [E]
[A] fine.
Casey Jones, get busy shoveling sulfur.
That's [E] what you get for scabbing on the [Ab] SP [A] line.
Key:
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E
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Bb
Gbm
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B
[A] _ [Gb] _ [A] _ _ _ _ Well, the workers on the SP lines threw [Gbm] strikes and had a call,
[A] But Casey [Bb] Jones, the [B] engineer, he wouldn't [E] strike at all.
His [A] boiler, it was leaking, and his [B] engines on the [A] bum,
And his drivers and his parents, they were all out of plums.
_ [Gbm] Casey Jones kept his junk pile [A] running.
Casey Jones, [B] he's working [Dbm] double time.
[A] Casey Jones, he got a wooden medal for [Ab] [Am] being good and faithful to [Abm] the [A] SP line.
_ _ _ _ _ Well, the workers said to Casey, won't you help us win this strike?
But Casey [Bb] Jones said, [Bm] let me alone, you better take a hike,
[A] And someone put a railroad tie right across the track.
And Casey hit the river with an awful [G] crack.
[A] _ Casey Jones hit the river bottom.
Casey Jones, he [B] broke his [E] blooming [A] spine.
Casey Jones, he became an Angelino.
So he took a trip to heaven on the SP line. _ _ _ _ _
Well, Casey Jones got up to heaven to the pearly gate.
He said, I'm [E] Casey Jones, [B] the guy that pulled the SP [E] freight.
You're [A] just the man, said St.
Peter, our musicians, they're on strike.
You can get [Fm] a job [E] scabbing any [A] time you like.
Casey Jones got a job in heaven.
Casey [Bb] Jones, [B] he's doing [A] mighty fine.
_ Casey Jones went scabbing on [Cm] the Angels just [E] like he did to workers on [Abm] the [A] SP line.
_ _ _ _ _ Well, the Angels got together and they said it [Gbm] wasn't fair
[A]
For [Em] Casey Jones to go [B] around to scabbing [E] everywhere.
[A] And Angels Union number 23, they sure were there.
They promptly fired Casey down the golden stairs.
Casey Jones went to hell a-flying.
[Bb] Casey Jones, [B] well, the devil [D] said, oh, [E]
[A] fine.
Casey Jones, get busy shoveling sulfur.
That's [E] what you get for scabbing on the [Ab] SP [A] _ line. _ _ _ _
[A] But Casey [Bb] Jones, the [B] engineer, he wouldn't [E] strike at all.
His [A] boiler, it was leaking, and his [B] engines on the [A] bum,
And his drivers and his parents, they were all out of plums.
_ [Gbm] Casey Jones kept his junk pile [A] running.
Casey Jones, [B] he's working [Dbm] double time.
[A] Casey Jones, he got a wooden medal for [Ab] [Am] being good and faithful to [Abm] the [A] SP line.
_ _ _ _ _ Well, the workers said to Casey, won't you help us win this strike?
But Casey [Bb] Jones said, [Bm] let me alone, you better take a hike,
[A] And someone put a railroad tie right across the track.
And Casey hit the river with an awful [G] crack.
[A] _ Casey Jones hit the river bottom.
Casey Jones, he [B] broke his [E] blooming [A] spine.
Casey Jones, he became an Angelino.
So he took a trip to heaven on the SP line. _ _ _ _ _
Well, Casey Jones got up to heaven to the pearly gate.
He said, I'm [E] Casey Jones, [B] the guy that pulled the SP [E] freight.
You're [A] just the man, said St.
Peter, our musicians, they're on strike.
You can get [Fm] a job [E] scabbing any [A] time you like.
Casey Jones got a job in heaven.
Casey [Bb] Jones, [B] he's doing [A] mighty fine.
_ Casey Jones went scabbing on [Cm] the Angels just [E] like he did to workers on [Abm] the [A] SP line.
_ _ _ _ _ Well, the Angels got together and they said it [Gbm] wasn't fair
[A]
For [Em] Casey Jones to go [B] around to scabbing [E] everywhere.
[A] And Angels Union number 23, they sure were there.
They promptly fired Casey down the golden stairs.
Casey Jones went to hell a-flying.
[Bb] Casey Jones, [B] well, the devil [D] said, oh, [E]
[A] fine.
Casey Jones, get busy shoveling sulfur.
That's [E] what you get for scabbing on the [Ab] SP [A] _ line. _ _ _ _