Chords for Johnny Cash - Wreck of the old 97 - Live at San Quentin
Tempo:
134.85 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
F
Gb
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bb]
Well, they gave him his [Eb] orders at Nono, [Bb] Virginia,
[F] Said, Steve, you're way behind time.
This is not [Bb] 38, this is old [Eb] 97,
Put her [F] in the dispenser [Bb] on time.
Then he turned around and said,
Should the black [Eb] grease department
[Bb] Shovel on a [F] little more coal?
And when [Bb] we cross [Eb] that white oak mountain,
[Bb] Watch old 97 roll.
[Eb]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [Eb]
[F] [Bb]
And when a telegram come [Eb] from Washington Station,
[Bb] This is [F] how it read,
Oh, that brave engineer [Eb] that run old 97
Was [F] lying in old Danville,
[Bb] Thought he was going down a drain,
Making 90 miles an hour,
But was [F] so broken to a screen,
He was found [Bb] indirect,
With his hand on [Eb] the throttle,
Called it [F] to death by [Bb] the seam.
One more time.
[Eb]
[Bb] Oh!
[F]
[Bb] [Eb]
[F] [Eb] [Bb]
So now, all you ladies,
[Eb] You'd better take a warning
[F] From this time on and learn,
Never speak hard [Eb] words,
To your dear loving husband,
He may [F] leave you and never return.
[Bb] Four more.
[Gb] Yeah!
[C]
[N]
I want to thank you.
Yeah, it's good to
Well, they gave him his [Eb] orders at Nono, [Bb] Virginia,
[F] Said, Steve, you're way behind time.
This is not [Bb] 38, this is old [Eb] 97,
Put her [F] in the dispenser [Bb] on time.
Then he turned around and said,
Should the black [Eb] grease department
[Bb] Shovel on a [F] little more coal?
And when [Bb] we cross [Eb] that white oak mountain,
[Bb] Watch old 97 roll.
[Eb]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [Eb]
[F] [Bb]
And when a telegram come [Eb] from Washington Station,
[Bb] This is [F] how it read,
Oh, that brave engineer [Eb] that run old 97
Was [F] lying in old Danville,
[Bb] Thought he was going down a drain,
Making 90 miles an hour,
But was [F] so broken to a screen,
He was found [Bb] indirect,
With his hand on [Eb] the throttle,
Called it [F] to death by [Bb] the seam.
One more time.
[Eb]
[Bb] Oh!
[F]
[Bb] [Eb]
[F] [Eb] [Bb]
So now, all you ladies,
[Eb] You'd better take a warning
[F] From this time on and learn,
Never speak hard [Eb] words,
To your dear loving husband,
He may [F] leave you and never return.
[Bb] Four more.
[Gb] Yeah!
[C]
[N]
I want to thank you.
Yeah, it's good to
Key:
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Gb
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[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, they gave him his [Eb] orders at Nono, [Bb] Virginia,
[F] Said, Steve, you're way behind time.
This is not [Bb] 38, this is old [Eb] 97,
_ Put her [F] in the dispenser [Bb] on time.
Then he turned around and said,
Should the black [Eb] grease department
[Bb] Shovel on a [F] little more coal?
And when [Bb] we cross [Eb] that white oak mountain,
[Bb] Watch old 97 _ roll. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
And when a telegram come [Eb] from Washington Station,
[Bb] This is [F] how it read,
Oh, that brave engineer [Eb] that run old 97
Was [F] lying in old Danville,
[Bb] Thought he was going down a drain,
Making 90 miles an hour,
But was [F] so broken to a screen,
He was found [Bb] indirect,
With his hand on [Eb] the throttle,
Called it [F] to death by [Bb] the seam.
One more time.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Bb] Oh!
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
So now, all you ladies,
[Eb] You'd better take a warning
[F] From this time on and learn,
Never speak hard [Eb] words,
To your dear loving husband,
He may [F] leave you and never return.
[Bb] Four more.
_ _ [Gb] Yeah!
_ _ [C] _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I want to thank you.
_ _ Yeah, it's good to
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, they gave him his [Eb] orders at Nono, [Bb] Virginia,
[F] Said, Steve, you're way behind time.
This is not [Bb] 38, this is old [Eb] 97,
_ Put her [F] in the dispenser [Bb] on time.
Then he turned around and said,
Should the black [Eb] grease department
[Bb] Shovel on a [F] little more coal?
And when [Bb] we cross [Eb] that white oak mountain,
[Bb] Watch old 97 _ roll. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
And when a telegram come [Eb] from Washington Station,
[Bb] This is [F] how it read,
Oh, that brave engineer [Eb] that run old 97
Was [F] lying in old Danville,
[Bb] Thought he was going down a drain,
Making 90 miles an hour,
But was [F] so broken to a screen,
He was found [Bb] indirect,
With his hand on [Eb] the throttle,
Called it [F] to death by [Bb] the seam.
One more time.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Bb] Oh!
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
So now, all you ladies,
[Eb] You'd better take a warning
[F] From this time on and learn,
Never speak hard [Eb] words,
To your dear loving husband,
He may [F] leave you and never return.
[Bb] Four more.
_ _ [Gb] Yeah!
_ _ [C] _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I want to thank you.
_ _ Yeah, it's good to