Chords for THE WRECK OF THE OLD 97 by HANK SNOW

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They give him his orders at [D] Monroe, Virginia, saying,
[A] Steve, you're way behind [E] time.
This [A] is not 38, but [D] it's old 97.
You [A] must put her in [E] Spencer [A] on time.
Then he looked around and said to [D] his black greasy fireman,
[A] just shovel on a little more [E] coal. _
_ [A] And when we cross [D] that wide oak mountain,
you [A] can watch old [E] 97 [A] grow.
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_ [A] It's _ _ _ [E] _ _
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_ a mighty rough road [D] from Littsburg to Danville
[A] in a line on a three [Bm]-mile [E] grade.
_ [A] It was on that grade [D] that he lost his air brakes.
[A] Oh, you see [E] what a jump [A] he made.
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He was going down grade, [D] making 90 miles an hour,
when [A] his whistle broke into [E] screams.
He [A] was found in the wreck with [D] his hand on the throttle
[G] and [A] distorted [E] to death by [A] the steam.
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_ _ [A] Now, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ladies, you [D] must take warning [A] from this time on
[E] and learn _ [A] never speak harsh words to [D] your true love husband.
He [A] may leave you [E] and never [A] return.
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