Chords for WRECK OF THE OLD 97 by Vernon Dalhart 1924

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_ _ _ They give him his orders [Ab] at Monroe, [D] Virginia, [Eb] saying,
Gee, you're way [Bb] behind time.
[Eb] This is not 38, [Ab] but at full 97, [Ebm] [Eb] you must [Bb] putter and snatter [Eb] on time.
[Dm] [Eb] He looks round this [Ab] to his black, [B] greasy fathom,
Just come on in a little [Bb] more cold.
[Eb] And when we cross [Ab] that white [Ebm] oak mountain, [Eb] you can watch old [Bb] 97 [Eb] roll. _ _ _
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It's a mighty rough road [Ab] from Lynchburg to [Gb] Danville,
[Eb] And a line on [Gb] a three [Bb]-mile grade.
[Eb] It was on that grade [Ab] that he saw his every [Eb] man, you'll see [Bb] what a jump [Eb] he made.
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[Eb] He was going down grade, [Ab] making 90 mile an [Ebm] hour, [Eb] when his whistle broke [Bb] into a scream.
He [Eb] was found in the wreck [Ab] with his hand on the [D] throttle, [Eb] and a [Bb] still death [Eb] with a sting.
Now, ladies, [Ab] you must _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] never speak hard [Ab] words to your true love and [Eb] husband.
He may not be a good man, but he's a good man.
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