Chords for Wreck of the Old '97
Tempo:
116.05 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
A
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] On [G]
[D]
[G] [C] [G]
[D] [G]
the 29th day [C] on one November [G] morning when the clouds was hanging [D] low,
97 pulled out [C] of Washington Station like [D] an arrow shot from [G] the bow.
97 was the [C] fastest mail [G] train that runs our southern [D] line.
[G] But when she pulled in to [C] Lynchburg Virginia [G] she was 47 minutes [G] behind.
Steve Brady was [C] an engineer, [D]
a very brave man was he.
[G] There's many good men that [C] lost their [G] lives on a railroad, [D] nobody here.
[C]
[G] [D]
[G] [C] [G]
[A] Well they gave him his orders [C] in Monroe [D] Virginia saying,
Steve you're way behind time.
This [G] is not 38 but [C] it's 097 [D] you must hurry.
Spencer all the way to the end of the line.
Steve turned and he said [C] to his night breezy [G] fireman,
shovel on a little [D] more coal.
[G] And when we cross [C] that wide old [D] mountain you can watch 97 go.
Hear the [G] harp?
[C]
[G] [D]
[G] [C] [G]
[D] [G] It's a mighty rough road [C] from Lynchburg to Danbury [D] with a line on a three [D] mile grade.
It was on that hill [C] that he lost his [G] air brake you can see what a jump he made.
He was coming down the mountain [C] doing 90 miles an hour [G] when his whistle broke [D] into a scream.
[G] He was found in the wreck [C] with his hands on the [G] throttle.
Scope [D] into depth [G] by the steam.
A
[C]
[G] [E]
[C] [G]
[D]
telegram came in from [C] Washington station.
[G] This is how it [D] read.
[D] That brave engineer that [C] drove 097 [D]
is lying in his old family [G] grave.
Now all you ladies [C] let this be a warning [D] from this time now and learn
[G] never speak heart's words [C] if you love your [G] husband more than you do [D] you.
Never do [G] that.
[C] [G]
[D]
[G] [C]
[D]
[C] [D]
[G] [D]
[C] [D]
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[G] [C] [G]
[D] [G]
the 29th day [C] on one November [G] morning when the clouds was hanging [D] low,
97 pulled out [C] of Washington Station like [D] an arrow shot from [G] the bow.
97 was the [C] fastest mail [G] train that runs our southern [D] line.
[G] But when she pulled in to [C] Lynchburg Virginia [G] she was 47 minutes [G] behind.
Steve Brady was [C] an engineer, [D]
a very brave man was he.
[G] There's many good men that [C] lost their [G] lives on a railroad, [D] nobody here.
[C]
[G] [D]
[G] [C] [G]
[A] Well they gave him his orders [C] in Monroe [D] Virginia saying,
Steve you're way behind time.
This [G] is not 38 but [C] it's 097 [D] you must hurry.
Spencer all the way to the end of the line.
Steve turned and he said [C] to his night breezy [G] fireman,
shovel on a little [D] more coal.
[G] And when we cross [C] that wide old [D] mountain you can watch 97 go.
Hear the [G] harp?
[C]
[G] [D]
[G] [C] [G]
[D] [G] It's a mighty rough road [C] from Lynchburg to Danbury [D] with a line on a three [D] mile grade.
It was on that hill [C] that he lost his [G] air brake you can see what a jump he made.
He was coming down the mountain [C] doing 90 miles an hour [G] when his whistle broke [D] into a scream.
[G] He was found in the wreck [C] with his hands on the [G] throttle.
Scope [D] into depth [G] by the steam.
A
[C]
[G] [E]
[C] [G]
[D]
telegram came in from [C] Washington station.
[G] This is how it [D] read.
[D] That brave engineer that [C] drove 097 [D]
is lying in his old family [G] grave.
Now all you ladies [C] let this be a warning [D] from this time now and learn
[G] never speak heart's words [C] if you love your [G] husband more than you do [D] you.
Never do [G] that.
[C] [G]
[D]
[G] [C]
[D]
[C] [D]
[G] [D]
[C] [D]
Key:
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_ _ _ _ [C] On _ [G] _
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[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
the 29th day [C] on one November [G] morning when the clouds was hanging [D] low, _ _
97 pulled out [C] of Washington Station like [D] an arrow shot from [G] the bow. _ _
97 _ was the [C] fastest mail [G] train that runs our southern [D] line. _
[G] But when she pulled in to [C] Lynchburg Virginia [G] she was 47 minutes [G] behind. _
Steve Brady was [C] an engineer, [D]
a very brave man was he. _ _
[G] There's many good men that [C] lost their [G] lives on a railroad, [D] nobody _ here. _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ Well they gave him his orders [C] in Monroe [D] Virginia saying,
Steve you're way behind time.
This [G] is not 38 but [C] it's 097 [D] you must hurry.
Spencer all the way to the end of the line.
Steve _ turned and he said [C] to his night breezy [G] fireman,
shovel on a little [D] more coal. _
[G] And when we cross [C] that wide old [D] mountain you can watch 97 go.
_ Hear the [G] harp?
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ It's a mighty rough road [C] from Lynchburg to Danbury [D] with a line on a three [D] mile grade.
It was on that hill [C] that he lost his [G] air brake you can see what a jump he made.
_ He was coming down the mountain [C] doing 90 miles an hour [G] when his whistle broke [D] into a scream. _
[G] He was found in the wreck [C] with his hands on the [G] throttle.
Scope [D] into depth [G] by the steam.
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_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
telegram came in from [C] Washington station.
[G] This is how it [D] read. _ _
[D] That brave engineer that [C] drove 097 [D]
is lying in his old family [G] grave. _
Now all you ladies [C] let this be a warning [D] from this time now and learn _
[G] never speak heart's words [C] if you love your [G] husband more than you do [D] you.
Never do [G] that. _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
the 29th day [C] on one November [G] morning when the clouds was hanging [D] low, _ _
97 pulled out [C] of Washington Station like [D] an arrow shot from [G] the bow. _ _
97 _ was the [C] fastest mail [G] train that runs our southern [D] line. _
[G] But when she pulled in to [C] Lynchburg Virginia [G] she was 47 minutes [G] behind. _
Steve Brady was [C] an engineer, [D]
a very brave man was he. _ _
[G] There's many good men that [C] lost their [G] lives on a railroad, [D] nobody _ here. _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ Well they gave him his orders [C] in Monroe [D] Virginia saying,
Steve you're way behind time.
This [G] is not 38 but [C] it's 097 [D] you must hurry.
Spencer all the way to the end of the line.
Steve _ turned and he said [C] to his night breezy [G] fireman,
shovel on a little [D] more coal. _
[G] And when we cross [C] that wide old [D] mountain you can watch 97 go.
_ Hear the [G] harp?
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ It's a mighty rough road [C] from Lynchburg to Danbury [D] with a line on a three [D] mile grade.
It was on that hill [C] that he lost his [G] air brake you can see what a jump he made.
_ He was coming down the mountain [C] doing 90 miles an hour [G] when his whistle broke [D] into a scream. _
[G] He was found in the wreck [C] with his hands on the [G] throttle.
Scope [D] into depth [G] by the steam.
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[G] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
telegram came in from [C] Washington station.
[G] This is how it [D] read. _ _
[D] That brave engineer that [C] drove 097 [D]
is lying in his old family [G] grave. _
Now all you ladies [C] let this be a warning [D] from this time now and learn _
[G] never speak heart's words [C] if you love your [G] husband more than you do [D] you.
Never do [G] that. _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
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[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
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