Casey Jones - Johnny Cash
[Intro]
G
Verse 1:
[G] Come all you rounders if you wanna hear,
The story about a [C] brave engi[D7]neer.
[G] Casey Jones was the roller's name,
On a 68 wheeler course he [D7] rode to [G] fame.
Verse 2:
[G] Caller called Casey bout half past four,
He kissed his wife at the [C] station [D7] door.
He [G] climbed in the cabin with his orders in his hand,
Said this is the trip to the [D7] Promised [G] Land.
|Chorus:
|Casey Jones, climbed in the [D] cabin,
|[G] Casey Jones, orders in his [D] hand,
|[G] Casey Jones, leaning out the [D] window,
|[G] Making a trip to the [D] Promised [G] Land.
Verse 3:
[G] Through South Memphis Yards on a fly,
Rain been a falling and the [C] water was [D7] high.
[G] Everybody knew by the engine's moan,
That the man at the throttle was [D7] Casey [G] Jones.
Verse 4:
[G] Well Jones said fireman now don't you fret,
Sam Webb said "We ain't a [C] giving up [D7] yet,
We're [G] eight hours late with the southbound mail,
We'll be on time or we're [D7] leaving the [G] rails."
Chorus:
Verse 5:
[G] Dead on the rail was a passenger train,
Blood was a boiling in [C] Casey's [D7] brain.
[G] Casey said "Hey now look out ahead,
Jump Sam jump or [D7] we'll all [G] be dead."
Verse 6:
[G] With a hand on a whistle and a hand on a brake,
North Mississippi was [C] wide [D7] awake.
[G] I see railroad official said,
"He's a good engineer to be a [D7] lying [G] dead."
Chorus:
Verse 7:
[G] Headaches and heartaches and all kinds of pain,
All the part of a [C] railroad [D7] train.
[G] Sweat and toil the good and the grand,
Are part of the life of a [D7] railroad [G] man.
Chorus:
Casey Jones [G]Johnny Cash
Intro G
Verse 1 G Come all you rounders if you wanna hear, The story about a C brave engiD7neer. G Casey Jones was the roller's name, On a 68 wheeler course he D7 rode to G fame.
Verse 2 G Caller called Casey bout half past four, He kissed his wife at the C station D7 door. He G climbed in the cabin with his orders in his hand, Said this is the trip to the D7 Promised G Land.
Chorus Casey Jones, climbed in the D cabin, G Casey Jones, orders in his D hand, G Casey Jones, leaning out the D window, G Making a trip to the D Promised G Land.
Verse 3 G Through South Memphis Yards on a fly, Rain been a falling and the C water was D7 high. G Everybody knew by the engine's moan, That the man at the throttle was D7 Casey G Jones.
Verse 4 G Well Jones said fireman now don't you fret, Sam Webb said "We ain't a C giving up D7 yet, We're G eight hours late with the southbound mail, We'll be on time or we're D7 leaving the G rails."
Chorus
Verse 5 G Dead on the rail was a passenger train, Blood was a boiling in C Casey's D7 brain. G Casey said "Hey now look out ahead, Jump Sam jump or D7 we'll all G be dead."
Verse 6 G With a hand on a whistle and a hand on a brake, North Mississippi was C wide D7 awake. G I see railroad official said, "He's a good engineer to be a D7 lying G dead."
Chorus
Verse 7 G Headaches and heartaches and all kinds of pain, All the part of a C railroad D7 train. G Sweat and toil the good and the grand, Are part of the life of a D7 railroad G man.