Casey Jones [G]Johnny Cash

Intro
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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.

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."

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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."

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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.

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