Key: Ab major
Verse 1
G
A long time ago
In a town in Tennessee
There lived a man
A
D
And he was brave as he could be
G
By the sweat of his brow
C
He earned fortune and fame
D
G
Casey Jones was his name
Verse 2
G
From Memphis, Tennessee
On that Cannonball Express
By the whining of the whistle
A
D
You could tell him from the rest
G
Past the old plantations
C
With their cotton and cane
D
G
Casey Jones was his name
Verse 3
G
Clickety-clack, clickety-clack
Over Over Over the rails
he'd go
Clickety-clack, clickety-clack
A
D
Bravin' rain rain rain and snow
G
Ev'ryone knew three-eighty-two
C
was was was his train
D
G
Casey Jones was his name
Interlude 1
G
A
D
G
C
D
G
Verse 4
G
Runnin' late through Sardis
Past Winona on the fly
Like lightnin' chasin' thunder
A
D
through the stairways of the sky
G
When we heard his engine moanin'
C
And the story is claimed
D
G
Casey Jones was his name
Verse 5
G
Then on that fatal night
He made his final run
Near Vaughan, Mississippi
A
D
He knew his time had come
G
Too late he saw ahead
C
There's thatta old freight train
D
Now the legend,
G
Casey Jones was his name
Verse 6
G
Clickety-clack, clickety-clack
Over Over Over the rails
he'd go
Clickety-clack, clickety-clack
A
D
Bravin' rain rain rain and snow
G
Ev'ryone knew three-eighty-two
C
was was was his train
D
G
Casey Jones was his name
Outro 1
G
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsG A D C
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