The Engineer's Dying Child chords by
Johnny Cash
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Key: F# major
Intro 1
F#
F#
2

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Verse 1
F#
F#
2

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C#
C#
4

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F#
F#
2

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B
B
2

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A little child on
F#
F#
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a sickbed lay,
B
B
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F#
F#
2

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And death was very near.
B
B
2

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He was the pride and the only child
F#
F#
2

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G#
G#
4

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C#
C#
4

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of a railroad engineer.
Verse 2
C#
C#
4

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B
B
2

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His duty had called him
F#
F#
2

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from those he loved,
C#
C#
4

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F#
F#
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And seeing that hope was dim.
B
B
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While a tear he shed to his wife he said,
F#
F#
2

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C#
C#
4

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#147#Just have two lanterns
trimmed."
F#
F#
2

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Verse 3
B
B
2

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(Chorus)
F#
F#
2

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Just hang a light when I pass tonight.
C#
C#
4

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Hang it where it can be seen.
F#
F#
2

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B
B
2

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If the baby's dead then show the red.
F#
F#
2

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C#
C#
4

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If he's better then show the green.
Interlude 1
F#
F#
2

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Verse 4
F#
F#
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In a little shack,
B
B
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F#
F#
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By the railroad track,
B
B
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F#
F#
2

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A mother with watchful eye s.
B
B
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F#
F#
2

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Saw a gleam of hope in a tender smile,
G#
G#
4

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C#
C#
4

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As the train went rushing by,
Just one short look,
F#
F#
2

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Was his only chance?
C#
C#
4

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F#
F#
2

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To see the light a gleam.
B
B
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In the midnight air their rose a prayer.
F#
F#
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Thank god the light was green.
Verse 5
F#
F#
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B
B
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(Chorus)
F#
F#
2

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Just hang a light when I pass tonight.
C#
C#
4

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Hang it where it can be seen.
B
B
2

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C#
C#
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F#
F#
2

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B
B
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If the baby's dead then show the red.
F#
F#
2

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C#
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4

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F#
F#
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If he's better then show the green.

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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsF# C# B G#

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