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(G major) (C major) (G major) (D major)
(G major) (C major) (G major)
(D major) It
Verse 1
(G major) was the
twenty -ninth day of (C major) last September,
the (G major) clouds was hangin' (D major) low.
When the old (G major) Ninety -Seven
pulled (C major) out from Washington
like (G major) an arrow shot (D major) from a (G major) bow
Well, the old Ninety -Seven
was the (C major) fastest mail train
in (G major) Southland ever seen (D major)
Well, she run (G major) that road from Aus
(C major) tin down to Washington
through Jack (G major) son down to (D major) New Orleans
(G major) Well, the old ninety -seven
was the (C major) fastest mail train
to (G major) run that southern line (D major)
And (G major) when she pulled into Mon (C major) roe,
Virginia,
she was (G major) forty -seven minutes (D major) behind
(G major) (C major) (G major)
(D major) (G major) (C major) (G major) (D major)
(G major) Well,
they handed up his orders
down in (C major) Monroe, Virginia
Saying, (G major) Steve, you're way behind time (D major)
This is not (G major) 38, it's (C major) old 97
You gotta put (G major) her in dis (D major) penser on (G major) time
Well, Stephen Brady was the (C major) engineer
of (G major) a brave man was (D major) he
But there's (G major) many brave men
that have (C major) lost their lives
to the (G major) railroad com (D major) pany
(G major) Steve smiled and said
to his black (C major) and dusty fireman,
you (G major) shovel on a little more coal (D major)
And (G major) when we cross White
(C major) Oak Mountain,
you're gonna see (G major) old Ninety (D major) -Seven
(G major) (C major) (G major)
(D major) (G major) (C major) (G major)
(D major) (G major)
Well, it's a mighty rough road
From (C major) Lynchburg down to Dandel
With a line (G major) of three -mile grain (D major)
It was on (G major) that hill that he (C major) lost his air brakes
You can see (G major) by the (D major) jump he (G major) made
He was goin' downhill
makin' (C major) ninety -mile or better
When his (G major) whistle broke into a (D major) scream
He was found (G major) in the wreck
with his (C major) hand upon the throttle
He (G major) scalded to (D major) death by the (G major) steam
Well, Steve, he had a wife (C major)
and two children
They're (G major) layin' home in (D major) bed
When the (G major) word come to him
that your (C major) husband and father
Is (G major) layin' down in (D major) North Damton dead (G major)
Well, ladies, won't you (C major) all take warning
From (G major) this day now and (D major) on
Never speak (G major) harsh words
to your dear (C major) love
And the husband when he (G major) leaves you
He will (D major) never return
(G major)
The Old 97
Tom Rush
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