The Wreck Of The Number Nine chords by Jim Reeves
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Verse 1
In (G major) my early days of singing, I did folk songs and (D major) tragic songs,
and (G major) this was one of my favorites
when I used to do concerts all (D major) alone in col (G major) lege,
first one place to another, (E major) when I was called
on to take the guitar and
(G major) play and sing.
That's the best way to do folk songs,
just with a guitar.
Then you (D major) can use any meter you (G major) want to, out of time,
out of meter, stop and talk a minute
it and start again.
That's the way I used to like (D major) to do tunes.
(G major) This is a song coming
(D major) from the (G major) hills of
Kentuck (D major) y in the coal mining country.
(G major) They used to bring (D major) it out in these
(G major) dinky little trains, you know.
And they were always
jumping the track (D major) . (G major)
(D major) And this is the
story of one of them. (G major)
It's the wreck of number nine.
One dark stormy night,
not a star (C major) was in sight
The (G major) north wind came
howling down the (D major) line
There stood a brave (G major) engineer,
with his (C major) sweet heart so dear
And his (G major) orders to (D major) flow number nine (G major)
She kissed (D major) him goodbye
with a tear (G major) in her eye
The (C major) joy in his (G major) heart he couldn't (D major) hide
The whole (G major) world seemed bright
for she told (C major) him that night
That to (G major) morrow she'd
(D major) be his blushing bride (G major)
The wheels hummed a song
as the (C major) train rolled along
The (G major) black smoke came
pouring from the stack (D major)
The headlight, (G major) a gleam,
seemed to brighten (C major) his dream
Of tomor (G major) row, when (D major) he'd be going back (G major)
He sped (D major) round the hill and
his brave (G major) heart stood still
The (C major) headlight was (G major) shining in his (D major) face
He (G major) whispered a prayer as
he threw (C major) on the air
For he (G major) knew this would (D major) be
his final race (G major) (C major) (G major)
(D major) (G major)
In the wreck he was found
lying there (C major) on the ground
He (G major) asked them to raise his weary head (D major)
His (G major) breath slowly went as
this (C major) message he
Sent to a (G major) maiden who (D major) thought
she would be (G major) wed
There's (D major) a little white home
that I built (G major) for our own
Where I dreamed (C major) we'd be (G major) happy,
you and (D major) I
But I leave (G major) it to you,
for I (C major) know you'll be true
Till we meet (G major) at the (D major) golden gates, goodbye
(G major)
The Wreck Of The Number Nine
Jim Reeves
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