The Wreck Of The Number Nine chords by
Jim Reeves
Jim Reeves
Logo

N/A4 views
Key: G major•
Verse 1
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
In my early days of singing, I did folk songs and tragic songs,
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
and this was one of my favorites
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
when I used to do concerts all alone in college,
E
E

View detailed E chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
first one place to another, when I was called
on to take the guitar and
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
play and sing.
That's the best way to do folk songs,
just with a guitar.
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Then you can use any meter you want to, out of time,
out of meter, stop and talk a minute
it and start again.
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
That's the way I used to like to do tunes.
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
This is a song coming
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
from the hills of
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Kentucky in the coal mining country.
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
They used to bring it out in these
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
dinky little trains, you know.
And they were always
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
jumping the track.
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
And this is the
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
story of one of them.
It's the wreck of number nine.
One dark stormy night,
C
C

View detailed C chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
not a star was in sight
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
The north wind came
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
howling down the line
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
There stood a brave engineer,
C
C

View detailed C chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
with his sweet heart so dear
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
And his orders to flow number nine
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
She kissed him goodbye
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
with a tear in her eye
C
C

View detailed C chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
The joy in his heart he couldn't hide
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
The whole world seemed bright
C
C

View detailed C chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
for she told him that night
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
That tomorrow she'd
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
be his blushing bride
The wheels hummed a song
C
C

View detailed C chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
as the train rolled along
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
The black smoke came
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
pouring from the stack
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
The headlight, a gleam,
C
C

View detailed C chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
seemed to brighten his dream
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Of tomorrow, when he'd be going back
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
He sped round the hill and
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
his brave heart stood still
C
C

View detailed C chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
The headlight was shining in his face
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
He whispered a prayer as
C
C

View detailed C chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
he threw on the air
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
For he knew this would be
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
C
C

View detailed C chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
his final race
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
In the wreck he was found
C
C

View detailed C chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
lying there on the ground
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
He asked them to raise his weary head
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
His breath slowly went as
C
C

View detailed C chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
this message he
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Sent to a maiden who thought
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
she would be wed
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
There's a little white home
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
that I built for our own
C
C

View detailed C chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Where I dreamed we'd be happy,
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
you and I
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
But I leave it to you,
C
C

View detailed C chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
for I know you'll be true
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
D
D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Open in app
Till we meet at the golden gates, goodbye
G
G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Open in app

How did you like the song?

You need to to leave a rating.
TunerE A D G B E

Open Tuner
ChordsG D E C

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Open Tuner
Chords

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

More songs by Jim Reeves

Discover chords for more songs to play

Jim Reeves

Mexicali Rose

Jim Reeves

It's Hard to Love Just One

Jim Reeves

Mexican Joe

Jim Reeves and Don Williams

Mexican Joe

Jim Reeves

Snowflake

Jim Reeves

Bimbo

Jim Reeves

Suppertime

See More

Related songs

Discover chords for more songs to play

Jim Reeves

Mexicali Rose

Jim Reeves

Green Day

Boulevard Of Broken Dreams

Green Day

Oasis

Wonderwall

Oasis

Jim Reeves

Mexican Joe

Jim Reeves

The Cranberries

Zombie

The Cranberries

Jim Reeves

It's Hard to Love Just One

Jim Reeves

Bob Dylan

Knockin' On Heaven's Door

Bob Dylan

See More

Popular chords globally

Most played chords & tabs across all users

1

Perfect

Ed Sheeran

2

Creep

Radiohead

3

Yellow

Coldplay

4

Boulevard Of Broken Dreams

Green Day

5

Zombie

The Cranberries

6

Wonderwall

Oasis

7

Knockin' On Heaven's Door

Bob Dylan

Recently added

Recently added chords & tabs

Tú sí eres real

Kevin Kaarl

Toda esta ciudad

Kevin Kaarl

Tu canción

Kevin Kaarl

WASTE

KXLLSWXTCH

Mujer distante

Kevin Kaarl

Muchacho de campo

Voz De Mando

What I Know Now

Leslie Kritzer, Beetlejuice