The Wreck Of The Old 97 chords by Pete Seeger

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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Well they gave him his orders  (C major) at Mon (F major) roe,
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 (C major) Virginia
Said: "Steve,
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you're way behind time  (G major) 
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"This  (C major) is not 38, this is Ol' 97
"Put her into Spencer on time."

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Verse 2

Then he turned around and said to his black, greasy

fireman

"Shovel on a little more coal

"And when we cross that White

Oak mountain

"Watch Ol' '97 roll."

And

Verse 3
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 (C major) then a telegram come
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from Wash (F major) ington  (C major) station
This is how it read
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"Oh  (G major)  (C major) that brave
engineer that run ol 97
"Is lyin in old Danville dead."

Verse 4
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'Cos he was going  (C major) down a grade
F 
mak (F major) ing 90 miles an hour
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G 
 (C major) The whistle broke into a scream  (G major) 
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 (C major) He was found in the wreck
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with his hand  (F major) on the throttle
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 (C major) Scalded to death by the steam

Verse 5

One more time!

Verse 6
Oh, now all you ladies you'd better
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 (A minor) take a  (C major) warning
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From this time on and  (G major) learn
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Never  (C major) speak hard words to
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your true-  (F major) lovin'  (C major) husband
He may leave you and never return
Poor boy