The Wreck of the Old Number Nine
The Wreck of the Old Number Nine

The Wreck of the Old Number Nine easy guitar chords by Doc Watson

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  • C

  • F

  • G

  • C

  • F

  • G

    • Intro 1



    Verse 1
    On 
    a 

    cold 
    winter night 

    Not 
    a star 
    was 
    in 
    sight 

    An' the 
    north 
    wind 
    came 

    Howlin' 
    down 
    the line 

    With his 
    sweetheart, 
    so 
    dear 

    Stood 
    a 
    brave 
    engineer 

    With 
    his 
    orders 
    to 
    pull 
    ole 
    number 
    nine 

    She 
    kissed 
    him 
    goodbye 

    With 
    tears 
    in 
    his 
    eyes 

    An' a 
    joy 
    in 
    her 
    heart 

    She couldn't 
    hide 

    For 
    the 
    whole 
    world 
    was 
    bright 

    When 
    she told him 
    that night 

    To
    morrow 
    she'd 
    be 
    his 
    blushin' 
    bride 

    Verse 2
    As 

    the wheels 
    hummed 
    the song 

    As 
    the train 
    rolled 
    along 

    An' 
    the 
    black 
    smoke 
    come 

    pourin' 
    from 
    the stack

    As 
    the 
    headlight 
    a gleam 

    Seemed 
    to 
    brighten' his 
    dream 

    For to
    morrow 
    he'd 
    be 
    comin' 
    back 

    He 
    speed 
    up 
    the hill 

    But 
    his 
    brave 
    head was 
    still 

    For the 
    headlight 
    was 
    shining 
    in his 
    face 

    He 
    whispered a 
    prayer 

    As 
    he threw 
    on 
    the air 

    For 
    he knew 
    it would 
    be 
    his 
    final 
    race 

    Interlude 1





    Verse 3
    In 
    the wreck 
    he 
    was 
    found 

    Lying 
    there 
    on 
    the ground 

    An' he 
    ask them 
    to 
    raise 
    his 
    weary 
    head 

    As 
    his 
    breath 
    slowla went 

    This mes
    sage 
    he sent 

    To 
    the 
    maiden 
    who thought 

    that 
    they'd 
    be 
    wed 

    Have 
    a 
    little 
    white 
    home 

    That 
    I bought 
    for 
    our 
    own 

    Where I'd 
    dreamed 
    we'd 
    be 
    happy, 

    bye 
    an' bye 

    But 
    I leave 
    it to 
    you 

    For 
    I 
    know 
    you'll 
    be 
    true 

    Till we 
    meet 
    at 
    the 
    Golden 
    Gate, 

    good
    bye 

    Outro 1

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