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Wreck of the Old '97 easy guitar chords by
Hank Williams Iii
Hank Williams Iii

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Verse 1
D

Well, they gave him his orders at Monroe,

Virginia
A
D

Said, Steve you're way behind time

This is not Thirty-Eight;

this is old Ninety-Seven,
A
D

So So put her into Spencer on time
Verse 2
G

Then he turned and said to his black,
D

greasy fireman
G
A
F#dim
F#m

Shovel on a little more coal
A
D

And when we cross that
G

White Oak Mountain,
D
A

Watch old Ninety-Seven roll
D

roll
Verse 3
D


And then the telegram came
G

from Washington station
A
D

And this is how it read:

Oh that brave engineer that
G

ran old Ninety-Seven
A
D

Is Is lying in old Danville dead
Verse 4
G

'Cause he was going down the grade
D

makin' ninety miles an hour
G

When the whistle broke
A
G

into a scream
A
D

He was found in the wreck,
G

with his hand on the throttle,
A
D

Scalded to death by the steam
Interlude 1
D
G
D
A

D
G
D
A
D
G
D
A

D
G
D
A
D

Verse 5
G

Now all you ladies you

better take warnin'
A
D

From this time on and learn

Never speak harsh words
G

to a true lovin' husband
A
D

He may leave you and never return

'Board 'board
A
Yodelay he, he, he, he, he, he
Outro 1
G
F
C
D


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Chords
  • D

  • A

  • G

  • F#dim

    4
  • F#m

    2
  • F

  • C

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