The Wreck Of The Old '97 Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D]

[Verse 1]
It's a [D]mighty rough
road from [G]Lynchburg
To Danville in a [D]line on a three -mile [A]grade
It was [D]on that grade
that he [G]lost his air brakes
[D]See what a [A]jump he [D]made
Well, they gave him his orders
at Mon[G]roe, Virginia,
saying, [D]Steve, you're way behind [A]time.
This is [D]not 38, it's [G]097.
You must [D]put her and [A]Spencer on [D]time.
He looked around and said to his
[G]black breezy barman,
[D]shovel on a little more [A]coal.
And [D]when we cross that
[G]white oak mountain,
[D]Watch old [A]97 [D]grow[Eb][D]
Then a telegram came from
Washington [G]Station
And [D]this is how it [A]read
That [D]brave engineer that [G]run old 97
is ly[D]ing in old [A]Danville [D]jail.
Cause he was going down the grade,
doing [G]ninety miles an hour
when his [D]whistle broke into a [A]scream.
[D]Found in the wreck,
his [G]hand on the throttle,
[D]scalded to [A]death by the [D]steam.
Now listen you ladies,
you [G]must take warning
from [D]this time on and [A]learn
Nev[D]er [G]put harsh words
on your [C]true love and husband
He may [G]leave you and [D]never re[G]turn
Will he ever return?
No, he'll [C]never return
He may [G]leave you and [D]never re[G]turn
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