WRECK OF THE OL' 97
Here is another version of this classic song with a tab for
a C Harmonica.
Verse 1:
C C7
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Well they gave him is or-ders,
F
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In Mon-roe, Vir-gin-ia,
C G G7
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Say-in, "Steve, you're way be-hind time.
C C7
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This is not thir-ty-eight,
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This is ol' nine-ty-sev-en,
C G7 C
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You must put her in Spen-cer on time."
Verse 2:
C C7
Then he turned around and said,
F
To his black greasy fireman,
C G G7
"Hey, shovel on a little more coal.
C C7
And when we cross,
F
That White Oak Mountain,
C G7 C
Watch ol' ninetyseven roll."
Verse 3:
Well, it's a mighty rough road,
From Lynchburg to Danville,
With a line on a three mile grade.
It was one that grade,
That he lost his airbrakes,
You shoulda seen what a jump he made.
Verse 4:
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Now, then, la-dies, you must take warn-ing,
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From this time on and learn.
C C7
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Nev-er speak harsh words,
F
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To your true lov-in' hus-band,
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He may leave you and nev-er re-turn.