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Casey Jones

Johnny Cash
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D-DU-UDU
 (Verse 1)
Come  all you rounders if you wanna hear,
 The story about a brave  engineer.
Casey  Jones was the roller's name,
 On a 68 wheeler course he rode  to fame.
 (Verse 2)
Caller  called Casey bout half past four,
 He kissed his wife at the station door.
 He climbed  in the cabin with his orders in his hand,
 Said this is the trip to the Promised  Land.
 (Chorus)
 Casey Jones, climbed in the cabin,
Casey  Jones, orders in his hand,
Casey  Jones, leaning out the window,
Making  a trip to the Promised Land.
 (Verse 3)
Through  South Memphis Yards on a fly,
 Rain been a falling and the water  was high.
Everybody  knew by the engine's moan,
 That the man at the throttle was Casey Jones.
 (Verse 4)
Well  Jones said fireman now don't you fret,
 Sam Webb said "We ain't a  giving up  yet,
 We're eight  hours late with the southbound mail,
 We'll be on time or we're leaving  the rails."
 (Chorus)
 (Verse 5)
Dead  on the rail was a passenger train,
 Blood was a boiling in Casey's brain.
Casey  said "Hey now look out ahead,
 Jump Sam jump or we'll  all be  dead."
 (Verse 6)
With  a hand on a whistle and a hand on a brake,
 North Mississippi was wide awake.
I  see railroad official said,
 "He's a good engineer to be a lying dead."
 (Chorus)
 (Verse 7)
Headaches  and heartaches and all kinds of pain,
 All the part of a railroad train.
Sweat  and toil the good and the grand,
 Are part of the life of a railroad man.
 (Chorus)
 And that is all, hope you enjoy! :)
 -Joe

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Readable chord sheet for Casey Jones by Johnny Cash

[G]

(Verse 1)
[G]Come all you rounders if you wanna hear,
The story about a [C]brave engi[D7]neer.
[G]Casey Jones was the roller's name,
On a 68 wheeler course he [D7]rode to [G]fame.

(Verse 2)
[G]Caller called Casey bout half past four,
He kissed his wife at the [C]station [D7]door.
He [G]climbed in the cabin with his orders in his hand,
Said this is the trip to the [D7]Promised L[G]and.

(Chorus)
Casey Jones, climbed in the [D]cabin,
[G]Casey Jones, orders in his [D]hand,
[G]Casey Jones, leaning out the [D]window,
[G]Making a trip to the [D]Promised [G]Land.

(Verse 3)
[G]Through South Memphis Yards on a fly,
Rain been a falling and the [C]water was [D7]high.
[G]Everybody knew by the engine's moan,
That the man at the throttle was [D7]Casey [G]Jones.

(Verse 4)
[G]Well Jones said fireman now don't you fret,
Sam Webb said "We ain't a[C] giving up[D7] yet,
We're [G]eight hours late with the southbound mail,
We'll be on time or we're [D7]leaving the [G]rails."

(Chorus)

(Verse 5)
[G]Dead on the rail was a passenger train,
Blood was a boiling in [C]Casey's [D7]brain.
[G]Casey said "Hey now look out ahead,
Jump Sam jump or [D7]we'll all [G]be dead."

(Verse 6)
[G]With a hand on a whistle and a hand on a brake,
North Mississippi was [C]wide [D7]awake.
[G]I see railroad official said,
"He's a good engineer to be a [D7]lying [G]dead."

(Chorus)

(Verse 7)
[G]Headaches and heartaches and all kinds of pain,
All the part of a [C]railroad [D7]train.
[G]Sweat and toil the good and the grand,
Are part of the life of a [D7]railroad [G]man.

(Chorus)

And that is all, hope you enjoy! :)
-Joe

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