Wreck Of The Old 97
Woody GuthrieVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Well they give him his orders in Monroe Virginia
Saying Pete you're way behind time
This ain't 38 but it's old 97
And you've got to be in Center on time
Well he turned around to his black, greasy fireman
Said, "Shovel in a little more coal
When we cross that White Oak Mountain
You can watch old 97 roll"
Well, it's a mighty rough road from Lakesburg to Danville
And a line on a three mile grade
It is on this grade that he lost his airbrakes
And you see what a jump he made
He was a-goin' down the grade makin' 90 miles an hour
And his whistle broke out in a scream
It is on that grade that he lost his airbrakes
And you see what a jump he made
Well, ladies, you must all take warning
From this time now and on
Never speak harsh words to your true lovin' husband
He might leave you and never come home
He was a-goin' down the grade makin' 90 miles an hour
And his whistle begin to scream
And we found him in the wreck with his hand on his throttle
And scalded to death by the steam
Well, ladies, you can all take warnin'
From this time now and on
Never speak harsh words to your true lovin' husband
He might leave you and never return
Source: Songsterr · Rights holder? Request removal.
Readable chord sheet for Wreck Of The Old 97 by Woody Guthrie
[C]Well they give him his orders in [F]Monroe Virginia Saying [C]Pete you're way behind [G]time This [C]ain't 38 but it's [F]old 97 And you've [G]got to be in Center on [C]time Well he turned around to his black, greasy fireman Said, "Shovel in a little more coal When we cross that White Oak Mountain You can watch old 97 roll" Well, it's a mighty rough road from Lakesburg to Danville And a line on a three mile grade It is on this grade that he lost his airbrakes And you see what a jump he made He was a-goin' down the grade makin' 90 miles an hour And his whistle broke out in a scream It is on that grade that he lost his airbrakes And you see what a jump he made Well, ladies, you must all take warning From this time now and on Never speak harsh words to your true lovin' husband He might leave you and never come home He was a-goin' down the grade makin' 90 miles an hour And his whistle begin to scream And we found him in the wreck with his hand on his throttle And scalded to death by the steam Well, ladies, you can all take warnin' From this time now and on Never speak harsh words to your true lovin' husband He might leave you and never return