Casey Jones

G: 320033
C: x32010
D7: xxx212
D: xxx232

Note: You can also play a regular D 
in place of the D7, both sound 
correct. Just don't
play D7 in place of D in the chorus,
 it sounds a bit off.


Intro: G (With some 
country/bluegrass plucking)

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

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

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

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

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

(Chorus)

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

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

(Chorus)

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