Johnny Cash - Casey Jones guitar chord

CASEY JONES

Album: Blood, Sweat, and Tears

Key: F / Capo: 1 / Play: E

E

Come all you rounders if you wanna hear

E F# B7

A story about a brave engineer

E

Casey Jones was the roller's name

E B7 E

On a sixty-eight wheeler course he rode to fame

Caller called Casey 'bout a half past four

He kissed his wife at the station door

Climbed in the cabin with his orders in his hand

Said this is my trip to the Promised Land

CHORUS:

E

(Casey Jones) Climbed in the cabin

E B7

(Casey Jones) Orders in his hand

E

(Casey Jones) Leanin' out the window

E B7 E

Takin' a trip to the Promised Land

Through South Memphis yards on a fly

Rain been a-fallin' and the water was high

Everybody knew by the engine's moan

That the man at the throttle was Casey Jones

KEY CHANGE:

Key: Ab / Capo: 1 / Play: G

G

Well Jones said Fireman don't you fret

G A D

Sam Webb said I ain't a-givin' up yet

G

We're eight hours late with the south-bound mail

G D G

Be on time or we're leavin' the rails

REPEAT CHORUS

Dead on the rail was a passenger train

Blood was a-boilin' in Casey's brain

Casey said Hey look out ahead

Sam jump Sam jump or we'll all be dead

With a hand on the whistle and a hand on the brake

North Mississippi was wide awake

IC railroad officials said

He's a good engineer to be a-layin' dead

REPEAT CHORUS

KEY CHANGE:

Key: F / Capo: 1 / Play: E

Headaches and heartaches and all kinds of pain

Are all a part of the railroad train

Sweat and toil the good and the grand

Are part of the life on the railroad man

REPEAT CHORUS