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Casey Jones by Johnny Cash - Guitar Chords

Artist Johnny Cash How to play the guitar chord G.jpg How to play the guitar chord C.jpg How to play the guitar chord D7.jpg How to play the guitar chord D.jpg

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            A very easy song, and underrated at that! Classic Johnny right here.

Standard tuning, no capo. (This is a GREAT song for beginner guitarists).

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      G
On a 68 wheeler course he rode to fame.

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

(Chorus)
                            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         D7
Rain been a falling and the water was high.
G
Everybody knew by the engine's moan,
                                 D7    G
That the man at the throttle was Casey Jones.

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

(Chorus)

(Verse 5)
G
Dead on the rail was a passenger train,
                       C       D7
Blood was a boiling in Casey's 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    G
"He's a good engineer to be a lying 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       G
Are part of the life of a railroad man.

(Chorus)


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

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