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Wreck Of The Old 97

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Johnny Cash (born J.R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and author. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 90 million records worldwide. Although primarily remembered as a country music icon, his genre-spanning songs and sound embraced rock and roll, rockabilly, blues, folk, and gospel.

Cash was known for his deep, calm bass-baritone voice

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[Verse]
G C
Well, they gave him his orders at Monroe, Virginia
G D
Sayin' Steve you're way behind time
G C
This is not Thirty Eight, this is Old Ninety-Seven
G D G
You must put her into Spencer on time

[Verse]
G C
Then he turned around and said to his black greasy fireman
G D
Shovel on a little more coal
G C
And when we cross that wide oak mountain
G D G
Watch Old Ninety-Seven roll

[Solo]
G C G D
G C G D G

[Verse]
G C
But it's a mighty rough road from Lynchburg to Danville
G D
On a line with a three mile grade
G C
It was on that grade that he lost his air brakes
G D G
See what a jump he made

[Verse]
G C
He was goin' down the grade makin' ninety miles an hour
G D
His whistle broke into a scream
G C
He was found in the wreck with his hand on the throttle
G D G
a-scalded to death by the steam

[Solo]
G C G D
G C G D G

[Verse]
G C
Then a telegram come to Washington station
G D
And this is how it read
G C
Well that brave engineer that run Old Ninety-Seven
G D G
He's a-lyin' in ol' Danville dead

[Verse]
G C
So now, all you ladies you better take a warnin'
G D
From this time on and learn
G C
Never speak harsh words to your true lovin' husband
G D G
He may leave you and never return