Ballad Of Casey Jones
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: GCapotraste: Sem capotraste
The Ballad Of Casey Jones
(originally By Mississippi John Hurt)
[Intro]
G G7 C G
G A D
G G7 C G
G G G7 G
[Verse 1]
G G7 C G A D
Casey Jones was an old engineer Called for his fireman, tonight he will fear
G G7 C G G7 G
All I need is my water and coal Look out the window, see my driving wheel roll
G G7 C G
One Sunday morning, in the driving rain
A D
Around the bend came a passenger train
G G7 C G
In the cabin stood Casey Jones
G G7 G
Noble engineer but he's dead and gone
[Verse 2]
G G7 C G
Mrs Casey when she heard the news
G A D
Sitting on her bedside, she was lacing up her shoes
G G7 C G
Children, children now hold your breath
G G7 D
You will draw a pension at your Papa's death
G G7 C G
Children, children now get your hat
C A D
Tell me Mama what do you mean by that?
G G7 C G
Get your hat, put it on your head
G G7 G
Go down town, see your daddy is dead
[Verse 3]
G G7 C G
Casey said before he died
G A D
Fix the blinds so that the bums can't ride
G G7 C G
If they ride, let them ride the rods
G G7 G
Put their trust in the hand of God
[Verse 4]
G G7 C G
Casey said just before he died
G A D
Two more roads that I want to ride
G G7 C G
People said, what roads Casey, can they be?
G G7 G
Old Colorado and the Santa Fe
G G7 C G
G A D
G G7 C G
G G G7 G
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