The Wreck of the Old 97  - traditional - 60 bpm

Well, they 
G
gave him his 

orders in 
C
Monroe, Vir

ginia,

 
G
Sayin', "Steve, you're 
A7
runnin' way be
D7
hind.

 
G
This ain’t 3

8, this is 
C
Old 9

7

You got to 
G
put her into 
D7
Spencer on 
G
time."

Well, the 
G
engineer 

said to his 
C
black, greasy 

fireman

He Said "
G
Shovel on a 
A7
little more of that 
D7
coal,

And 
G
when we 

cross that 
C
White Oak 

Mountain

You can 
G
watch Old 
D7
97  
G
roll."

He was 
G
goin' down the 

grade doing 
C
90 miles an 

hour,

When his t
G
rain whistle 
A7
broke into a 
D7
scream,

He was 
G
found in the 

wreck with his 
C
hand on the 

throttle,

He was 
G
scalded to 
D7
death by the 
G
steam.

 
G
Listen up, you 

ladies now ,you 
C
all must take a 

warning,

From this 
G
song there's a 
A7
lesson to be 
D7
learned

Don't 
G
never speak harsh 

words to your 
C
true lovin' 

husband,

He may 
G
leave you one day 
D7
never to re
G
turn.