The Wreck of the Old Number Nine Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
On [C]a
cold winter night
Not [F]a star was in sight
An' the [C]north wind came
Howlin' down the line
[G]With his sweetheart, so dear
Stood a [C]brave engineer
[F]With his [C]orders to [G]pull ole number [C]nine
She [G]kissed him goodbye
With [C]tears in his eyes
An' a [F]joy in her [C]heart
She couldn't [G]hide
[C]For the who[F]le world was bright
When she told him that night
To[C]morrow she'd [G]be his blushin' bride

[Verse 2]
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[C]the wheels hummed the song
As [F]the train rolled along
An' the [C]black smoke come
pourin' from [G]the stack
As the [C]headlight a gleam
Seemed [F]to brighten' his dream
For to[C]morrow he'd [G]be comin' [C]back
He [G]speed up the hill
But his [C]brave head was still
For the [F]headlight was [C]shining in his face
[G]He whispered a prayer
As [C]he threw on [F]the air
For [C]he knew it would [G]be his final [C]race

[Interlude 1]
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[Verse 3]
In [C]the wreck he was found
Lying [F]there on the ground
[C]An' he ask them to raise his weary [G]head
As his [C]breath slowla went
[F]This message he sent
To the [C]maiden who thought
[G]that they'd be [C]wed
Have a [G]little white home
That [C]I bought for our own
[F]Where I'd dreamed we'd be [C]happy,
bye [G]an' bye
[C]But I leave it to you
For I [F]know you'll be true
Till we [C]meet at the [G]Golden Gate,
good[C]bye

[Outro 1]
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