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Casey Jones by Mississippi John Hurt
Casey Jones
Tuning: Standard
G C G
Casey Jones was a brave engineer
G D7 G
He told his fireman to not to fear
C G
Says all I want my water and my coal
G
Look out the window see me drive wheel roll
G C G
Early one morning came a shower of rain
D7 G
Round the curve I seen a passenger train
C G
In the cabin was Casey Jones
G
He's a noble engineer man but he's dead and gone
G C G
Children children get your hat
D7 G
Mama Mama what you mean by that?
C G
Get your hat put it on your head
G
Go down in town see if your daddy's dead
C C G
Mama mama oh, how can it be?
D7 G
My daddy got killed on the old I.C.
C G
Hush your mouth I said and hold your breat
G
You're gonna draw a pension after daddy's dead
G C G
Casey's wife she got the news
D7 G
She was sittin on the bedside she was lacin up her shoes
C G
Said go away children and hold your breath
G
You're gonna draw a pension after your daddy's dead
G C G
Casey said, before he died
D7 G
Fixed the blinds so the boys can't ride
C G
If they ride, let'em ride the rod
G
Trust they lives in the hands of God
G C G
Casey Jones was a brave engineer
G D7 G
He told his fireman to not to fear
C G
Says all I want my water and my coal
G
Look out the window see me drive wheel roll
E||--3---------------0--3--|---------------3-------|
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Casey Jones was a brave engineer
He told his fireman to not to fear
Says, "All I want, my water and my coal
Look out the window, see me drive wheel roll"
Early one mornin' came a shower of rain
'Round the curve I seen a passenger train
In the cabin was Casey Jones
He's a noble engineer, man but he's dead and gone
Casey's wife, she got the news
She was sittin' on the bedside, she was lacin' up her shoes
Said, "Go away, children and hold your breath
You're gonna draw a pension after your daddy's dead"
"Children, children, get your hat"
"Mama, Mama, what you mean by that?"
"Get your hat, put it on your head
Go down in town, see if your daddy's dead"
"Mama, mama, oh, how can it be?
My daddy got killed on the old I.C."
"Hush your mouth I said and hold your breath
You're gonna draw a pension after daddy's dead"
Casey said, before he died
Fixed the blinds so the boys can't ride
If they ride, let 'em ride the rod
Trust they lives in the hands of God
Casey Jones was a brave engineer
He told his fireman to not to fear
Says, "All I want, my water and my coal
Look out the window, see me drive wheel roll"
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version 2
Tuning: Standard
E||--3---------------0--3--|---------------3-------|--0---------------0--3--|
B||---------------3--------|-----------------------|---------------3--------|
G||------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
D||-------0----------0-----|-------0----------0----|-------2----------2-----|
A||------------------------|-----------------------|--3---------3-----------|
E||--3---------3-----------|--3---------3----------|------------------------|
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Casey Jones was a brave engineer
He told his fireman to not to fear
Says, "All I want, my water and my coal
Look out the window, see me drive wheel roll"
Early one mornin' came a shower of rain
'Round the curve I seen a passenger train
In the cabin was Casey Jones
He's a noble engineer, man but he's dead and gone
Casey's wife, she got the news
She was sittin' on the bedside, she was lacin' up her shoes
Said, "Go away, children and hold your breath
You're gonna draw a pension after your daddy's dead"
"Children, children, get your hat"
"Mama, Mama, what you mean by that?"
"Get your hat, put it on your head
Go down in town, see if your daddy's dead"
"Mama, mama, oh, how can it be?
My daddy got killed on the old I.C."
"Hush your mouth I said and hold your breath
You're gonna draw a pension after daddy's dead"
Casey said, before he died
Fixed the blinds so the boys can't ride
If they ride, let 'em ride the rod
Trust they lives in the hands of God
Casey Jones was a brave engineer
He told his fireman to not to fear
Says, "All I want, my water and my coal
Look out the window, see me drive wheel roll"
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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version 3
Tuning: E A D G B E
[Intro]
G C G
e|--3-----------0-3--|------------3-----|--0-----0-----0-3--|------------------|
B|------------3------|------------------|------------3------|------------------|
G|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|
D|------0-------0----|------0-------0---|------2-------2----|------0-------0---|
A|-------------------|------------------|--3-------3--------|------------------|
E|--3-------3--------|--3-------3-------|-------------------|--3-------3-------|
G A D
e|--3-----------0-3--|------------------|--------5---2------|------------------|
B|------------3------|------------------|----------------3--|------------------|
G|-------------------|------------------|----2--------------|------------------|
D|------0-------0----|------0-------0---|------2-------2----|------0-------0---|
A|-------------------|----------2-------|--0-------0--------|--0-------0-------|
E|--3-------3--------|--3---------------|-------------------|------------------|
G C G
e|--3-----------0-3--|------------3-----|--0-----0-----0-3--|------------------|
B|------------3------|------------------|------------3------|------------------|
G|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|
D|------0-------0----|------0-------0---|------2-------2----|------0-------0---|
A|-------------------|------------------|--3-------3--------|------------------|
E|--3-------3--------|--3-------3-------|-------------------|--3-------3-------|
G
e|-------------------|----3---0---------|--0----------------|----3-----3-----3-|
B|----0---3----------|------------3---3-|------------0------|--------0---------|
G|--3----------------|------------------|----------3-----0--|------------0-----|
D|------0-------0----|------0-----------|------0-------0----|------0-------2---|
A|-------------------|--------------0---|-------------------|------------------|
E|--3-------3--------|--3-------3-------|--3-------3--------|--3-------3-------|
[First Guitar Break]
G C G
e|--3-----------0-3--|------------1-----|--0-----------0-3--|------------------|
B|------------3------|------------------|------------3------|------------------|
G|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|
D|------0-------0----|------0-------0---|------2-------2----|------0-------0---|
A|-------------------|------------------|--3-------3--------|------------------|
E|--3-------3--------|--3-------3-------|-------------------|--3-------3-------|
G A D
e|--3-----------0-3--|------------------|--------5---2------|------------------|
B|------------3------|------------------|----------------3--|------------------|
G|-------------------|------------------|----2--------------|------------------|
D|------0-------0----|------0-------0---|------2-------2----|------0-------0---|
A|-------------------|----------2-------|--0-------0--------|--0-------0-------|
E|--3-------3--------|--3---------------|-------------------|------------------|
G C G
e|--3-----------0-3--|------------1-----|--0-----------0-3--|------------------|
B|------------3------|------------------|------------3------|------------------|
G|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|
D|------0-------0----|------0-------0---|------2-------2----|------0-------0---|
A|-------------------|------------------|--3-------3--------|------------------|
E|--3-------3--------|--3-------3-------|-------------------|--3-------3-------|
G
e|-------------------|----3---0---------|--0----------------|----3-----3-----3-|
B|----0---3----------|------------3---3-|------------0------|--------0---------|
G|--3----------------|------------------|----------3-----0--|------------0-----|
D|------0-------0----|------0-----------|------0-------0----|------0-------2---|
A|-------------------|--------------0---|-------------------|------------------|
E|--3-------3--------|--3-------3-------|--3-------3--------|--3-------3-------|
[Second Guitar Break]
G C G
e|--3-----------0-3--|------------1-----|--0-----0-----0-3--|------------------|
B|------------3------|------------------|------------3------|------------------|
G|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|
D|------0-------0----|------0-------0---|------2-------2----|------0-------0---|
A|-------------------|------------------|--3-------3--------|------------------|
E|--3-------3--------|--3-------3-------|-------------------|--3-------3-------|
G A D
e|--3-----------0-3--|------------------|--------5---2------|------------------|
B|------------3------|------------------|----------------3--|------------------|
G|-------------------|------------------|----2--------------|------------------|
D|------0-------0----|------0-------0---|------2-------2----|------0-------0---|
A|-------------------|----------2-------|--0-------0--------|--0-------0-------|
E|--3-------3--------|--3---------------|-------------------|------------------|
G C G
e|--3-----------0-3--|------------0-----|--0-----0-----0-3--|------------------|
B|------------3------|------------------|------------3------|------------------|
G|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|
D|------0-------0----|------0-------0---|------2-------2----|------0-------0---|
A|-------------------|------------------|--3-------3--------|------------------|
E|--3-------3--------|--3-------3-------|-------------------|--3-------3-------|
G
e|-------------------|----3---0---------|--0----------------|----3-----3-----3-|
B|----0---3----------|------------3---3-|------------0------|--------0---------|
G|--3----------------|------------------|----------3-----0--|------------0-----|
D|------0-------0----|------0-----------|------0-------0----|------0-------2---|
A|-------------------|--------------0---|-------------------|------------------|
E|--3-------3--------|--3-------3-------|--3-------3--------|--3-------3-------|
[Third Guitar Break]
G C G
e|-6/7-------6/7-----|--6/7----3---1----|--0-----0-----0-3--|------------------|
B|-------------------|------------------|------------3------|------------------|
G|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|
D|------0---------0--|-------0-------0--|------2-------2----|------0-------0---|
A|-------------------|------------------|--3-------3--------|------------------|
E|-6/7-------6/7-----|--6/7------3------|-------------------|--3-------3-------|
G A D
e|-6/7-------6/7-----|--6/7----3--------|--------5---2------|------------------|
B|-------------------|------------------|----------------3--|------------------|
G|-------------------|------------------|----2--------------|------------------|
D|------0---------0--|-------0-------0--|------2-------2----|------0-------0---|
A|-------------------|------------------|--0-------0--------|--0-------0-------|
E|-6/7-------6/7-----|--6/7------3------|-------------------|------------------|
G C G
e|-6/7-------6/7-----|--6/7----3---1----|--0-----0-----0-3--|------------------|
B|-------------------|------------------|------------3------|------------------|
G|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|
D|------0---------0--|-------0-------0--|------2-------2----|------0-------0---|
A|-------------------|------------------|--3-------3--------|------------------|
E|-6/7-------6/7-----|--6/7------3------|-------------------|--3-------3-------|
G
e|-------------------|----3---0---------|--0----------------|----3-----3-----3-|
B|----0---3----------|------------3---3-|------------0------|--------0---------|
G|--3----------------|------------------|----------3-----0--|------------0-----|
D|------0-------0----|------0-----------|------0-------0----|------0-------2---|
A|-------------------|--------------0---|-------------------|------------------|
E|--3-------3--------|--3-------3-------|--3-------3--------|--3-------3-------|
Casey Jones was a brave engineer
He told his fireman to not to fear
Says, "All I want, my water and my coal
Look out the window, see me drive wheel roll"
Early one mornin' came a shower of rain
'Round the curve I seen a passenger train
In the cabin was Casey Jones
He's a noble engineer, man but he's dead and gone
Casey's wife, she got the news
She was sittin' on the bedside, she was lacin' up her shoes
Said, "Go away, children and hold your breath
You're gonna draw a pension after your daddy's dead"
"Children, children, get your hat"
"Mama, Mama, what you mean by that?"
"Get your hat, put it on your head
Go down in town, see if your daddy's dead"
"Mama, mama, oh, how can it be?
My daddy got killed on the old I.C."
"Hush your mouth I said and hold your breath
You're gonna draw a pension after daddy's dead"
Casey said, before he died
Fixed the blinds so the boys can't ride
If they ride, let 'em ride the rod
Trust they lives in the hands of God
Casey Jones was a brave engineer
He told his fireman to not to fear
Says, "All I want, my water and my coal
Look out the window, see me drive wheel roll"
| / Slide up
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