Wreck Of The Old 97 Live Chords

This is the version from "Live at San Quentin State Prison" in 1969. Other verisons may differ.
Solo part is based on the version of MrModigh, however edited for the 1969 San Quentin Live version.
 
 
[Verse]
          A                       D
Well, they gave him his orders at Monroe, Virginia.
       A                        E
Said, "Steve, you're way behind time.
        A                         D
This is not Thirty-Eight, this is old Ninety-Seven.
 A           E         A
Put her into Spencer on time".
 
[Verse]
          A                       D
Then he turned around and said to his black, greasy fireman,
       A                        E
Hey "shovel on a little more coal.
        A                         D
And when we cross that White Oak Mountain,
 A           E         A
Watch old Ninety-Seven roll."
 
[Solo]
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G|------------------------------2-------------2-4-2------4-----4------------|
D|------2-2-2-2--------0-0-0-0-4---4-2-2-2-2-4-------4h6---4h6---6p4/2------|
A|--0-4--------4-0-2-4------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------2-2-2-------------------2------------------------------|
D|--2-4-------4-2-----0-0-0-0-4---4-2-2-2---0------------PM----|
A|----------------2-4---------------------4---4-2-0---(4-2-0)--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Verse]
          A                       D
And then a telegram came from Washington station,
       A                        E
this is how it read:
          A                       D
"Oh that brave engineer that run old Ninety-Seven,
 A           E         A
is lyin' in old Danville dead".
 
[Verse]
          A                       D
He was going down the grade makin' ninety miles an hour.
       A                        E
His whistle broke into a scream.
          A                       D
He was found in the wreck, with his hand on the throttle,
 A           E         A
scalded to death by the steam.
 
[Solo]
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------2-------------2-4-2------4-----4------------|
D|------2-2-2-2--------0-0-0-0-4---4-2-2-2-2-4-------4h6---4h6---6p4/2------|
A|--0-4--------4-0-2-4------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------2-2-2-------------------2------------------------------|
D|--2-4-------4-2-----0-0-0-0-4---4-2-2-2---0------------PM----|
A|----------------2-4---------------------4---4-2-0---(4-2-0)--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Verse]
          A                       D
Now all you ladies you better take a warnin',
       A                        E
From this time on and learn
          A                       D
Never speak harsh words to your true lovin' husband
 A           E         A
he may leave you and never return.
 
 
 
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| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| /  Slide up
 
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