{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":794233,"song":"Casey Jones Was His Name","artist":"Hank Snow","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11593134-casey-jones-was-his-name-chords-by-hank-snow/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/794233?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"Casey Jones Was His Name \r\nHank Snow\r\n\r\n[[ch]G[/ch]]A long time ago in a town in Tennessee\r\nThere lived a man and he was[[ch]A[/ch]]great as he could[[ch]D[/ch]]be\r\n[[ch]G[/ch]]By the sweat of his brow he[[ch]C[/ch]]earned fortune and fame\r\n[[ch]D[/ch]]Casey Jones was his[[ch]G[/ch]]name\r\n\r\nFrom Memphis, Tennessee on that Cannonball Express\r\n[tab]By the wining of the whistle you could tell him from the[[ch]D[/ch]]rest\r\nPast the old plantations with their cotton and cane[/tab]\r\n[[ch]D[/ch]]Casey Jones was his[[ch]G[/ch]]name\r\n\r\nChorus\r\n\r\n[[ch]G[/ch]]Clickety-clack, clickety-clack over the rails he'd go\r\nClickety-clack, clickety-clack[[ch]A[/ch]]braving rain and[[ch]D[/ch]]snow\r\n[[ch]G[/ch]]Ev'ryone knew three-eighty-[[ch]C[/ch]]two was his train\r\n[[ch]D[/ch]]Casey Jones was his[[ch]G[/ch]]name\r\n\r\nChorus:Instrumental\r\n\r\n[[ch]G[/ch]]Runnin' late thru Sardis past Winona on the fly\r\nLike lightnin' chasin' thunder[[ch]A[/ch]]thru the stairways of the[[ch]D[/ch]]sky\r\n[[ch]G[/ch]]When we heard his engine moanin' [[ch]C[/ch]]and the story is claimed\r\n[[ch]D[/ch]]Casey Jones was his[[ch]G[/ch]]name\r\n\r\n[[ch]G[/ch]]Then on that fatal night he made his final run\r\nNear Vaughan, Mississippi [[ch]A[/ch]]he knew his time had come\r\n[[ch]G[/ch]]Too late he saw the head of[[ch]C[/ch]]an old freight train\r\n[[ch]D[/ch]]Now a legend, Casey Jones was his[[ch]G[/ch]]name\r\n\r\n(Repeat chorus)","plain_text":"Casey Jones Was His Name \nHank Snow\n\n[G]A long time ago in a town in Tennessee\nThere lived a man and he was[A]great as he could[D]be\n[G]By the sweat of his brow he[C]earned fortune and fame\n[D]Casey Jones was his[G]name\n\nFrom Memphis, Tennessee on that Cannonball Express\n\n[D]Casey Jones was his[G]name\n\nChorus\n\n[G]Clickety-clack, clickety-clack over the rails he'd go\nClickety-clack, clickety-clack[A]braving rain and[D]snow\n[G]Ev'ryone knew three-eighty-[C]two was his train\n[D]Casey Jones was his[G]name\n\nChorus:Instrumental\n\n[G]Runnin' late thru Sardis past Winona on the fly\nLike lightnin' chasin' thunder[A]thru the stairways of the[D]sky\n[G]When we heard his engine moanin' [C]and the story is claimed\n[D]Casey Jones was his[G]name\n\n[G]Then on that fatal night he made his final run\nNear Vaughan, Mississippi [A]he knew his time had come\n[G]Too late he saw the head of[C]an old freight train\n[D]Now a legend, Casey Jones was his[G]name\n\n(Repeat chorus)","chords":["G","A","D","C"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}