Casey Jones - Grateful Dead

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Tuning: G C E A, G C E A

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Chorus:
     
Driving that t

rain High on c

ocaine
             
Casey Jones yo

             
u'd better wat

ch your speed
             
Trouble ahead 

  
Trouble behind
             
And you know t

             
hat notion jus

              
t crossed my m

            
ind

Verse 1:
             
This old engin

   
e makes it on 

time
             
Leaves Central

              
 Station 'bout

    
 a quarter to 

nine
            
Hits River Juc

         
tion at sevent

een-to
             
At a quarter t

            
o ten you know

            
 it's trav'lin

    
' again

(Chorus)

Verse 2:
             
Trouble ahead 

    
the lady in re

d
             
Take my advice

           
 you'd be bett

er off dead
             
Switch-Man's s

              
leeping Train 

  
Hundred-and-Tw

o is
             
On the wrong t

          
rack and heade

       
d for you

(Chorus)

Solo 1 - C  D  F  G (one bar each) then F  E7  Am  G (half bar each)
Solo 2 - C  F (one bar) F (1 and a half) C (1 and a half) F to the end

  

Verse 3:
             
Trouble with y

       
ou is Trouble 

with me Got
             
Two good eyes 

     
but still don'

t see
             
Come round the

            
 bend you know

 it's the end
            
The fireman sc

             
reams and the 

           
engine just gl

eams

(Chorus twice)
then the chorus with C  Bb (half bar) F (that half plus another one and half)
C (half plus whole bar) Bb (half bar) F (half bar plus TWO whole)
Bb (half) F (half plus one and half)  C (half plus one)
Bb (half) F (half plus TWO)
and then
            
And you know t

           
hat notion jus

              
t crossed my m


ind

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