Hank Snow - The Wreck Of The Number Nine Chords

[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
     A                         D
On a cold winter's night not a star was in sight
    A                                E
The north wind came howling down the line
         A                          D
With his sweetheart so dear stood a brave engineer
         A         E               A
With his orders to pull ol' Number Nine
 
[Verse 2]
    E                         A
She kissed him goodbye with a tear in her eye
        D          A                  E
But the joy in his heart he could not hide
    A                                 D
The whole world seemed right when she told him that night
       A            E               A
That tomorrow she'd be his blushing bride
 
[Verse 3]
       A                           D
Oh the wheels hummed a song as the train rolled along
    A                                 E
The black smoke came pouring from the stack
    A                            D
The headlight of gleam seemed to brighten his dream
     A           E              A
Of tomorrow when he'd be comin' back
 
[Verse 4]
   E                               A
He stirred 'round the hill and his brave heart stood still
      D             A              E
For a headlight was shining in his face
       A                        D
And he whispered a prayer as he threw on the air
       A               E            A
For he knew this would be his final race
 
[Break]
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 [Verse 5]
       A                        D
In the wreck he was found lying there on the ground
       A                             E
And he asked them to raise his weary head
       A                            D
As his breath slowly went, just the message he sent
       A          E                    A
To the maiden who thought she would be wed
 
[Verse 6]
           E                        A
"There's a little white home that I built for our own
        D               A            E
Where I dreamed we'd be happy by and by
      A                     D
But I leave it to you for I know you'll be true
       A           E                A
Til we meet at the Golden Gate, goodbye"
 
[Outro]
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