[ G5 ]A5 long time ago in a town in Tennessee
There lived a man and he was[ A5 ]great as he could[ D5 ]be
[ G5 ]By the sweat of his brow he[ C5 ]earned fortune and fame
[ D5 ]Casey Jones was his[ G5 ]name

From Memphis, Tennessee on that Cannonball Express
By the wining of the whistle you could tell him from the[ D5 ]rest
Past the old plantations with their cotton and cane
[ D5 ]Casey Jones was his[ G5 ]name

Chorus

[ G5 ]Clickety-clack, clickety-clack over the rails he'd go
Clickety-clack, clickety-clack[ A5 ]braving rain and[ D5 ]snow
[ G5 ]Ev'ryone knew three-eighty-[ C5 ]two was his train
[ D5 ]Casey Jones was his[ G5 ]name

Chorus:Instrumental

[ G5 ]Runnin' late thru Sardis past Winona on the fly
Like lightnin' chasin' thunder[ A5 ]thru the stairways of the[ D5 ]sky
[ G5 ]When we heard his engine moanin' [ C5 ]and the story is claimed
[ D5 ]Casey Jones was his[ G5 ]name

[ G5 ]Then on that fatal night he made his final run
Near Vaughan, Mississippi [ A5 ]he knew his time had come
[ G5 ]Too late he saw the head of[ C5 ]an old freight train
[ D5 ]Now a legend, Casey Jones was his[ G5 ]name

(Repeat chorus)