Casey Jones

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

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Tab

 +7  -8   +8   +8    -8   +7 -6  +6
Driv-ing that train, high on co-caine,
-6 +7   -8   +6  -6  +7   -6    +8   +7
Ca-sey Jones you bet-ter watch your speed.
 +7   -8 +8 +8    -8   +7 -6  +6
Troub-le a-head, troub-le be-hind,
 -6  +7  -8   +7  -6  +7  -6     +7    -8  +8 -8 +7
And you know that no-tion just crossed my mind_____.

 +8  +8  +8  +7   -9   -9 -9  -9
This old eng-ine makes it on time,?
  +7   +7   -6  +7   -6   +7  -6  -7  -8  -7  +6
Leaves Cen-tral Sta-tion 'bout a quar-ter to nine,
 +8  +8  +8  -8   +7  +7 -9  -9  -9  -9
Hits Riv-er Junc-tion at sev-en-teen to,?
-8 -8 -9   +9  -9 +8  -8   +8  -8   +7  -8  +7  -7
At  a quar-ter to ten you know it's driv-in  a-gain.


+7  -8   +8   +8    -8   +7 -6  +6
Driv-ing that train, high on co-caine,
-6 +7   -8   +6  -6  +7   -6    +8   +7
Ca-sey Jones you bet-ter watch your speed.
 +7   -8 +8 +8    -8   +7 -6  +6
Troub-le a-head, troub-le be-hind,
 -6  +7  -8   +7  -6  +7  -6     +7    -8  +7
And you know that no-tion just crossed my mind.

  +8  +8 +8 +8    -9 -9 -9  -9
Troub-le  a-head, Lad-y in red,
 +7  +7 +7  +7   -8   -6 -8  -6   -7  +6
Take my ad-vice you'd be bet-ter off dead.
  +8   +8     -8   +7    +7   -9   -9  -9  -9
Switch-man's sleep-ing, train hun-dred and two
-8 -9  -8  -9    +8   -8   +7  -8  +7  -7
is?on the wrong track and head-ed for you.


+7  -8   +8   +8    -8   +7 -6  +6
Driv-ing that train, high on co-caine,
-6 +7   -8   +6  -6  +7   -6    +8   +7
Ca-sey Jones you bet-ter watch your speed.
 +7   -8 +8 +8    -8   +7 -6  +6
Troub-le a-head, troub-le be-hind,
 -6  +7  -8   +7  -6  +7  -6     +7    -8  +7
And you know that no-tion just crossed my mind.

 +8   +8  +8   +8 +7  +7  -9   -9  -9  -9
Troub-le with you is the troub-le with me,
-8  +7   +7   +7  -6  +7  -6    -8   -6
Got two good eyes but we still don't see.
 +8    +8  +8   -8   +7   -9   -9  -9   -9
Come round the bend, you know it's the end,
-8   -9   +9   +8    +8  -8  +7  -8   +7    -7
The fire-man screams and the en-gine just gleams.

  +7 -8   +8    +8    -8  +7 -8  +6
Driv-ing that train, high on co-caine,
-5  +7  +8   -8  -6  +7   +9   +9     +8
Cas-ey Jones you bet-ter watch your speed.
 +8   +7 +7  +8    -8   +7 -6  -5
Troub-le  a-head, troub-le be-hind,
 -5 +7  -8   +7   -6  +7   -6    +7   -8  +7
And you know that no-tion just crossed my mind.

+7 -8   +8    +8    -8  +7 -8  +6
Driv-ing that train, high on co-caine,
-5  +7  +8   -8  -6  +7   +9   +9     +8
Cas-ey Jones you bet-ter watch your speed.?
 +8   +7 +7  +8    -8   +7 -6  -5
Troub-le  a-head, troub-le be-hind,?
 -5 +7  -8   +7   -6  +7   -6    +7    +7 +8 -8 +7
And you know that no-tion just crossed my mind____.

+8   +8  +8   +8  -8  +7   -7    -7    +7 +8 -8 +7
And you know that no-tion just crossed my mind____.

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