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Song Name: Wreck of the Old 97 Audio Example and Tab By: Fred Lewey
Posted By: marcy Difficulty: Any
Key: Any Genre: Folk
Harp Type: Diatonic
Created: 2015-12-22 11:15:39 Modified: 2015-12-22 11:48:16


Song:

Here's a real fun song for harmonica and one of the most popular train wreck ballads there is.
The audio example is in the key of G. This one's a favorite, hope you have as much fun
playing it as we do!

 

Wreck of the Old 97

 

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On one cloudless morning I stood on the mountain.

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Just a'watching the smoke below.

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 It was coming from a tall, slim smokestack

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Way down on the Southern Railroad.