Johnny Cash – Ben Dewberrys Final Run (Guitar)
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[Verse 1]
G Ben Dewberry was a brave engineer D G He told his fireman don't you ever fear G All I want is the water and coal D G Put your head out the window, watch the drivers roll C G Watch the drivers roll watch the drivers roll D G Stick your head out the window, watch the drivers roll
[Verse 2]
G Ben Dewberry said before he died D G Two more roads that he wanted to ride G His fireman asked him what could they be D G Said the old Northeastern and the A and B C G He said the A and B he said the A and B D G It's the old Northeastern and the A and B
[Verse 3]
G On the fatal morning it began to rain D G Around the curve come a passenger train G Ben Dewberry was the engineer D G Had her running wide open and without any fear C G He didn't have no fear didn't have no fear D G Had her runnin' wide open without any fear
[Verse 4]
G Well Ben, he turned and he shook his head D G He said We may make Atlanta but we'll all be dead G The train was a-flyin' by a troublesome switch D G Without any warning then she took the ditch C G Yes, she took the ditch well, she took the ditch D G Without any warning then she took the ditch
[Verse 5]
G The big locomotive and the twisted rail D G Ben never lived to tell that awful tale G His life was ended and his work was done D G When Ben Dewberry made his final run C G He made his final run made his final run D G When Ben Dewberry made his final run
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[Verse 6]
G Ben Dewberry was a brave engineer D G He told his fireman don't you ever fear G All I want is the water and coal D G Put your head out the window, watch the drivers roll C G Watch the drivers roll watch the drivers roll D G Stick your head out the window, watch the drivers roll
[Verse 7]
G The big locomotive and the twisted rail D G Ben never lived to tell that awful tale G His life was ended and his work was done D G When Ben Dewberry made his final run C G He made his final run made his final run D G When Ben Dewberry made his final run