Ben Dewberrys Final Run chords by Johnny Cash

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Verse 1:
G+G
Ben Dewberry was a brave engineer
                D MajorD  G+G
He told his fireman don't you ever fear
 G+G
All I want is the water and coal
                     D MajorD   G+G
Put your head out the window, watch the drivers roll
          C majorC           G+G
Watch the drivers roll watch the drivers roll
                      D MajorD   G+G
Stick your head out the window, watch the drivers roll

Verse 2:
 G+G
Ben Dewberry said before he died
             D MajorD    G+G
Two more roads that he wanted to ride
   G+G
His fireman asked him what could they be
                 D MajorD   G+G
Said the old Northeastern and the A augmentedA and BB
         C majorC          G+G
He said the A augmentedA and BB he said the A augmentedA and BB
                 D MajorD   G+G
It's the old Northeastern and the A augmentedA and BB


Instrumental:
G+G  D MajorD G+G
G MajorG  D MajorD G+G
C majorC  G+G
G MajorG  D MajorD G+G


Verse 3:
    G+G
On the early morning it began to rain
              D MajorD    G+G
Around the curve come a passenger train
 G+G
Ben Dewberry was a brave engineer
                  D MajorD     G+G
With the throttle wide open and without any fear
          C majorC           G+G
He didn't have no fear he didn't have no fear
               D MajorD    G+G
Had her runnin' wide open without any fear

Verse 4:
   G+G
Then Ben, he turned and he shook his head
                    D MajorD   G+G
He said We may make Atlanta but we'll all be dead
   G+G
The train was a-flyin' by a troublesome switch
               D MajorD     G+G
Without any warning then she took the ditch
          C majorC            G+G
Yes, she took the ditch well, she took the ditch
               D MajorD     G+G
Without any warning then she took the ditch


Instrumental:
G+G  D MajorD G+G
G MajorG  D MajorD G+G
C majorC  G+G
G MajorG  D MajorD G+G


Verse 5:
      G+G
Well, the big locomotive and the twisted rail
               D MajorD   G+G
Ben never lived to tell that awful tale
   G+G
His life was ended and his work was done
              D MajorD   G+G
When Ben Dewberry made his final run
          C majorC           G+G
He made his final run he made his final run
              D MajorD   G+G
When Ben Dewberry made his final run