The Engineers Dying Child Chords & Lyrics - Johnny Cash

[VERSE]
[D]A little child on a [G]sickbed [D]lay
And [G]death was very [D]near
He was the pride and the [G]only [D]child
Of a [E7]railroad [A]engineer
His duty had called him from [D]those he loved
And [G]seeing that hope was [D]dim
While a tear he shed to his [G]wife, he [D]said
Just [A]have two lanterns [D]trimmed"

[CHORUS]
[G]Just hang a light when I [D]pass tonight
Hang it where it can be [A]seen
If the [D]baby's dead then [G]show the red
If he's [D]better then [A]show the [D]green

[VERSE]
In a [D]little shack by the [G]railroad [D]track
A mother with [G]watchful [D]eyes
Saw a gleam of hope in a [G]tender [D]smile
As the [E7]train went rushing [A]by
Just one short look was his [D]only chance?
To [G]see the light a [D]gleam
In the midnight air, there [G]rose a [D]prayer
Thank [A]God the light was [D]green

[CHORUS]
[G]Just hang a light when I [D]pass tonight
Hang it where it can be [A]seen
If the [D]baby's dead then [G]show the red
If he's [D]better then [A]show the [D]green