Lonesome Whistle Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

DI was ridin' Number Nine,

 Headin' Gsouth from CarolineD.

 I heard that loneA7some whistle blowD.

Got in trouble, had to roam,

 Left my Ggal an' left my hoDme.

 I heard that loneA7some whistle bloDw.

GJust a kid, actin' smart,

 I went and bDroke my darling's heart,

A7I guess I was too young to know.

DThey took me off the Georgia Main,

 Locked me Gto a ball and chaiDn.

 I heard that loneA7some whistle blowD.

DAll alone I bear the shame,

 I'm a nGumber, not a nameD.

 I heard that lonA7esome whistle bloDw.

All I do is set [sic] an' cry

 When the evGenin' train goes byD.

 I heard that loneA7some whistle blowD.

GI'll be locked here in this cell

 Till my Dbody's just a shell

 An' my A7hair turns whiter than snow.

DI'll never see that gal of mine.

 Lord, I'm in GGeorgia doin' timeD.

 I heard that loneA7some whistle blow.