Capo 2nd fret

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

 I was ridin' Number Nine, headin' south from Caro-line.

 I heard that lone - some whistle blow.

 I got in trouble, had to roam. I left my gal; I left my home.

 I heard that lone - some whistle blow.

 Just a kid actin' smart, I went and broke my darlin's heart.

 I guess I was too young to know.

 They took me off in Georgia main, locked me to a ball and chain.

 I heard that lone - some whistle blow.

Interlude

 All a-lone I bare the shame. I'm a number, not a name.

 I heard that lone - some whistle blow.

 All I do is sit and cry when that ev'ning train goes by.

 I heard that lone - some whistle blow.

 I'll be locked here in this cell till my body's just a shell,

 And my hair turns whiter than snow.

 I'll never see that gal of mine. I'm in Georgia, doin' time.

 I heard that lone - some whistle blow.