Key: G
Introduction:
G D G
G
I was ridin' Number Nine,
C G
Headin' south from Caroline.
G D G
I heard that lonesome whistle blow.
G
Got in trouble, had to roam,
C G
Left my gal an' left my home.
G D G
I heard that lonesome whistle blow.
C
Just a kid, actin' smart,
G
I went and broke my darling's heart,
D
I guess I was too young to know.
G
They took me off the Georgia Main,
C G
Locked me to a ball and chain.
G D G
I heard that lonesome whistle blow.
D G
G
All alone I bear the shame,
C G
I'm a number, not a name.
G D G
I heard that lonesome whistle blow.
G
All I do is sit an' cry
C G
When the evenin' train goes by.
G D G
I heard that lonesome whistle blow.
C
I'll be locked here in this cell
G
Till my body's just a shell
D
An' my hair turns whiter than snow.
G
I'll never see that gal of mine.
C G
Lord, I'm in Georgia doin' time.
G D G
I heard that lonesome whistle blow.