G D G
[Verse 1]
G
I was ridin' Number Nine
C G
Goin' south from Caroline
D G
I heard that lo-o-o-nesome whistle blow
G
I got in trouble, had to roam
C G
Left my gal and left my home
D G
I heard that lo-o-o-nesome whistle blow
[Verse 2]
C
Just a kid actin' smart
G
I went an' broke my darlin's heart
A7 D7
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
D G
I heard that lo-o-o-nesome whistle blow
[Instrumental]
G D G
[Verse 3]
G
All alone I bear the shame
C G
I'm a number not a name
D G
I heard that lo-o-o-nesome whistle blow
G
All I do is sit and cry
C G
While the evenin' train goes by
D G
I heard that lo-o-o-nesome whistle blow
[Verse 4]
G C
I'll be locked here in this cell
G
Till my body's just a shell
A7 D7
And my hair turns whiter than snow
G
I'll never see that gal of mine
C G
'Cause I'm in Georgia doin' time
D G
I heard that lo-o-o-nesome whistle blow
[Outro]
D G
I heard that lo-o-o-nesome whistle blow
D G
I heard that lo-o-o-nesome whistle blow
