I Heard That Lonesome Whistle Blow Chords & Lyrics - Johnny Cash

Capo 3

[INTRO]
[G] [D] [G]

[VERSE]
[G]I was ridin' Number Nine,
[C]Headin' south from Carol[G]ine.
[G]I heard that lonesome [D]whistle bl[G]ow.
[G]Got in trouble, had to roam,
[C]Left my gal an' left my hom[G]e.
[G]I heard that lonesom[D]e whistle bl[G]ow.

[VERSE]
[C]Just a kid, actin' smart,
I went and broke m[G]y darling's heart,
I guess I was too young to kn[D]ow.
[G]They took me off the Georgia Main,
[C]Locked me to a ball and ch[G]ain.
[G]I heard that lonesome[D] whistle bl[G]ow.

[INSTRUMENTAL]
[G] [D] [G]

[VERSE]
[G]All alone I bear the shame,
[C]I'm a number, not a na[G]me.
[G]I heard that lonesom[D]e whistle bl[G]ow.
[G]All I do is sit an' cry
[C]When the evenin' train goes b[G]y.
[G]I heard that loneso[D]me whistle bl[G]ow.

[VERSE]
[C]I'll be locked here in this cell
Till my body's just[G] a shell
An' my hair turns whiter than sn[D]ow.
[G]I'll never see that gal of mine.
[C]Lord, I'm in Georgia doin' ti[G]me.
[G]I heard that lonesom[D]e whistle blo[G]w.