Chords with lyrics
Capo 2nd fret
Intro:
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D MajorD A augmentedA
I was ridin' Number Nine, headin' south from Caro-line.
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I heard that lone - some whistle blow.
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I got in trouble, had to roam. I left my gal; I left my home.
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I heard that lone - some whistle blow.
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Just a kid actin' smart, I went and broke my darlin's heart.
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I guess I was too young to know.
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They took me off in Georgia main, locked me to a ball and chain.
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I heard that lone - some whistle blow.
Interlude:
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All a-lone I bare the shame. I'm a number, not a name.
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I heard that lone - some whistle blow.
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All I do is sit and cry when that ev'ning train goes by.
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I heard that lone - some whistle blow.
D MajorD A augmentedA
I'll be locked here in this cell till my body's just a shell,
E MajorE
And my hair turns whiter than snow.
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I'll never see that gal of mine. I'm in Georgia, doin' time.
E MajorE A augmentedA
I heard that lone - some whistle blow.
Other versions of I Heard That Lonesome Whistle
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for I won’t back down by Johnny Cash
