Lonesome Whistle chords by Hank Williams

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard

Difficulty: Novice

D MajorD
I was ridin' Number Nine,
    G+G         D MajorD
Headin' south from Caroline.
         A7A7        D MajorD
I heard that lonesome whistle blow.

Got in trouble, had to roam,
    G+G         D MajorD
Left my gal an' left my home.
         A7A7       D MajorD
I heard that lonesome whistle blow.

G+G
Just a kid, actin' smart,
      D MajorD
I went and broke my darling's heart,
A7A7
I guess I was too young to know.
D MajorD
They took me off the Georgia Main,
     G+G         D MajorD
Locked me to a ball and chain.
         A7A7        D MajorD
I heard that lonesome whistle blow.

D MajorD
All alone I bear the shame,
    G+G        D MajorD
I'm a number, not a name.
        A7A7        D MajorD
I heard that lonesome whistle blow.

All I do is set [sic] an' cry
      G+G         D MajorD
When the evenin' train goes by.
         A7A7        D MajorD
I heard that lonesome whistle blow.

G+G
I'll be locked here in this cell
    D MajorD
Till my body's just a shell
    A7A7
An' my hair turns whiter than snow.
D MajorD
I'll never see that gal of mine.
       G+G         D MajorD
Lord, I'm in Georgia doin' time.
         A7A7
I heard that lonesome whistle blow.