I Heard That Lonesome Whistle chords by Bob Dylan

• Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Key: D

Intro:

D


Verse 1:
D
I was riding number nine
      G              D
Going south from Caroline
               A              D
I heard that lonesome whistle blow

Verse 2:
D
I got in trouble had to roam
        G               D
Left my gal and left my home
               A              D
I heard that lonesome whistle blow


Chorus:
       G
Just a kid actin′ smart
           D
I went and broke my darling's heart
              E            A
I guess I was too young to know


Verse 3:
             D
They took me off the Georgia main
          G             D
Locked me to a ball and chain
               A              D
I heard that lonesome whistle blow


Harmonica Solo:
G    D    E  A
D   G  D   A  D


Verse 4:
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All I do is sit and cry
       G                  D
As the evenin′ train goes by
               A              D
I heard that lonesome whistle blow


Chorus:
        G
I'll be locked here in this cell
        D
'Til my body′s just a shell
                  E           A
And my hair turns whiter than snow


Verse 5:
           D
I′ll never see that gal of mine
              G             D
'Cause I′m in Georgia doin' time
               A              D
I heard that lonesome whistle blow


Chorus:
        G
I'll be locked here in this cell
        D
'Til my body′s just a shell
                  E           A  A7
And my hair turns whiter than snow


Verse 6:
           D
I'll never see that gal of mine
              G             D
'Cause I′m in Georgia doin′ time
               A              D
I heard that lonesome whistle blow


Outro:
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