Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Intro:
E MajorE E MajorE G+G E MajorE Csus2Csus2 E MajorE G+G E MajorE
E MajorE E MajorE G+G E MajorE Csus2Csus2 E MajorE G+G E MajorE
Verse 1:
E MajorE E MajorE G+G E MajorE Csus2Csus2 E MajorE G+G E MajorE
I was riding old number nine
A augmentedA E MajorE
Heading south from caro-line
Chorus:
E MajorE E MajorE BB E MajorE G+G E MajorE Csus2Csus2 E MajorE G+G E MajorE
I heard that lone-some whistle blow
Verse 2:
E MajorE
I got in trouble I had to roam
A augmentedA E MajorE
Left my woman, I left my home
Chorus:
E MajorE E MajorE BB E MajorE G+G E MajorE Csus2Csus2 E MajorE G+G E MajorE
I heard that lone-some whistle blow
Verse 3:
A augmentedA
Just a kid actin' smart
E MajorE E MajorE G+G E MajorE Csus2Csus2 E MajorE G+G E MajorE
I went and broke my darlin's heart
E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE G+G E MajorE Csus2Csus2 E MajorE G+G E MajorE BB
I guess that I was just too young to know ooooohhhh
E MajorE E MajorE G+G E MajorE Csus2Csus2 E MajorE
They took me off the Georgia main
G+G E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE
Locked me to a ball and chain
Chorus:
E MajorE E MajorE BB E MajorE G+G E MajorE Csus2Csus2 E MajorE G+G E MajorE
I heard that lone-some whistle blow
Verse 4:
E MajorE G+G E MajorE Csus2Csus2 E MajorE G+G E MajorE
All alone I bear the shame
A augmentedA E MajorE
I'm a number not a name
E MajorE E MajorE BB E MajorE G+G E MajorE Csus2Csus2 E MajorE G+G E MajorE
I heard that lone-some whistle blow
E MajorE G+G E MajorE Csus2Csus2 E MajorE G+G E MajorE
All I do is sit and cry
A augmentedA E MajorE
When the ev'ning train goes by........
Chorus:
E MajorE E MajorE BB E MajorE G+G E MajorE Csus2Csus2 E MajorE G+G E MajorE
I heard that lone-some whistle blow
Verse 5:
A augmentedA
Well I'll be locked here in this cell
E MajorE
Untill my body is just a shell
BB
And my hair turns whiter than the snow ooooohhhh
E MajorE
I'll never see that woman of mine
A augmentedA E MajorE
Lord, I'm in Georgia doin' time........
Chorus:
E MajorE E MajorE BB E MajorE
I heard that lone-some whistle blow
E MajorE E MajorE BB E MajorE
I heard that lone-some whistle blow
Outro:
E MajorE BB E MajorE
Ooooohhhh oooooo waaa waaa waaa waaa waaa oooooo
E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE
Oooooohhh oooooo oooohoooohooooo oooohhhhhh
E MajorE BB E MajorE
ooooohhhhh ooooo oooooo oooooo waaa waaa waaa ooooo