I Heard That Lonesome Whistle chords by Frank Ifield

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
E  E  G  E  Csus2 E  G  E
E  E  G  E  Csus2 E  G  E


Verse 1:
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I was riding old  number nine
        A               E
Heading south from caro-line


Chorus:
E            E   B             E  G  E  Csus2 E  G  E
I heard that lone-some whistle blow

Verse 2:
E
I got in trouble I had to roam
        A                E
Left my woman, I left my home


Chorus:
E            E   B             E  G  E  Csus2 E  G  E
I heard that lone-some whistle blow


Verse 3:
       A
Just a kid actin' smart
           E  E  G  E  Csus2 E  G  E
I went and broke my darlin's heart
E E  E  G  E  Csus2 E  G  E          B
I guess that I was just too young to know ooooohhhh
             E  E  G  E  Csus2 E
They took me off the Georgia main
G  E      A             E
Locked me to a ball and chain


Chorus:
E            E   B             E  G  E  Csus2 E  G  E
I heard that lone-some whistle blow


Verse 4:
E  G  E  Csus2 E  G  E
All alone I bear the shame
      A            E
I'm a number not a name
E            E   B             E  G  E  Csus2 E  G  E
I heard that lone-some whistle blow
E  G  E  Csus2 E  G  E
All I do is sit and cry
         A                  E
When the ev'ning train goes by........


Chorus:
E            E   B             E  G  E  Csus2 E  G  E
I heard that lone-some whistle blow


Verse 5:
             A
Well I'll be locked here in this cell
          E
Untill my body is just a shell
                                  B
And my hair turns whiter than the snow ooooohhhh
           E
I'll never see that woman of mine
             A             E
Lord, I'm in Georgia doin' time........


Chorus:
E            E   B             E
I heard that lone-some whistle blow
E            E   B             E
I heard that lone-some whistle blow


Outro:
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Ooooohhhh oooooo waaa waaa waaa waaa waaa oooooo
E                     A                   E
Oooooohhh oooooo oooohoooohooooo  oooohhhhhh
E                     B                   E
ooooohhhhh ooooo oooooo oooooo  waaa waaa waaa ooooo