I Heard That Lonesome Whistle chords by Frank Ifield
Guitar chords with lyrics
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:
E E G E Csus2 E G E
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:
E B E
Ooooohhhh oooooo waaa waaa waaa waaa waaa oooooo
E A E
Oooooohhh oooooo oooohoooohooooo oooohhhhhh
E B E
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