Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Played either finger picking or flat picking style.
Verse 1:
A minorAm
Well I'm walkin' down the track,
I got tears in my eyes
E7E7
Tryin' to read a letter from my home.
A minorAm
If that train runs me right,
I'll be home tomorrow night
E7E7
A minorAm
'Cause I'm nine hundred miles from my home.
Refrain:
E7E7
A minorAm
And I hate to hear that lonesome whistle blow.
E7E7
A minorAm
G+G
A minorAm
E7E7
And I wonder who’s my baby’s latest beau-uo-oh-eoh-eoh.
Verse 2:
A minorAm
I will pawn you my wagon,
I will pawn you my team.
E7E7
I’ll pawn you my watch and golden chain.
A minorAm
If that train runs me right,
I'll be home tomorrow night
E7E7
A minorAm
'Cause I'm nine hundred miles from my home.
Refrain:
E7E7
A minorAm
And I hate to hear that lonesome whistle blow.
E7E7
A minorAm
G+G
A minorAm
E7E7
And I wonder who’s my baby’s latest beau-uo-oh-eoh-eoh.
Instrumental verse:
A minorAm
E7E7
A minorAm
E7E7
A minorAm
Verse 3:
A minorAm
Well if my woman tells me so,
I will railroad no more.
E7E7
I’ll hang around her shanty all the time.
A minorAm
If that train runs me true,
Tomorrow night I’ll be holding you.
E7E7
A minorAm
'Cause I'm nine hundred miles from my home.
Refrain:
E7E7
A minorAm
And I hate to hear that lonesome whistle blow.
E7E7
A minorAm
G+G
A minorAm
E7E7
And I wonder who’s my baby’s latest beau-uo-oh-eoh-eoh.
Verse 4:
A minorAm
Now the train that I ride on,
Is a hundred coaches long.
E7E7
You can hear her whistle blow a hundred miles.
A minorAm
If that train runs me right,
I'll be home tomorrow night
E7E7
A minorAm
'Cause I'm nine hundred miles from my home.
Refrain:
E7E7
A minorAm
And I hate to hear that lonesome whistle blow.
E7E7
A minorAm
G+G
A minorAm
E7E7
And I wonder who’s my baby’s latest beau-uo-oh-eoh-eoh.
Tag:
E7E7
A minorAm
G+G
A minorAm
E7E7
And I wonder who’s my baby’s latest beau-uo-oh-eoh-eoh.