I Heard That Lonesome Whistle Blow

C F C I was riding number 9, heading south from Carolina. G C I heard that lo-oonesome whistle blow. C F C Got in trouble, had to roam, left my girl, left my home. G C I heard that lo-oonesome whistle blow. F Just a kid, acting smart, C I went and broke my baby's heart. D G I guess I was too young to know. C They took me off that Georgia Main F C and locked me to a ball and chain. G C I heard that lo-oonesome whistle blow. C F C G C (2x) C F C All I do is sit and cry as the evening train goes by. G C I heard that lo-oonesome whistle blow. F C I'll be locked here in this cell, till my body's just a shell D G and my head turns whiter than snow. C I'll never see that girl of mine F C 'cos I'm in Georgia doing time. G C I heard that lo-oonesome whistle blow. F C I'll be locked here in this cell, till my body's just a shell D G and my head turns whiter than snow. C I'll never see that girl of mine F C 'cos I'm in Georgia doing time. G C I heard that lo-oonesome whistle blow.