(I Heard that)Lonesome Whistle Blow
Bob Dylan
Capo 2
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I was riding number 9, heading south from Carolina.
A D
I heard that lo-oonesome whistle blow.
D G D
Got in trouble, had to roam, left my girl, left my home.
A D
I heard that lo-oonesome whistle blow.
G
Just a kid, acting smart,
D
I went and broke my baby's heart.
E A
I guess I was too young to know.
D
They took me off that Georgia Main
G D
and locked me to a ball and chain.
A D
I heard that lo-oonesome whistle blow.
D G D A D (x2)
D G D
All I do is sit and cry as the evening train goes by.
A D
I heard that lo-oonesome whistle blow.
G D
I'll be locked here in this cell, till my body's just a shell
E A
and my head turns whiter than snow.
D
I'll never see that girl of mine
G D
'cos I'm in Georgia doing time.
A D
I heard that lo-oonesome whistle blow.
G D
I'll be locked here in this cell, till my body's just a shell
E A
and my head turns whiter than snow.
D
I'll never see that girl of mine
G D
'cos I'm in Georgia doing time.
A D
I heard that lo-oonesome whistle blow.