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