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