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