D A D
D D7
I was riding Number Nine
G D
Headin' south from Carolin'
A7 D
I heard that lonesome whistle blow
Got in trouble, had to roam
Left my gal and left my home
I heard that lonesome whistle blow
G
Just a kid actin' smart
D
I went and broke my darlin's heart
A7
I guess I was too young to know
D D7 (etc.)
They took me off the Georgia Main
Locked me to a ball and chain
I heard that lonesome whistle blow
D A D
All alone I bear the shame
I'm a number, not a name
I heard that lonesome whistle blow
All I do is set and cry
When the evenin' train goes by
I heard that lonesome whistle blow
G
I'll be locked here in this cell
D
Til my body's just a shell
A7
And my hair turns whiter than snow
D D7
I'll never see that gal of mine
Lord, I'm in Georgia doing time
I heard that lonesome whistle blow