Tom: D
D A D
D D7
I was riding Number Nine
G D
Headin' south from Carolin'
A7 D
I heard that lonesome whistle blow
D D7
Got in trouble, had to roam
G D
Left my gal and left my home
A7 D
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
They took me off the Georgia Main
G D
Locked me to a ball and chain
A7 D
I heard that lonesome whistle blow
D A D
D D7
All alone I bear the shame
G D
I'm a number, not a name
A7 D
I heard that lonesome whistle blow
D D7
All I do is set and cry
G D
When the evenin' train goes by
A7 D
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
G D
Lord, I'm in Georgia doing time
A7 D
I heard that lonesome whistle blow
