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