Verse
Em A
Well I'm walking down this track
Em A Em
With teats in my eyes
A B
Trying to read a letter from my home
Em A
If this train runs me right
Em A
I'll be home tomorrow night
C B Em A
Lord, I'm nine hundred miles from my home
C B Em A
And how I hate to hear that lonesome whistle blow
Em A
[Verse 2]
Em A
Well this train I ride on
Em A
Is a hundred coaches long
Em A B
You can hear the whistle blowin' a hundred miles
Em A
And if this train runs me right
Em A
I'll be home by tomorrow night
C B Em A
But I'm nine hundred miles from my home
C B Em A
And how I hate to hear that lonesome whistle blow
[Verse 3]
Em A
Well I'll pawn you my watch
Em A
And I'll pawn you my chain
Em A B
I'll even pawn you my gold diamond ring
Em A
'Cause if this train runs me right
Em A
I'll be home tomorrow night
C B Em A
Lord, I'm nine hundred miles from my home
C B Em A
And I hate to hear that lonesome whistle blow
C B Em A
Yeah I hate to hear that lonesome whistle blow