Lonesome Whistle chords by Hank Williams

Tuning: Standard

Difficulty: Novice

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I was ridin' Number Nine,
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Headin' south from Caroline.
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I heard that lonesome whistle blow.

Got in trouble, had to roam,
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Left my gal an' left my home.
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I heard that lonesome whistle blow.

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Just a kid, actin' smart,
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I went and broke my darling's heart,
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I guess I was too young to know.
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They took me off the Georgia Main,
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Locked me to a ball and chain.
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I heard that lonesome whistle blow.

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All alone I bear the shame,
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I'm a number, not a name.
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I heard that lonesome whistle blow.

All I do is set [sic] an' cry
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When the evenin' train goes by.
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I heard that lonesome whistle blow.

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I'll be locked here in this cell
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Till my body's just a shell
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An' my hair turns whiter than snow.
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I'll never see that gal of mine.
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Lord, I'm in Georgia doin' time.
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I heard that lonesome whistle blow.