AEA [Verse]
A I was ridin' Number Nine
DA Headin' south from Caroline
EA I heard that lonesome whistle blow.
A I got in trouble, I had to roam
DA Left my gal and left my home
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AEA I heard that lonesome whistle blow.
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D Just a kid actin' smart
A I went and broke my darlin's heart
E I guess I was too young to know.
A They took me off the Georgia Main
DA Locked me to a ball and chain
 [Chorus]
EA I heard that lonesome whistle blow
AEA [Verse]
A All alone I bear the shame
DA I'm a number, not a name
EAF#m I heard that lonesome whistle blow.
A All I do is sit and cry
DA When that evening train goes by
 [Chorus]
EA I heard that lonesome whistle blow.
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D I'll be locked here in this cell
A 'Til my body's just a shell
E And my hair turns whiter than snow
A I'll never see that gal of mine
DA I'm in Georgia doing time
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