Chords for I Heard That Lonesome Whistle
Tempo:
89.5 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
Bm
G#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G#m] [A]
I [E]
was riding number nine, heading [Am] south for Carolina.
I heard that long [B]
whistle blow.
[E]
Got in trouble, had to roam, left [A] my gal and [E] left my home.
I heard that long [B]
whistle [E] blow.
[A] Just a kid acting smart, I [C#m] went and stole my [E] woman's heart.
I guess I was too young [B] to know.
They [E] took me off that [Bm] Georgia main, [A] tied me to a [E] ball and chain.
I heard that [B] long whistle [E] blow.
[A] [E]
[B]
[E] [Em]
[A] [E]
[B] [E]
All alone, I bear the shame.
[A] I'm a number, [E] not a name.
I heard that [B]
long [E] whistle blow.
All I do is sit and cry [A] when the evening train [E] goes by.
I heard that [B] long [E] whistle blow.
[A] I'll be locked here in this cell [E] till my body's just a shell.
And my hair turns white [B] early snow.
[E] I'll never see that gal of mine.
[A] I'm in jaundice, [E] do it time.
I heard that long [B]
[E] whistle blow.
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[B]
[E]
[A] [E]
[B]
[E]
[A] I'll be locked here in this cell [E] till my body's just a shell.
And my hair turns white [B] early [E] snow.
[B]
[E] I'll never see that [Bm] gal of mine.
[A] I'm in jaundice, [E] do it time.
I heard that [B] long whistle [E] blow.
I'll never see that gal of mine.
I'm [A] in jaundice, do [E] it time.
I heard that [B] long whistle [A] blow.
[E]
I [E]
was riding number nine, heading [Am] south for Carolina.
I heard that long [B]
whistle blow.
[E]
Got in trouble, had to roam, left [A] my gal and [E] left my home.
I heard that long [B]
whistle [E] blow.
[A] Just a kid acting smart, I [C#m] went and stole my [E] woman's heart.
I guess I was too young [B] to know.
They [E] took me off that [Bm] Georgia main, [A] tied me to a [E] ball and chain.
I heard that [B] long whistle [E] blow.
[A] [E]
[B]
[E] [Em]
[A] [E]
[B] [E]
All alone, I bear the shame.
[A] I'm a number, [E] not a name.
I heard that [B]
long [E] whistle blow.
All I do is sit and cry [A] when the evening train [E] goes by.
I heard that [B] long [E] whistle blow.
[A] I'll be locked here in this cell [E] till my body's just a shell.
And my hair turns white [B] early snow.
[E] I'll never see that gal of mine.
[A] I'm in jaundice, [E] do it time.
I heard that long [B]
[E] whistle blow.
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[B]
[E]
[A] [E]
[B]
[E]
[A] I'll be locked here in this cell [E] till my body's just a shell.
And my hair turns white [B] early [E] snow.
[B]
[E] I'll never see that [Bm] gal of mine.
[A] I'm in jaundice, [E] do it time.
I heard that [B] long whistle [E] blow.
I'll never see that gal of mine.
I'm [A] in jaundice, do [E] it time.
I heard that [B] long whistle [A] blow.
[E]
Key:
E
A
B
Bm
G#m
E
A
B
_ _ [G#m] _ _ _ [A] _
I [E] _ _ _ _
was riding number nine, heading [Am] south for Carolina.
I heard that long [B] _
whistle blow.
[E] _ _ _
_ Got in trouble, had to roam, left [A] my gal and [E] left my home.
I heard that long [B] _
whistle [E] blow. _ _
_ [A] Just a kid acting smart, I [C#m] went and stole my [E] woman's heart.
I guess I was too young [B] to know. _
They [E] took me off that [Bm] Georgia main, [A] tied me to a [E] ball and chain.
I heard that _ [B] long whistle [E] blow. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ All alone, I bear the shame.
[A] I'm a number, [E] not a name.
I heard that _ [B]
long [E] whistle blow. _
_ All I do is sit and cry [A] when the evening train [E] goes by.
I heard that [B] long _ [E] whistle blow. _ _
_ [A] I'll be locked here in this cell [E] till my body's just a shell.
And my hair turns white [B] early snow. _ _
_ [E] I'll never see that gal of mine.
[A] I'm in jaundice, [E] do it time.
I heard that long _ [B] _
_ [E] whistle blow. _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [A] I'll be locked here in this cell [E] till my body's just a shell.
And my hair turns white [B] early [E] snow.
_ [B] _
_ [E] I'll never see that [Bm] gal of mine.
[A] I'm in jaundice, [E] do it time.
I heard that _ [B] long whistle [E] blow. _ _
I'll never see that gal of mine.
I'm [A] in jaundice, do [E] it time.
I heard that _ [B] long whistle [A] blow. _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
I [E] _ _ _ _
was riding number nine, heading [Am] south for Carolina.
I heard that long [B] _
whistle blow.
[E] _ _ _
_ Got in trouble, had to roam, left [A] my gal and [E] left my home.
I heard that long [B] _
whistle [E] blow. _ _
_ [A] Just a kid acting smart, I [C#m] went and stole my [E] woman's heart.
I guess I was too young [B] to know. _
They [E] took me off that [Bm] Georgia main, [A] tied me to a [E] ball and chain.
I heard that _ [B] long whistle [E] blow. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ All alone, I bear the shame.
[A] I'm a number, [E] not a name.
I heard that _ [B]
long [E] whistle blow. _
_ All I do is sit and cry [A] when the evening train [E] goes by.
I heard that [B] long _ [E] whistle blow. _ _
_ [A] I'll be locked here in this cell [E] till my body's just a shell.
And my hair turns white [B] early snow. _ _
_ [E] I'll never see that gal of mine.
[A] I'm in jaundice, [E] do it time.
I heard that long _ [B] _
_ [E] whistle blow. _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [A] I'll be locked here in this cell [E] till my body's just a shell.
And my hair turns white [B] early [E] snow.
_ [B] _
_ [E] I'll never see that [Bm] gal of mine.
[A] I'm in jaundice, [E] do it time.
I heard that _ [B] long whistle [E] blow. _ _
I'll never see that gal of mine.
I'm [A] in jaundice, do [E] it time.
I heard that _ [B] long whistle [A] blow. _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _