Capo 2nd fret

Intro:

|     A     |     E     |     A     |     A     |

          A                                          D                        A

I was ridin' Number Nine, headin' south from Caro-line.

                           E                     A

I heard that lone - some whistle blow.

                                                             D                  A

I got in trouble, had to roam. I left my gal; I left my home.

                          E                      A

I heard that lone - some whistle blow.

          D                                        A

Just a kid actin' smart, I went and broke my darlin's heart.

                                          E

I guess I was too young to know.

                        A                                              D                  A

They took me off in Georgia main, locked me to a ball and chain.

                          E                      A

I heard that lone - some whistle blow.

Interlude:

|     A     |     E     |     A     |     A     |

         A                                         D                    A

All a-lone I bare the shame. I'm a number, not a name.

                          E                      A

I heard that lone - some whistle blow.

                                                    D                        A

All I do is sit and cry when that ev'ning train goes by.

                          E                      A

I heard that lone - some whistle blow.

          D                                            A

I'll be locked here in this cell till my body's just a shell,

                                                 E

And my hair turns whiter than snow.

               A                                        D                    A

I'll never see that gal of mine. I'm in Georgia, doin' time.

                          E                      A

I heard that lone - some whistle blow.