I Heard That Lonesome Whistle Chords by Johnny Cash
Tempo:
95.05 bpm
Chords used:
B
F#
E
G#m
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] [F#]
[B]
I was riding number nine, [E] heading south from [B]
Carolina.
I heard that long, [F#] waffle, waffle, [B] some whistle blow.
I got in trouble, had to roam.
I [E] left my gal, [B] I left my home.
I heard that long, [F#] waffle, waffle, some [B] whistle blow.
Just a [E] kid acting smart, [B] I went and broke my darling's heart.
I guess I [G#m] was too young [F#] to know.
They took me [B] off the Georgia main, [E] locked me to a [B] ball and chain.
I heard that long, [F#] waffle, waffle, some [B] whistle blow.
[F#] [B] [D] [C#]
[B] [B]
All alone, I bear the shame.
I'm [E] a number, [B] not a name.
I heard that [F#] long, waffle, waffle, some [B] whistle blow.
All I do is sit and cry when [E] that evening train [B] goes by.
I heard that [F#] long, waffle, waffle, some [B] whistle blow.
I'll be [E] locked here in a cell till my [B] body's just a shell.
And my hair turns whiter [F#] than snow.
I'll [B] never see that gal of mine.
[E] I'm in Georgia [B] doing time.
I heard that long, [F#] waffle, waffle, some whistle [B] blow.
[B]
I was riding number nine, [E] heading south from [B]
Carolina.
I heard that long, [F#] waffle, waffle, [B] some whistle blow.
I got in trouble, had to roam.
I [E] left my gal, [B] I left my home.
I heard that long, [F#] waffle, waffle, some [B] whistle blow.
Just a [E] kid acting smart, [B] I went and broke my darling's heart.
I guess I [G#m] was too young [F#] to know.
They took me [B] off the Georgia main, [E] locked me to a [B] ball and chain.
I heard that long, [F#] waffle, waffle, some [B] whistle blow.
[F#] [B] [D] [C#]
[B] [B]
All alone, I bear the shame.
I'm [E] a number, [B] not a name.
I heard that [F#] long, waffle, waffle, some [B] whistle blow.
All I do is sit and cry when [E] that evening train [B] goes by.
I heard that [F#] long, waffle, waffle, some [B] whistle blow.
I'll be [E] locked here in a cell till my [B] body's just a shell.
And my hair turns whiter [F#] than snow.
I'll [B] never see that gal of mine.
[E] I'm in Georgia [B] doing time.
I heard that long, [F#] waffle, waffle, some whistle [B] blow.
Key:
B
F#
E
G#m
D
B
F#
E
[B] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
I was riding number nine, [E] heading south from [B]
Carolina.
I heard that long, [F#] waffle, waffle, [B] some whistle blow. _ _
I got in trouble, had to roam.
I [E] left my gal, [B] I left my home.
I heard that long, [F#] waffle, waffle, some [B] whistle blow. _ _
_ Just a [E] kid acting smart, [B] I went and broke my darling's heart.
I guess I [G#m] was too young [F#] to know. _ _
They took me [B] off the Georgia main, [E] locked me to a [B] ball and chain.
I heard that long, [F#] waffle, waffle, some [B] whistle blow. _ _
_ _ [F#] _ [B] _ [D] _ [C#] _
[B] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ All alone, I bear the shame.
I'm [E] a number, [B] not a name.
I heard that [F#] long, waffle, waffle, some [B] whistle blow. _ _
_ All I do is sit and cry when [E] that evening train [B] goes by.
I heard that [F#] long, waffle, waffle, some [B] whistle blow. _ _
_ I'll be [E] locked here in a cell till my [B] body's just a shell.
And my hair turns whiter [F#] than snow. _ _
I'll [B] never see that gal of mine.
[E] I'm in Georgia [B] doing time.
I heard that long, [F#] waffle, waffle, some whistle [B] blow.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
I was riding number nine, [E] heading south from [B]
Carolina.
I heard that long, [F#] waffle, waffle, [B] some whistle blow. _ _
I got in trouble, had to roam.
I [E] left my gal, [B] I left my home.
I heard that long, [F#] waffle, waffle, some [B] whistle blow. _ _
_ Just a [E] kid acting smart, [B] I went and broke my darling's heart.
I guess I [G#m] was too young [F#] to know. _ _
They took me [B] off the Georgia main, [E] locked me to a [B] ball and chain.
I heard that long, [F#] waffle, waffle, some [B] whistle blow. _ _
_ _ [F#] _ [B] _ [D] _ [C#] _
[B] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ All alone, I bear the shame.
I'm [E] a number, [B] not a name.
I heard that [F#] long, waffle, waffle, some [B] whistle blow. _ _
_ All I do is sit and cry when [E] that evening train [B] goes by.
I heard that [F#] long, waffle, waffle, some [B] whistle blow. _ _
_ I'll be [E] locked here in a cell till my [B] body's just a shell.
And my hair turns whiter [F#] than snow. _ _
I'll [B] never see that gal of mine.
[E] I'm in Georgia [B] doing time.
I heard that long, [F#] waffle, waffle, some whistle [B] blow.
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