Chords for Tell Me When The Whistle Blows
Tempo:
89.2 bpm
Chords used:
G
A
D
Dm
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
There's a dusty old [A] gutter, he's lying in [G] now,
he's blind and he's old, [G] and there's a bottle that [A] he rolled down the [Dm] road.
Me, I'm young, and I'm so wild, and I still feel the need,
to eat one thing [A] once in a [Bm] while.
[A] There's a taxi cab to Hood, [E] but I can't [G] be foodin' [Dm] forever.
[A] My suitcase, it's a cheap one, [E] but darlin', she's a dear one.
[G] My head's a-spinning like [C] a feather.
[G] Take my ear, and tell me [D] when the whistle blows.
[G] Wake me up, and tell me [D] when the whistle blows.
Lonely, I'm so lonely, [Bm] boy, just like [G] she's goin' [D] home.
I wanna feel the wheels [G] of the field,
[D] underneath my itching [G] heels.
[D] Take my money, [G] tell me when the [A] whistle [Bm] blows.
[Dm]
Part of me asks the young man for time, with a cold vacant stare.
[G] One view concerned, [Dm] he'd say, and I am not so bad,
but I really do look like I've been robbed of all the sand,
and the diamond in the rubble, [G] and a hard part [B] holding hand.
[A] Blowing heat through my face, [E] trying [G] to kill all [Dm] this gold.
[A] Well, the street kids remember, [E] can I still shoot the fast youth?
[G] Has this country kid still got [C] his soul?
[G] Take my ears, and tell me [D] when the whistle blows.
[G] Wake me up, and tell me [D] when the whistle blows.
Lonely, I'm so lonely, [Bm] boy, just like she's [G] goin' [D] home.
I wanna feel the wheels [G] of the field,
[D] underneath [A] my itching [G] heels.
[D] Take my money, [G] tell me when [A] the whistle [Bm] blows.
Take [D] my money, [G] tell me when [A] the whistle [Bm] blows.
[Dm]
[Am]
[D] [Dm]
[A]
he's blind and he's old, [G] and there's a bottle that [A] he rolled down the [Dm] road.
Me, I'm young, and I'm so wild, and I still feel the need,
to eat one thing [A] once in a [Bm] while.
[A] There's a taxi cab to Hood, [E] but I can't [G] be foodin' [Dm] forever.
[A] My suitcase, it's a cheap one, [E] but darlin', she's a dear one.
[G] My head's a-spinning like [C] a feather.
[G] Take my ear, and tell me [D] when the whistle blows.
[G] Wake me up, and tell me [D] when the whistle blows.
Lonely, I'm so lonely, [Bm] boy, just like [G] she's goin' [D] home.
I wanna feel the wheels [G] of the field,
[D] underneath my itching [G] heels.
[D] Take my money, [G] tell me when the [A] whistle [Bm] blows.
[Dm]
Part of me asks the young man for time, with a cold vacant stare.
[G] One view concerned, [Dm] he'd say, and I am not so bad,
but I really do look like I've been robbed of all the sand,
and the diamond in the rubble, [G] and a hard part [B] holding hand.
[A] Blowing heat through my face, [E] trying [G] to kill all [Dm] this gold.
[A] Well, the street kids remember, [E] can I still shoot the fast youth?
[G] Has this country kid still got [C] his soul?
[G] Take my ears, and tell me [D] when the whistle blows.
[G] Wake me up, and tell me [D] when the whistle blows.
Lonely, I'm so lonely, [Bm] boy, just like she's [G] goin' [D] home.
I wanna feel the wheels [G] of the field,
[D] underneath [A] my itching [G] heels.
[D] Take my money, [G] tell me when [A] the whistle [Bm] blows.
Take [D] my money, [G] tell me when [A] the whistle [Bm] blows.
[Dm]
[Am]
[D] [Dm]
[A]
Key:
G
A
D
Dm
Bm
G
A
D
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There's a dusty old [A] gutter, he's lying in [G] now,
_ he's blind and he's old, _ [G] and there's a bottle that [A] he rolled down the [Dm] road. _ _
Me, I'm young, and I'm so wild, _ and I still feel the need, _
to eat one thing [A] once in a [Bm] while. _ _
[A] There's a taxi cab to Hood, [E] but I can't [G] be foodin' [Dm] forever. _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] My suitcase, it's a cheap one, [E] but darlin', she's a dear one.
[G] My head's a-spinning like [C] a feather. _
[G] Take my ear, and tell me [D] when the whistle blows.
[G] Wake me up, and tell me [D] when the whistle blows.
_ Lonely, I'm so lonely, [Bm] boy, just like [G] she's goin' [D] home.
I wanna feel the wheels [G] of the field, _
_ [D] underneath my itching [G] heels. _
[D] Take my money, _ _ [G] tell me when the [A] whistle [Bm] blows. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Part of me asks the young man for time, _ _ with a cold vacant stare. _
_ [G] One view concerned, [Dm] he'd say, and I am _ _ not so bad,
but I really do look like I've been robbed of all the sand,
and the diamond in the rubble, [G] and a hard part [B] holding hand. _
[A] Blowing heat through my face, [E] trying [G] to kill all [Dm] this gold. _ _ _ _ _
[A] Well, the street kids remember, [E] can I still shoot the fast youth?
[G] Has this country kid still got [C] his soul? _
[G] Take my ears, and tell me [D] when the whistle blows.
[G] Wake me up, and tell me [D] when the whistle blows.
Lonely, I'm so lonely, [Bm] boy, just like she's [G] goin' [D] home.
I wanna feel the wheels [G] of the field, _
_ [D] underneath [A] my itching [G] heels. _
[D] Take my money, _ _ [G] tell me when [A] the whistle [Bm] blows. _ _ _ _ _
Take [D] my money, _ _ [G] tell me when [A] the whistle [Bm] blows. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
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_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
There's a dusty old [A] gutter, he's lying in [G] now,
_ he's blind and he's old, _ [G] and there's a bottle that [A] he rolled down the [Dm] road. _ _
Me, I'm young, and I'm so wild, _ and I still feel the need, _
to eat one thing [A] once in a [Bm] while. _ _
[A] There's a taxi cab to Hood, [E] but I can't [G] be foodin' [Dm] forever. _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] My suitcase, it's a cheap one, [E] but darlin', she's a dear one.
[G] My head's a-spinning like [C] a feather. _
[G] Take my ear, and tell me [D] when the whistle blows.
[G] Wake me up, and tell me [D] when the whistle blows.
_ Lonely, I'm so lonely, [Bm] boy, just like [G] she's goin' [D] home.
I wanna feel the wheels [G] of the field, _
_ [D] underneath my itching [G] heels. _
[D] Take my money, _ _ [G] tell me when the [A] whistle [Bm] blows. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Part of me asks the young man for time, _ _ with a cold vacant stare. _
_ [G] One view concerned, [Dm] he'd say, and I am _ _ not so bad,
but I really do look like I've been robbed of all the sand,
and the diamond in the rubble, [G] and a hard part [B] holding hand. _
[A] Blowing heat through my face, [E] trying [G] to kill all [Dm] this gold. _ _ _ _ _
[A] Well, the street kids remember, [E] can I still shoot the fast youth?
[G] Has this country kid still got [C] his soul? _
[G] Take my ears, and tell me [D] when the whistle blows.
[G] Wake me up, and tell me [D] when the whistle blows.
Lonely, I'm so lonely, [Bm] boy, just like she's [G] goin' [D] home.
I wanna feel the wheels [G] of the field, _
_ [D] underneath [A] my itching [G] heels. _
[D] Take my money, _ _ [G] tell me when [A] the whistle [Bm] blows. _ _ _ _ _
Take [D] my money, _ _ [G] tell me when [A] the whistle [Bm] blows. _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
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