[D  A  D] n n[D                   D7] nI was riding Number Nine n        [G              D] nHeadin' south from Carolin' n                 [A7           D]  nI heard that lonesome whistle blow n n nGot in trouble, had to roam nLeft my gal and left my home nI heard that lonesome whistle blow n n[G] nJust a kid actin' smart n           [D] nI went and broke my darlin's heart n                           [A7] nI guess I was too young to know n n             [D               D7] (etc.) nThey took me off the Georgia Main nLocked me to a ball and chain nI heard that lonesome whistle blow n n[D  A  D] n nAll alone I bear the shame nI'm a number, not a name nI heard that lonesome whistle blow n nAll I do is set and cry nWhen the evenin' train goes by nI heard that lonesome whistle blow n n        [G] nI'll be locked here in this cell n       [D] nTil my body's just a shell n                              [A7] nAnd my hair turns whiter than snow n n           [D               D7   ] nI'll never see that gal of mine nLord, I'm in Georgia doing time nI heard that lonesome whistle blow