I HEARD THAT LONESOME (WHISTLE BLOW)
BY HANK WILLIAMS JR
FROM 1975 LP BOCEPHUS
KEY OF (D)

            (D)
I WAS RIDIN NUMBER NINE
               (G)                                (D)
HEADIN SOUTH FROM CAROLINE
                                (A7)                          (D)
I HEARD THAT LONESOME WHISTLE BLOW
GOT IN TROUBLE HAD TO ROAM
                 (G)                            (D)
LEFT MY GAL AND LEFT MY HOME
                               (A7)                           (D)
I HEARD THAT LONESOME WHISTLE BLOW

             (G)       
JUST A KID ACTIN SMART
                       (D)         
I WENT AND BROKE MY DARLIN'S HEART
                                                       (A7)
I GUESS I WAS TO YOUNG TO KNOW
                             (D)                  
THEY TOOK ME OFF THE GEORGIA-MAINE
                                 (G)                          (D)
THEY LOCKED ME TO A BALL AND CHAIN
                              (A7)                            (D)
I HEARD THAT LONESOME WHISTLE BLOW
         (G)
ALL I DO IS SIT AND CRY
                    (D)
WHEN THE EV'NIN TRAIN GOES BY
                              (A7)                            (D)
I HEARD THAT LONESOME WHISTLE BLOW            (G)  
ALL I DO IS BEAR THE SHAME
          (D)
I'M A NUMBER NOT A NAME
                             (A7)                              (D)
I HEARD THAT LONESOME WHISTLE BLOW
I'LL BE LOCKED HERE IN THIS CELL
             (G)                                (D)
TIL MY BODY'S TURNS TO A SHELL
                                       (A7)                     (D)
AND MY HAIR TURNS WHITER THAN SNOW 
(OH,LORD)
I'LL NEVER SEE THAT GAL OF MINE
                 (G)                            (D)
LORD I'M IN GEORGIA DOIN TIME
                                 (A7)                          (D)
I HEARD THAT LONESOME WHISTLE BLOW
I'LL NEVER SEE THAT GAL OF MINE
       (G)                           (D)
I'M IN GEORGIA DOIN TIME
                             (A7)                               (D)
I HEARD THAT LONESOME WHISTLE BLOW