INTRO: D------2-------------------------------| A-2-2-4-----4-4-2--2-4-2-4-0-------0----| E----------------------------0-2-4------| A I was riding Number 9 D A Heading south from Caroline E A I heard that long lonesome whistle blow A Got in trouble, had to roam D A Left my gal and left my home E A I heard that long lonesome whistle blow D Just a kid, acting smart A I went and broke my darling's heart E I guess I was too young to know A They took me off the Georgia Main D A Locked me to a ball and chain E A I heard that long lonesome whistle blow SOLO: D------2-------------------------------| A-2-2-4-----4-4-2--2-4-2-4-0-------0----| E----------------------------0-2-4------| A All alone I bears the shame D A I’m a number, not a name E A I heard that long lonesome whistle blow All I do is sit and cry D A When the evening train goes by E A I heard that long lonesome whistle blow D I'll be locked there in this cell A 'Til my body's just a shell E And my hair turns whiter than snow A I'll never see that gal of mine D A I’m in Georgia doing time E A I heard that long lonesome whistle blow