NINE HUNDRED MILES
Nine Hundred Miles
I’m a- Am walking down the track,
I’ve got tears in my eyes,
I’m Dm tryin’ to read a letter
from my Am home;
If that Am train runs right,
I’ll be C home tomorrow F night,
Cause I’m Am nine hundred E7 miles
from my Am home.
And I Dm hate to hear that
E7 lonesome whistle Am blow.
1. I’m walking down the track, I’ve got tears in my eyes,
I’m tryin‘ to read a letter from my home;
If that train runs right, I’ll be Chome tomorrow Fnight,
Cause I’m Amnine hundred miles from my home.
And I hate to hear that lonesome whistle blow.
2. I will pawn you my watch, I will pawn you my chain,
I’ll pawn you my gold watch and my chain;
If that train runs right, I’ll be home tomorrow night,
Cause I’m nine hundred miles from my home.
And I hate to hear that lonesome whistle blow.
3. The train I ride on is a hundred coaches long.
You can hear her whistle blow a hundred miles;
If that train runs right, I’ll be home tomorrow night,
Cause I’m nine hundred miles from my home.
And I hate to hear that lonesome whistle blow.
4. If my woman tells me so then I’ll railroad no more.
But I’ll sidetrack my train and go home.
If that wheeler runs right, I’ll be home tomorrow night,
Cause I’m nine hundred miles from my home.
And I hate to hear that lonesome whistle blow.