Verse 1
If you C missed the train I'm Am on, you will Dm know that I am F gone,
you can Dm hear the whistle F blow a hundred G miles.
A hundred C miles, a hundred Am miles, a hundred Dm miles, a hundred F miles,
you can Dm hear the whistle F blow a hundred Cx2 miles.
Verse 2
Lord, I'm C one, Lord, I'm Am two, Lord, I'm Dm three, Lord, I'm F four,
Lord, I'm Dm five hundred F miles away from G home.
Away from C home, away from Am home, away from Dm home, away from F home,
Lord, I'm Dm five hundred F miles away from Cx2 home.
Verse 3
Not a C shirt on my Am back, not a Dm penny to my F name.
Lord, I Dm can't go back F home this a- Gx2 way.
This a- C way, this a- Am way, this a- Dm way this a- F way,
Lord, I Dm can't go back F home this a- C way.
Verse 4 (repeat of Verse 1)
If you C missed the train I'm Am on, you will Dm know that I am F gone,
you can Dm hear the F whistle blow a hundred Gx2 miles.
A hundred C miles, a hundred Am miles, a hundred Dm miles, a hundred F miles,
you can Dm hear the whistle F blow a hundred Cx2 miles.
Outro (slower)
you can Dm hear the whistle F blow a hundred C+1 miles.
NC You can Dm} hear the whistle F} blow a hundred C} miles.