900 Miles

Key of Am · Chords: V VII i

Verse 1

Am
Well I'm walkin' down the track,

Verse 5

I got tears in my eyes
                                E7
Tryin' to read a letter from my home.
        Am
If that train runs me right,

Verse 6

I'll be home tomorrow night
                        E7            Am
'Cause I'm nine hundred miles from my home.

Refrain

      E7                                 Am
And I hate to hear that lonesome whistle blow.
      E7                            Am G Am            E7
And I wonder who’s my baby’s latest beau-uo-oh-eoh-eoh.

Verse 2

Am
I will pawn you my wagon,

Verse 7

I will pawn you my team.
                                  E7
I’ll pawn you my watch and golden chain.
        Am
If that train runs me right,

Verse 8

I'll be home tomorrow night
                        E7            Am
'Cause I'm nine hundred miles from my home.

Refrain

      E7                                 Am
And I hate to hear that lonesome whistle blow.
      E7                            Am G Am            E7
And I wonder who’s my baby’s latest beau-uo-oh-eoh-eoh.

Instrumental verse

Am E7 Am E7 Am

Verse 3

Am
Well if my woman tells me so,

Verse 9

I will railroad no more.
                                    E7
I’ll hang around her shanty all the time.
        Am
If that train runs me true,

Verse 10

Tomorrow night I’ll be holding you.
                        E7            Am
'Cause I'm nine hundred miles from my home.

Refrain

      E7                                 Am
And I hate to hear that lonesome whistle blow.
      E7                            Am G Am            E7
And I wonder who’s my baby’s latest beau-uo-oh-eoh-eoh.

Verse 4

Am
Now the train that I ride on,

Verse 11

Is a hundred coaches long.
    E7
You can hear her whistle blow a hundred miles.
        Am
If that train runs me right,

Verse 12

I'll be home tomorrow night
                        E7            Am
'Cause I'm nine hundred miles from my home.

Refrain

      E7                                 Am
And I hate to hear that lonesome whistle blow.
      E7                            Am G Am            E7
And I wonder who’s my baby’s latest beau-uo-oh-eoh-eoh.

Tag

      E7                            Am G Am            E7
And I wonder who’s my baby’s latest beau-uo-oh-eoh-eoh.