Jim Henry - Sound Of The Whistle Blow
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[Intro]
Am
[Verse 1]
C
Lights come up, lights go down
Dm F G Am
And I'm a singer in between
C
I count my cash by the dashboard light
Dm F G Am Dm F G
I hit first gear and leave the scene
[Verse 2]
Am C
Town to town, night to night
Dm F G Am
Big crowds or small, I do the show
C
A ten hour drive for one on the stage
Dm F G Am
It's a crazy life, I know
[Chorus]
F C
Well, I love the sound of a midnight train
G E Am
The smell of the road after the rain
F C
A full tank, half a pack and a thousand miles to go
Dm F G Am
I race the sound of the whistle blow
[Verse 3]
C
When I'm gone, life at home goes on
Dm F G Am
My son knows ten new words
C
He cries for me in the middle of the night
Dm F G Am
My wife lets him sleep with her
[Chorus]
F C
And I love the sound of a midnight train
G E Am
The smell of the road after the rain
F C
A full tank, half a pack and a thousand miles to go
Dm F G Am
I race the sound of the whistle blow
[Instrumental]
G E Am F C
Dm F G Am Dm F G Am
[Verse 4]
C
If you got the dough, that's where I go
Dm F G Am
Sometimes I feel like a whore
C
But a gig's a gig, and I can't complain
Dm F G Am
'Til I don't get gigs anymore
[Chorus]
F C
And I love the sound of a midnight train
G E Am
The smell of the road after the rain
F C
A full tank, half a pack and a thousand miles to go
Dm F G Am
I race the sound of the whistle blow
Dm F G Am
I race the sound of the whistle blow