[Verse 1]
G
Livin' & lovin' thats how those folks made their way
G7
I always look forward to go home everyday
C G
Well i give a hundred dollars if i could be in their shoes
D G
Lord i'm so damn lonesome i got them low down blues
[Verse 2]
G
Everybodys got someone & i'm all alone
G7
i got no phone number no one to call my own
C G
And every night that lonsome whistle lets me know when a train goin' by
D G
Sometimes when i hear it i wanna lay down & die
D G
Yooodelleheeeeee Yooodeloooooo Yooodelayeeeee
[Solo]
G G C G G D G
[Verse 3]
G
Old worn out memories & a bottle of beer
G7
Along with a lost love & a jug full of tears
C G
Lord i can hear that whistle whinin' when the hour is late
D G
Lord the union pacific makes its way across the lone star state
[Verse 4]
G
Well this is my story i ain't a playin' around (i sure ain't)
G7
I got an old trailer on the outskirts of town
C G
Well It just me & this here guitar & a bottle of booooze
D G
Slappin' out rythmns & singin' the blues
G D G
Yooodellayheeeohhh Railroad Blues