G Em Am
If you miss the train I'm on you'll know that I have gone you could
C D G
hear the whistle blow a hundred miles
[Chorus]
G Em Am
Lord I'm one, Lord I'm two, Lord I'm thre--e, Lord I'm four, Lord I'm
C D G
five hundred miles away from home
[Verse 2]
G Em Am
Teardrops fell on momma's note when I read
C D
the things she wrote. She said we love you son, we miss you, come on home
D G Em Am
Well I didn't have to pack, I had it all right on my back,
C D G
Now I'm five hundred miles away from home
[Solo]
G Em Am C D G
[Verse 3]
G Em Am
Well I'm walking these tracks, with tears all in my eyes
C D G
trying to read a letter from my home
Em Am
If this train is running right, I'll be home tomorrow night ah, but
C D G
I'm five hundred miles away from home
[Chorus]
G Em Am
A hundred miles, a hundred miles, a hundred miles a hundred miles
C D G
you could hear the whistle blow, a hundred miles
[Outro]
G Em Am
If you miss the train I'm on, you'll know that I have gone.
C D C Am7 G
You could hear the whistl blow a hud-red m i l e s
