Verse 1
[A] You could [Bm]hear the whistle [E]blow a hundred [A]miles
Lord you oughtta' been around
an seen that train come [F#m]down
You could [Bm]hear the [D]whistle [E]blow a hundred [A]miles
A hundred miles A hundred miles A hundred [F#m]miles
You could [Bm]hear the whistle [E]blow a hundred [A]miles
Riff A F#m D E A
Verse 2
[A]Oh I'm walkin' these ties with tears in my [F#m]eyes
[Bm]Tryin' to read a [E]letter from my [A]home
From my home From my home From my [F#m]home
I'm [Bm]Tryin' to read a [E]letter from my [A]home
Verse 3
If this trains runnin' right I'll be home Saturday [F#m]night
But I'm [Bm]500 m[E]iles away from [A]home
Away from home Away from home Away from [F#m]home
Lord I'm [D]500 [E]miles a[Bm]way from [A]home
Riff A F#m D E A
Well I got home Saturday night
Me and my baby we had a big [F#m]fight
Now [D]I'm a hundred [E]miles away from [A]home
Away from home Away from home Away from [F#m]home
Yes [Bm]I'm a hundred [E]miles away from [A]home [F#] [D] [E] [A]
[A] You could [Bm]hear the whistle [E]blow a hundred [A]miles
Lord you oughtta' been around
an seen that train come [F#m]down
You could [Bm]hear the [D]whistle [E]blow a hundred [A]miles
A hundred miles A hundred miles A hundred [F#m]miles
You could [Bm]hear the whistle [E]blow a hundred [A]miles
Riff A F#m D E A
Verse 2
[A]Oh I'm walkin' these ties with tears in my [F#m]eyes
[Bm]Tryin' to read a [E]letter from my [A]home
From my home From my home From my [F#m]home
I'm [Bm]Tryin' to read a [E]letter from my [A]home
Verse 3
If this trains runnin' right I'll be home Saturday [F#m]night
But I'm [Bm]500 m[E]iles away from [A]home
Away from home Away from home Away from [F#m]home
Lord I'm [D]500 [E]miles a[Bm]way from [A]home
Riff A F#m D E A
Well I got home Saturday night
Me and my baby we had a big [F#m]fight
Now [D]I'm a hundred [E]miles away from [A]home
Away from home Away from home Away from [F#m]home
Yes [Bm]I'm a hundred [E]miles away from [A]home [F#] [D] [E] [A]