The Whistle Is Blowing — The New Basement Tapes
Chords and lyrics for The Whistle Is Blowing by The New Basement Tapes (key of C).
Verse 1
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[C/G]The whistle is [E]blowing, and the [Am]train [Am/G]is [F/C]going
[C/G]Just what's gonna happen next, well, I'm [G]not one to [C]say
[C/G]I'm sitting here [E]yearning while those [Am]wheels [Am/G]keep [F/C]turning
[C/G]"I'll be gone by [G]tonight," she told me [C]today
[C/G]And next door to the [E]cornstalk by the [Am]side [Am/G]of this sheet [F/C]rock
[C/G]I will wait for the [G]morning like a dog in the [C]moon
[F/C]Blow, blow [C]on
[F/C]Blow, blow [Am][Am/G][F]on[C][G][C]
[C/G]Oh the minutes go [E]slow now, and I [Am]hope it [Am/G]don't snow [F/C]now
[C/G]'Cause it's quiet and [G]still and that train's out of [C]sight
[C/G]All we need is a fat [E]storm to [Am]blow [Am/G]by the [F/C]platform
[C/G]Oh dear me, that [G]woman, that woman's always [C]right
[F/C]Blow, blow [C]on
[F/C]Blow, blow [Am][Am/G][F]on[C][G][C]
(I repeat chords: C/G E Am Am/G F/C C/G G C )
[F/C]Blow, blow [C]on
[F/C]Blow, blow [Am][Am/G][F]on[C][G][C]
[C/G]The whistle is [E]blowing, and the [Am]train [Am/G]is [F/C]going
[C/G]Just what's gonna happen next, well, I'm [G]not the one to [C]say
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