1. you will know that I am gone Dm F You can hear the whistle blow
Railroaders’ Lament: 500 Miles – Hedy West? Bobby Bare? 1
|C |Am |Dm |F |
|Dm |G G7 |C |/ / / / |
If you
C Am
miss the train I'm on,
Dm F
you will know that I am gone
Dm F
You can hear the whistle blow
G / / / | G7 /
a hundred miles
C 0003
Am 2000
Dm 2210
F 2010
G 0232
G7 0212 1 1

2. You can hear the whistle blow G7 C | / / a hundred miles.
Railroaders’ Lament: 500 Miles 2
/ / C
A hundred miles, Am
a hundred miles, Dm F
a hundred miles
Dm G /
You can hear the whistle blow
G C | / /
a hundred miles. 2 2

3. C Am Lord I'm one, Lord I'm two, Dm F Lord I'm three, Lord I'm four
Railroaders’ Lament: 500 Miles 3
C 0003
Am 2000
Dm 2210
F 2010
G 0232
G7 0212
C Am Lord I'm one, Lord I'm two,
Dm F
Lord I'm three, Lord I'm four
Dm F
Lord I'm five hundred miles
|G |G7 /
from my home. 3 3

4. Lord I'm five hundred miles G7 C / / / | / / from my home.
Railroaders’ Lament: 500 Miles 4
C 0003
Am 2000
Dm 2210
F 2010
G 0232
G7 0212 C
Five hundred miles, Am
five hundred miles Dm
five hundred miles, F
Dm G
Lord I'm five hundred miles
G C / / / | / /
from my home. 4 4

5. C Am Not a shirt on my back, Dm F not a penny to my name, Dm F
Railroaders’ Lament: 500 Miles 5
C 0003
Am 2000
Dm 2210
F 2010
G 0232
G7 0212
C Am
Not a shirt on my back,
Dm F
not a penny to my name,
Dm F
Lord I can't go a-home
G G7
this a-way. 5 5

6. C Am This a-way, this a-way, Dm F this a-way, this a-way, Dm G
Railroaders’ Lament: 500 Miles 6
C 0003
Am 2000
Dm 2210
F 2010
G 0232
G7 0212
C Am
This a-way, this a-way,
Dm F
this a-way, this a-way,
Dm G
Lord I can't go back home
C | / /
this a-way. 6 6

7. If you miss the train I'm on, Dm F you will know that I am gone Dm G7!
Railroaders’ Lament: 500 Miles LAST
C Am
If you miss the train I'm on,
Dm F
you will know that I am gone
Dm G7!
You can hear the whistle blow
|C / F / |C!
a hundred miles 7 7