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