A            Bm               E              A
   You could hear the whistle blow a hundred miles

Lord you oughtta' been around 
                        F#m 
an seen that train come down
          Bm       D       E              A
You could hear the whistle blow a hundred miles
                                             F#m
A hundred miles   A hundred miles  A hundred miles
          Bm               E              A
You could hear the whistle blow a hundred miles

Riff  A  F#m  D  E  A

Verse 2

A                                            F#m
Oh I'm walkin' these ties   with tears in my eyes
Bm               E              A
Tryin' to read a letter from my home
                                     F#m
From my home  From my home   From my home
    Bm               E              A
I'm Tryin' to read a letter from my home  

Verse 3

                                                   F#m
If this trains runnin' right I'll be home Saturday night
        Bm   E              A
But I'm 500 miles away from home
                                           F#m
Away from home   Away from home  Away from home
         D   E      Bm       A 
Lord I'm 500 miles away from home

Riff  A  F#m  D  E  A  

 
Well I got home Saturday night
                            F#m
Me and my baby we had a big fight
    D             E               A
Now I'm a hundred miles away from home
                                            F#m
Away from home   Away from home   Away from home
    Bm            E               A    F#  D  E  A
Yes I'm a hundred miles away from home