Verse 1 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 FDEA Yes I'm a hundred miles away from home