intro :
D# D# D# D#
D# D# D# D#
C#m G# Fm A#
D# D# D# D#
G# D# G# D# G# D# A# D#
G# D# G# D#
listen to that duquesne whistle blowing
G# D# A# D#
blowing like it’s gonna sweep my world away
G# D# G# D#
i wanna stop at carmbondale and keep on going
G# D# A# D#
that duquesne train goin’ rock me night and day
C#m G#
you say i’m a gambler , you say i’m a pimp
Fm A#
but i ain’t neither one
G# D# G# D#
listen to that duquesne whistle blowing
G# D# A# D#
sounding like it’s on a final run
G# D# G# D#
G# D# G# D#
listen to that duquesne whistle blowing
G# D# A# D#
blowing like she never blowed before
G# D# G# D#
little light blinking , red light glowing
G# D# A# D#
blowing like she’s at my chamber door
C#m G#
you smiling through the fence at me
Fm A#
just like you always smiled before
G# D# G# D#
listen to that duquesne whistle blowing
G# D# A# D#
blowing like she ain’t goin’ blow no more
G# D# G# D# G# D# A# D#
D# D#
can’t you hear that duquesne whistle blowing?
D# D#
blowing like the sky’s gonna blow apart
D# D#
you’re the only thing alive that keeps me going
D# D#
you’re like a time bomb in my heart
C#m G#
i can hear a sweet voice steadily calling
Fm A#
must be the mother of our lord
G# D# G# D#
listen to that duquesne whistle blowing
G# D# A# D#
blowing like my woman’s on board
G# D# G# D#
G# D# G# D#
listen to that duquesne whistle blowing
G# D# A# D#
blowing like it’s gon’ blow my blues away
G# D# G# D#
you old rascal , i know exactly where you’re going
G# D# A# D#
i’ll lead you there myself at the break of day
C#m G#
i wake up every morning with that woman in my bed
Fm A#
everybody telling me she’s gone to my head
G# D# G# D#
listen to that duquesne whistle blowing
G# D# A# D#
blowing like it’s goin’ kill me dead
D# A# G# Cm G# G#/A# A#
G# D# G# D# G# D# A# D#
G# D# G# D#
can’t you hear that duquesne whistle blowing?
G# D# A# D#
blowing through another no good town
G# D# G# D#
the lights on my native land are glowing
G# D# A# D#
i wonder if they’ll know me next time ’round
C#m G#
i wonder if that old oak tree’s still standing
Fm A#
that old oak tree , the one we used to climb
G# D# G# D#
listen to that duquesne whistle blowing
G# D# A# D#
blowing like she’s blowing right on time
A# . . . . . . .
G# D# G# D#
G# D# A# D#
intro :
D# D# D# D#
D# D# D# D#
C#m G# Fm A#
D# D# D# D#
G# D# G# D# G# D# A# D#
G# D# G# D#
listen to that duquesne whistle blowing
G# D# A# D#
blowing like it’s gonna sweep my world away
G# D# G# D#
i wanna stop at carmbondale and keep on going
G# D# A# D#
that duquesne train goin’ rock me night and day
C#m G#
you say i’m a gambler , you say i’m a pimp
Fm A#
but i ain’t neither one
G# D# G# D#
listen to that duquesne whistle blowing
G# D# A# D#
sounding like it’s on a final run
G# D# G# D#
G# D# G# D#
listen to that duquesne whistle blowing
G# D# A# D#
blowing like she never blowed before
G# D# G# D#
little light blinking , red light glowing
G# D# A# D#
blowing like she’s at my chamber door
C#m G#
you smiling through the fence at me
Fm A#
just like you always smiled before
G# D# G# D#
listen to that duquesne whistle blowing
G# D# A# D#
blowing like she ain’t goin’ blow no more
G# D# G# D# G# D# A# D#
D# D#
can’t you hear that duquesne whistle blowing?
D# D#
blowing like the sky’s gonna blow apart
D# D#
you’re the only thing alive that keeps me going
D# D#
you’re like a time bomb in my heart
C#m G#
i can hear a sweet voice steadily calling
Fm A#
must be the mother of our lord
G# D# G# D#
listen to that duquesne whistle blowing
G# D# A# D#
blowing like my woman’s on board
G# D# G# D#
G# D# G# D#
listen to that duquesne whistle blowing
G# D# A# D#
blowing like it’s gon’ blow my blues away
G# D# G# D#
you old rascal , i know exactly where you’re going
G# D# A# D#
i’ll lead you there myself at the break of day
C#m G#
i wake up every morning with that woman in my bed
Fm A#
everybody telling me she’s gone to my head
G# D# G# D#
listen to that duquesne whistle blowing
G# D# A# D#
blowing like it’s goin’ kill me dead
D# A# G# Cm G# G#/A# A#
G# D# G# D# G# D# A# D#
G# D# G# D#
can’t you hear that duquesne whistle blowing?
G# D# A# D#
blowing through another no good town
G# D# G# D#
the lights on my native land are glowing
G# D# A# D#
i wonder if they’ll know me next time ’round
C#m G#
i wonder if that old oak tree’s still standing
Fm A#
that old oak tree , the one we used to climb
G# D# G# D#
listen to that duquesne whistle blowing
G# D# A# D#
blowing like she’s blowing right on time
A# . . . . . . .
G# D# G# D#
G# D# A# D#
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