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No intro hit the G and let it ring.  listen to the track to hear the strumming pattern.
[Verse]
GPack your suitcCase * G* * * AmMy sweet love.  LGet's take one more ride through the canyon.
 G(let ring)               C                         G                         Am  G  
The hills are burning * * * * along 101.  You got a gypsy heart lets keep it dancin'.
AmI see the longing for the Croad in your Geyes. You're in a Amcascade state of Gmind. C  
[Chorus]
GHoly Moses wondering Amheart may you roam
I hear CWhistlin' Jack he's calling me back Ghome C  
GCalifornia you've been Ameasy on my soul
I hear CWhistlin' Jack he's calling me back Ghome C  
[Verse]
GDid I see you, C* * * G* with a drunken smile.  AmStumbling round the reGception
GI'd like to meet you, C* * * G* before the weather's wild, and the Am410's closed in both diGrections.
AmI see the longing for the Croad in your Geyes. You're in a Amcascade state of Gmind. C  
[Chorus]
GHoly Moses wondering Amheart may you roam
I hear CWhistlin' Jack he's calling me back Ghome C  
GCalifornia you've been Ameasy on my soul
I hear CWhistlin' Jack he's calling me back Ghome C  
oh oh GOH, oh oh AmOH
I hear CWhistlin' Jack he's calling me back Ghome C  
[Solo]
 G   Am   C   G  C(****)  G   Am   C  G  
 Am(light/let ring)        C(light)     G(light)        
I see the longing for the road in your eyes.
             Am(light             G  C  
You're in a cascade state of mind. 
[Chorus]
GHoly Moses wondering Amheart may you roam
I hear CWhistlin' Jack he's calling me back Ghome C  
GCalifornia you've been Ameasy on my soul
I hear CWhistlin' Jack he's calling me back Ghome C  
oh oh GOH, oh oh AmOH
I hear CWhistlin' Jack he's calling me back Ghome C  
oh oh GOH, oh oh AmOH
                                         C    G(let ring)
I hear Whistlin' Jack he's calling me back home

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Whistlin Jack

by The Dales

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Chords in this song · guitar

No intro hit the G and let it ring. listen to the track to hear the strumming pattern.

[Verse]

G C G Am G

Pack your suitcase * * * * My sweet love. Let's take one more ride through the canyon.

G C G Am G

(let ring)

The hills are burning * * * * along 101. You got a gypsy heart lets keep it dancin'.

Am C G Am G C

I see the longing for the road in your eyes. You're in a cascade state of mind.

[Chorus]

G Am

Holy Moses wondering heart may you roam

C G C

I hear Whistlin' Jack he's calling me back home

G Am

California you've been easy on my soul

C G C

I hear Whistlin' Jack he's calling me back home

[Verse]

G C G Am G

Did I see you, * * * * with a drunken smile. Stumbling round the reception

G C G Am G

I'd like to meet you, * * * * before the weather's wild, and the 410's closed in both directions.

Am C G Am G C

I see the longing for the road in your eyes. You're in a cascade state of mind.

[Chorus]

G Am

Holy Moses wondering heart may you roam

C G C

I hear Whistlin' Jack he's calling me back home

G Am

California you've been easy on my soul

C G C

I hear Whistlin' Jack he's calling me back home

G Am

oh oh OH, oh oh OH

C G C

I hear Whistlin' Jack he's calling me back home

[Solo]

G Am C G C G Am C G

(****)

Am C G

(light/let ring) (light) (light)

I see the longing for the road in your eyes.

Am G C

(light

You're in a cascade state of mind.

[Chorus]

G Am

Holy Moses wondering heart may you roam

C G C

I hear Whistlin' Jack he's calling me back home

G Am

California you've been easy on my soul

C G C

I hear Whistlin' Jack he's calling me back home

G Am

oh oh OH, oh oh OH

C G C

I hear Whistlin' Jack he's calling me back home

G Am

oh oh OH, oh oh OH

C G

(let ring)

I hear Whistlin' Jack he's calling me back home

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