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capo 1 — sounds a semitone higherIntro & Outro
e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|-------1-1------------| A|-2-2-2-----2----------| E|------------2b3-0-----|
Verse 1
I hear the train a-coming, it's rolling round the bend
and I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when
I'm stuck in Folsom Prison, and time keeps draggin' on
But that train keeps a-rollin' on down to San Antone
Verse 2
When I was just a baby, my Mama told me 'Son,
always be a good boy; don't ever play with guns.'
But I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die
when I hear that whistle blowin' I hang my head and cry
Solo
E | E7 | E | E7
A | A | E | E
B7| B7| E |
Verse 3
I bet there's rich folks eatin' in a fancy dining car
They're probably drinking coffee and smoking big cigars
Well, I know I had it coming, I know I can't be free
But those people keep a moving, and that's what tortures me
Solo
E | E7 | E | E7
A | A | E | E
B7| B7| E |
Verse 4
Well, if they freed me from this prison, if that railroad train was mine
I bet I'd move it on a little farther down the line
Far from Folsom Prison, that's where I want to stay
And I'd let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away
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