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[Intro]
G
[Verse 1]
G
I hear the train a comin', it's rollin' round the bend
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and I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when
C G
I'm stuck in Folsom Prison and time keeps draggin' on
D7 G
But that train keeps a rollin' on down to San Antone
[Verse 2]
G
When I was just a baby my Mama told me "Son
G7
always be a good boy; don't ever play with guns".
C G
But I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die
D7 G
When I hear that whistle blowin' I hang my head and cry
[Solo]
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| C | C | C | C | G | G | G | G |
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[Verse 3]
G
I bet there's rich folks eating from a fancy dining car
G7
They're probably drinking coffee and smokin' big cigars
C G
Well, I know I had it comin', I know I can't be free
D7 G
But those people keep a movin' and that's what tortures me
[Solo]
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| C | C | C | C | G | G | G | G |
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[Verse 4]
G
Well, if they freed me from this prison, if that railroad train was mine
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I bet I'd move it on a little farther down the line
C G
Far from Folsom Prison, that's where I want to stay
D7 G
And I'd let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away