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[Verse 1] C I hear the train a-coming, it's rolling round the bend C7 and I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when F C I'm stuck in Folsom Prison, and time keeps draggin' on G7 C But that train keeps a-rollin' on down to San Antone [Verse 2] C When I was just a baby, my Mama told me 'Son, C7 always be a good boy; don't ever play with guns.' F C But I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die G7 C when I hear that whistle blowin' I hang my head and cry [Solo] C | C7 | C | C7 F | F | C | C G7| G7| C | [Verse 3] C I bet there's rich folks eatin' in a fancy dining car C7 They're probably drinking coffee and smoking big cigars F C Well, I know I had it coming, I know I can't be free G7 C But those people keep a moving, and that's what tortures me [Solo] C | C7 | C | C7 F | F | C | C G7| G7| C | [Verse 4] C Well, if they freed me from this prison, if that railroad train was mine C7 I bet I'd move it on a little farther down the line F C Far from Folsom Prison, that's where I want to stay G7 C And I'd let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away
[Verse 1] E I hear the train a-coming, it's rolling round the bend E7 and I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when A E I'm stuck in Folsom Prison, and time keeps draggin' on B7 E But that train keeps a-rollin' on down to San Antone [Verse 2] E When I was just a baby, my Mama told me 'Son, E7 always be a good boy; don't ever play with guns.' A E But I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die B7 E 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] E I bet there's rich folks eatin' in a fancy dining car E7 They're probably drinking coffee and smoking big cigars A E Well, I know I had it coming, I know I can't be free B7 E 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] E Well, if they freed me from this prison, if that railroad train was mine E7 I bet I'd move it on a little farther down the line A E Far from Folsom Prison, that's where I want to stay B7 E And I'd let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away
