Intro
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Verse 1
I C hear the train a comin’... it's rolling round the bend
And I ain't seen the sunshine since... C7 I don't know when
I'm F stuck in Folsom prison... and time keeps draggin’ C on
But that G7 train keeps a rollin’... on down to San An C ton
Verse 2
When C I was just a baby... my mama told me son SON
Always be a good boy... don't C7 ever play with guns
But I F shot a man in Reno... just to watch him C die
When I G7 hear that whistle blowin’... I hang my head and C cry
Verse 3
I C bet there's rich folks eating in a fancy dining car
They're probably drinkin’ coffee... and C7 smoking big cigars
Well I F know I had it coming... I know I can't be C free
But those G7 people keep a-movin’... and that's what tortures C me
Verse 4
Well if they'd C free me from this prison, if that railroad train was mine
I bet I'd move it on a little C7 farther down the line
F Far from Folsom prison... that's where I want to C stay
And I'd G7 let that lonesome whistle... blow my blues a-Cway
Repeat from the beginning getting faster with each verse
Last line - Verse 4
Slow up
And I'd G7 let that lonesome whistle... blow my blues a-Cway