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DI hear the train a-coming, it's rolling round the bend

D7and I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when

G DI'm stuck in Folsom Prison, and time keeps draggin' on

A7 DBut that train keeps a-rollin' on down to San Antone

DWhen I was just a baby, my Mama told me 'Son,

D7always be a good boy; don't ever play with guns.'

G DBut I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die

A7 Dwhen I hear that whistle blowin' I hang my head and cry

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DI bet there's rich folks eatin' in a fancy dining car

D7They're probably drinking coffee and smoking big cigars

G DWell, I know I had it coming, I know I can't be free

A7 DBut those people keep a moving, and that's what tortures me

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DWell, if they freed me from this prison, if that railroad train was mine

D7I bet I'd move it on a little farther down the line

G DFar from Folsom Prison, that's where I want to stay

A7 DAnd I'd let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away