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D#I hear the train a-coming, it's rolling round the bend

D#7and I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when

G# D#I'm stuck in Folsom Prison, and time keeps draggin' on

A#7 D#But that train keeps a-rollin' on down to San Antone

D#When I was just a baby, my Mama told me 'Son,

D#7always be a good boy; don't ever play with guns.'

G# D#But I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die

A#7 D#when I hear that whistle blowin' I hang my head and cry

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D#I bet there's rich folks eatin' in a fancy dining car

D#7They're probably drinking coffee and smoking big cigars

G# D#Well, I know I had it coming, I know I can't be free

A#7 D#But those people keep a moving, and that's what tortures me

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D#Well, if they freed me from this prison, if that railroad train was mine

D#7I bet I'd move it on a little farther down the line

G# D#Far from Folsom Prison, that's where I want to stay

A#7 D#And I'd let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away