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

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

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

F7 A#But that train keeps a-rollin' on down to San Antone

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

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

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

F7 A#when I hear that whistle blowin' I hang my head and cry

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D# | D# | A# | A#

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

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

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

F7 A#But those people keep a moving, and that's what tortures me

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D# | D# | A# | A#

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

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

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

F7 A#And I'd let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away