[Verse]
C#
I hear the train a comin'
It's rollin' 'round the bend,
And I ain't seen the sunshine,
Since, I don't know when,
F#
I'm stuck in Folsom Prison,
C#
And time keeps draggin' on,
G#
But that train keeps a-rollin',
C#
On down to San Antone.
[Verse]
C#
When I was just a baby,
My Mama told me, "Son,
Always be a good boy,
Don't ever play with guns,"
F#
But I shot a man in Reno,
C#
Just to watch him die,
G#
When I hear that whistle blowin',
C#
I hang my head and cry.
[Solo]
C# F# C# G# C#
[Verse]
C#
I bet there's rich folks eatin',
In a fancy dining car,
They're probably drinkin' coffee,
And smokin' big cigars,
F#
But I know I had it comin',
C#
I know I can't be free,
G#
But those people keep a-movin',
C#
And that's what tortures me.
[Interlude]
C# F# C# G# C#
[Verse]
C#
Well, if they freed me from this prison,
If that railroad train was mine,
I bet I'd move out over a little,
Farther down the line,
F#
Far from Folsom Prison,
C#
That's where I want to stay,
G#
And I'd let that lonesome whistle,
C#
Blow my Blues away.
[Verse]
C#
I hear the train a comin'
It's rollin' 'round the bend,
And I ain't seen the sunshine,
Since, I don't know when,
F#
I'm stuck in Folsom Prison,
C#
And time keeps draggin' on,
G#
But that train keeps a-rollin',
C#
On down to San Antone.
[Verse]
C#
When I was just a baby,
My Mama told me, "Son,
Always be a good boy,
Don't ever play with guns,"
F#
But I shot a man in Reno,
C#
Just to watch him die,
G#
When I hear that whistle blowin',
C#
I hang my head and cry.
[Solo]
C# F# C# G# C#
[Verse]
C#
I bet there's rich folks eatin',
In a fancy dining car,
They're probably drinkin' coffee,
And smokin' big cigars,
F#
But I know I had it comin',
C#
I know I can't be free,
G#
But those people keep a-movin',
C#
And that's what tortures me.
[Interlude]
C# F# C# G# C#
[Verse]
C#
Well, if they freed
me from this prison,
If that railroad train was mine,
I bet I'd move out over a little,
Farther down the line,
F#
Far from Folsom Prison,
C#
That's where I want to stay,
G#
And I'd let that lonesome whistle,
C#
Blow my Blues away.