[Verse]
A
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,
D
I'm stuck in Folsom Prison,
A
And time keeps draggin' on,
E
But that train keeps a-rollin',
A
On down to San Antone.
[Verse]
A
When I was just a baby,
My Mama told me, "Son,
Always be a good boy,
Don't ever play with guns,"
D
But I shot a man in Reno,
A
Just to watch him die,
E
When I hear that whistle blowin',
A
I hang my head and cry.
[Solo]
A D A E A
[Verse]
A
I bet there's rich folks eatin',
In a fancy dining car,
They're probably drinkin' coffee,
And smokin' big cigars,
D
But I know I had it comin',
A
I know I can't be free,
E
But those people keep a-movin',
A
And that's what tortures me.
[Interlude]
A D A E A
[Verse]
A
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,
D
Far from Folsom Prison,
A
That's where I want to stay,
E
And I'd let that lonesome whistle,
A
Blow my Blues away.
[Verse]
A
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,
D
I'm stuck in Folsom Prison,
A
And time keeps draggin' on,
E
But that train keeps a-rollin',
A
On down to San Antone.
[Verse]
A
When I was just a baby,
My Mama told me, "Son,
Always be a good boy,
Don't ever play with guns,"
D
But I shot a man in Reno,
A
Just to watch him die,
E
When I hear that whistle blowin',
A
I hang my head and cry.
[Solo]
A D A E A
[Verse]
A
I bet there's rich folks eatin',
In a fancy dining car,
They're probably drinkin' coffee,
And smokin' big cigars,
D
But I know I had it comin',
A
I know I can't be free,
E
But those people keep a-movin',
A
And that's what tortures me.
[Interlude]
A D A E A
[Verse]
A
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,
D
Far from Folsom Prison,
A
That's where I want to stay,
E
And I'd let that lonesome whistle,
A
Blow my Blues away.