[Intro]
D# A# Cm A# G# 6x
[Verse]
D# A#
Well I'm Goin' to a place where the tough guys go,
Cm A# G#
and come out even tougher.
D# A#
A place where a man don't show his feelings,
Cm A# G#
a place where a man don't cry.
D# A#
Well they say I'm being punished and they say
Cm A# G#
I can be reformed, but someday I'll return.
D# A#
Did they really think that this time it'd work?
Cm A# G#
You knew all along it wouldn't!
[Chorus]
D# A#
Oh, I'm prison bound,
Cm A# G#
I did a crime one too many times.
D#
It's on the outskirts of town,
A#
by the railroad tracks,
Cm A# G#
where the country moon shines.
D# A#
Oh, I'm prison bound,
Cm A# G#
tell my girl I'll be back one day.
D# A# Cm A# G#
Oh, I'm prison bound, I may never know any other,
D# A# Cm A# G#
any other way,
D# A# Cm A# G#
any other way.
[Verse]
D# A#
Well they take away my freedom of expression
Cm A# G#
and action, but Johnny says I walk the line.
D# A#
With three hots and a cot, and allot of talk
Cm A# G#
that locks up concrete and steel
D# A#
Well it's cold and it's clammy, and it's colder
Cm A# G#
than a pimp's heart, but I've gotta do my time.
D#
There's a lesson to be learned here,
A# Cm A# G#
but what a price to pay, you know, I may never learn
[Chorus]
D# A#
Oh, I'm prison bound,
Cm A# G#
I did a crime one too many times.
D#
It's on the outskirts of town,
A#
by the railroad tracks,
Cm A# G#
where the country moon shines.
D# A#
Oh, I'm prison bound,
Cm A# G#
tell my girl I'll be back one day.
D# A# Cm A# G#
Oh, I'm prison bound, I may never know any other,
D# A# Cm A# G#
any other way,
D# A# Cm A# G#
any other way.
[Solo]
D# A# Cm A# G# 8x
[Chorus]
D# A#
Oh, I'm prison bound,
Cm A# G#
I did a crime one too many times.
D#
It's on the outskirts of town,
A#
by the railroad tracks,
Cm A# G#
where the country moon shines.
D# A#
Oh, I'm prison bound,
Cm A# G#
tell my girl I'll be back one day.
D# A# Cm A# G#
Oh, I'm prison bound, I may never know any other,
D# A# Cm A# G#
any other way,
D# A# Cm A# G#
any other way.
[Outro]
D#~ A#~ Cm~ G#~
D# D#~
any other way.
[Intro]
D# A# Cm A# G# 6x
[Verse]
D# Well I'm Goin' to a place
A#
where the tough guys go,
Cm A# G#
and come out even tougher.
D# A place where a man
A#
don't show his feelings,
Cm A# G#
a place where a man don't cry.
D# Well they say I'm being
A#
punished and they say
I can be reformed, but
Cm A# G#
someday I'll return.
D# Did they really think
A#
that this time it'd work?
Cm A# G#
You knew all along it wouldn't!
[Chorus]
D# A#
Oh, I'm prison bound,
Cm A# G#
I did a crime one too many times.
D#
It's on the outskirts of town,
A#
by the railroad tracks,
Cm A# G#
where the country moon shines.
D# A#
Oh, I'm prison bound,
Cm A# G#
tell my girl I'll be back one day.
D# A# Oh, I'm prison bound, I
Cm A# G#
may never know any other,
D# A# Cm A# G#
any other way,
D# A# Cm A# G#
any other way.
[Verse]
D# Well they take away
A#
my freedom of expression
Cm and action, but Johnny
A# G#
says I walk the line.
D# With three hots and
A#
a cot, and allot of talk
Cm A# G#
that locks up concrete and steel
D# Well it's cold and it's
A#
clammy, and it's colder
than a pimp's heart, but
Cm A# G#
I've gotta do my time.
D#
There's a lesson
to be learned here,
A# but what a price to pay,
Cm A# G#
you know, I may never learn
[Chorus]
D# A#
Oh, I'm prison bound,
Cm A# G#
I did a crime one too many times.
D#
It's on the outskirts of town,
A#
by the railroad tracks,
Cm A# G#
where the country moon shines.
D# A#
Oh, I'm prison bound,
Cm A# G#
tell my girl I'll be back one day.
D# A# Oh, I'm prison bound, I
Cm A# G#
may never know any other,
D# A# Cm A# G#
any other way,
D# A# Cm A# G#
any other way.
[Solo]
D# A# Cm A# G# 8x
[Chorus]
D# A#
Oh, I'm prison bound,
Cm A# G#
I did a crime one too many times.
D#
It's on the outskirts of town,
A#
by the railroad tracks,
Cm A# G#
where the country moon shines.
D# A#
Oh, I'm prison bound,
Cm A# G#
tell my girl I'll be back one day.
D# A# Oh, I'm prison bound, I
Cm A# G#
may never know any other,
D# A# Cm A# G#
any other way,
D# A# Cm A# G#
any other way.
[Outro]
D#~ A#~ Cm~ G#~
D# D#~
any other way.