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