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Folsom Prison Blues Live

Johnny Cash

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 I hear the train a comin'
 E
 It's rollin' 'round the bend,
 E
 And I ain't seen the sunshine,
 E
 Since, I don't know when,
 A
I'm stuck in Folsom Prison,
 E
And time keeps draggin' on,
 B
But that train keeps a-rollin',
 AE
On down to San Antone.

 E
 When I was just a baby,
 E
 My Mama told me, "Son,
 E
 Always be a good boy,
 E
 Don't ever play with guns,"
 A
But I shot a man in Reno,
 E
Just to watch him die,
 B
When I hear that whistle blowin',
 AE
I hang my head and cry.

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 E
 I bet there's rich folks eatin',
 E
 In a fancy dining car,
 E
 They're probably drinkin' coffee,
 E
 And smokin' big cigars,
 EA
 But I know I had it comin',
 AE
 I know I can't be free,
 EB
 But those people keep a-movin',
 AE
And that's what tortures me.

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 Well, if they freed me from this prison,
 E
 If that railroad train was mine,
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 I bet I'd move out over a little,
 E
 Farther down the line,
 A
 Far from Folsom Prison,
 AE
 That's where I want to stay,
 EB
 And I'd let that lonesome whistle,
 AE
 Blow my Blues away.

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