Prison Bound Social Distortion
"Hey, this is my first posting, and i never liked the other versions of Prison
Bound on acoustic, so I thought I'd post my own.
"Prison Bound" by Social Distortion, on "Prison Bound" circa 1988
Standard Tuning, Capo 3rd Fret
All of the song follows a basic bass strum pattern for C and G, straight strumming for Am-F.
Intro: C G Am G F
Verse 1:
Well I'm G[C]oin' to a place where the [G]tough guys go, and [Am]come out [G]even [F]tougher.
A place wh[C]ere a man don't sh[G]ow his feelings, a [Am]place where a m[G]an do[F]n't cry.
Well they [C]say I'm being punished and[G] they say I can be reformed, but [Am]someday
[G]I'll R[F]eturn.
Did they r[C]eally think that th[G]is time it'd work? [Am]You knew [G]all along it
[F]wouldn't!
Chorus:
[C]Oh, I'm [G]prison bound, I did a [Am]crime one [G]too many [F]times.
[C]It's on the outskirts of town, by the [G]railroad tracks, where the [Am]country
[G]moon [F]shines.
[C]Oh, I'm [G]prison bound, tell my [Am]girl I'll [G]be back one d[F]ay.
[C]Oh, I'm [G]prison bound, I may ne[Am]ver know a[G]ny other,[F] any other way.
[C]any other w[G]ay.[Am] [G] [F]
Verse 2:
Well they[C] take away my freedom of e[G]xpression and action, but J[Am]ohnny says I
[G]walk the [F]line.
With thre[C]e hots and a cot, and allo[G]t of talk that lock[Am]s up conc[G]rete and s[F]teel
Well it's[C] cold and it's clammy, and it's c[G]older than a pimp's heart, but I've
[Am]gotta [G]do my [F]time.
There's a[C] lesson to be learned here[G], but what a price to pay, you k[Am]now, I may
[G]never l[F]earn.
Chorus: (Play 2x more)
[C]Oh, I'm [G]prison bound, I did a [Am]crime one [G]too many [F]times
[C]It's on the outskirts of town, by the [G]railroad tracks, where the [Am]country
[G]moon [F]shines.
[C]Oh, I'm [G]prison bound, tell my [Am]girl I'll [G]be back one d[F]ay.
[C]Oh, I'm [G]prison bound, I may ne[Am]ver know a[G]ny other,[F] any other way.
[C]Any other w[G]ay.[Am] [G] [F]
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