Key:
Chorus: (Play Capo 1): E, A7, E, B7, E
[Verse 1]
F
I hear the train
a-coming, it's
rolling round the
bend
F7
and I ain't seen the
sunshine since I
don't know when
A#
F
I'm stuck in Folsom
Prison, and time
keeps draggin' on
C7
F
But that train keeps
a-rollin' on down to
San Antone
[Verse 2]
F
When I was just a
baby, my Mama told
me 'Son,
F7
always be a good
boy; don't ever play
with guns.'
A#
F
But I shot a man in
Reno, just to watch
him die
C7
F
when I hear that
whistle blowin' I
hang my head and
cry
[Solo]
F | F7 | F | F7
A# | A# | F | F
C7| C7| F |
[Verse 3]
F
I bet there's rich
folks eatin' in a
fancy dining car
F7
They're probably
drinking coffee and
smoking big
cigars
A#
F
Well, I know I had
it coming, I know I
can't be free
C7
F
But those people
keep a moving, and
that's what tortures
me
[Solo]
F | F7 | F | F7
A# | A# | F | F
C7| C7| F |
[Verse 4]
F
Well, if they freed
me from this prison,
if that railroad
train was mine
F7
I bet I'd move it on
a little farther
down the line
A#
F
Far from Folsom
Prison, that's where
I want to stay
C7
F
And I'd let that
lonesome whistle
blow my blues away |
