Folsom Prison Blues chords by Matt Backer

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Verse 1
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I hear that train a -comin'
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It's comin' round the bend
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And I   ain't seen the sunshine
since I don't know when
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Cause I'm stuck looking for some
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prison
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And I hear that train a  -rollin'
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on down to San Antonio
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But I  was just a baby,
my mama told me son
Always be a good boy,
don't ever play with guns
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But I shot a man, you know,
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just to watch him die
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And I hear that train coming,
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I hang my head and cry
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Oh, baby, there's a group of folks
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sittin' in them fancy
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dinin' cars
Drinkin' cups of coffee and
smokin' big cigars
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Oh, I knew I had it comin'
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I know I can't be free
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Then I hear that whistle blowin'
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That's what tortures me
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Yes, I hear that whistle, Lord
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And that's what tortures me
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