Folsom Prison chords by
Merle Haggard

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Key: Gb major

Intro 1

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Verse 1
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I hear that train a comin',
it's comin' 'round the bend
I ain't seen the sunshine since
I don't know when
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I'm locked in Folsom Prison
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and time keeps draggin' on
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And I hear that train a- rollin'
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on down to San Antone

Verse 2
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When 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 in Reno just
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to watch him die
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When I hear that lonesome whistle I hang
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my head and I cry

Interlude 1

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Verse 3
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I bet there's rich folks eatin' in a
fancy dining car
They're probably drinkin' coffee
and smokin' big cigars
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Well, I know I had it comin',
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I know I can't be free
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But I hear that train a- rollin' and that's
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what tortures me

Interlude 2

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Verse 4
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Well, if they freed me from this prison
and that railroad train was mine
I bet I'd move it over a little
farther down the line
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Far from Folsom Prison that's
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where I long to be
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And let that train keep rollin'

Outro 1

and roll my blues away

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