Folsom Prison chords by Porter Wagoner

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Verse 1
D 
 (D major) I  hear the train a -comin',
it's a -rollin' round the bend
And I ain't seen the sunshine
A 
E 
since I  (A major) don't know when I'm  (E major) 
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G 
 (F sharp major) stuck in  (G major) Folsom Prison,
D 
and time keeps draggin'  (D major) on
A 
Ab 
A 
But that train  (A major) keeps a  (A flat major) -rollin'  (A major) on
Ab 
E 
D 
 (A flat major) down to San  (E major) Anto (D major) nio
When I was just a baby,
my mama told me, son
Always be a good boy,
don't ever play with guns
G 
But I  (G major) shot a man in Reno
A 
just to watch him die  (A major) 
D 
A 
Ab 
 (D major) When I hear  (A major) that whistle blowin'  (A flat major) 
D 
G 
I hang my head and  (D major) cry  (G major) 
Gm 
G 
D 
A 
Am 
 (G minor)  (G major)  (D major)  (A major)  (A minor) 
A 
D 
 (A major)  (D major) 
I bet there's rich folks eatin'
in a fancy dinin' car
They're probably drinkin' coffee
A 
and smokin'  (A major) big cigars
F# 
G 
 (F sharp major) But I  (G major) know I had it comin',
D 
I know I can't be free  (D major) 
A 
Ab 
But them  (A major) people keep a  (A flat major) -movin',
A 
E 
D 
that's  (A major) what  (E major) tortures  (D major) me
Well, if they freed me from this prison,
if that railroad train was mine,
I bet I'd move it on a little
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E 
A 
farther  (A major) down  (E major) the line.  (A major) 
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G 
 (F sharp major) Far from  (G major) Folsom Prison,
D 
that's where I want to  (D major) stay,
A 
and I'd  (A major) let that lonesome whistle
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Eb 
D 
C# 
D 
blow  (A flat major) my blues  (E flat major) away.  (D major)  (C sharp major)  (D major) 
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