Life Of A Prisoner chords by
Johnny Cash

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Key: Bb major•

Intro 1

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Verse 1
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He drinks a cup of coffee and way
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before the sun he's up and goin'
Out on a work detail cause he knows soon
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the morning whistle will begin to blowin'
All day out in that hot sun with no
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reward for any work he'll do
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And then he'll come back in the evening
And dreams a lot of dreams
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that can't come true

Verse 2
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This is the life of a prisoner forgotten
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man that's there to stay
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He lives on faith and hope and courage
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and a few old dreams of yesterday

Verse 3
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Well no one cares about him or it seems
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at way to him as time goes by
One day is like the other and every
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time he prays he prays to die
He's been there for so long now he wouldn't
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know how to talk to men outside
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And though it's the life he lives for he fears
the day the gates swing open wide
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