[Verse 1]
(D7) (G) (G)
I hear the train a comin',
It's rolling round the bend.
And I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when.
(C)
I'm stuck in Folsom prison, and time keeps draggin' on.
(G) (D7) (G)
But that train keeps a rollin' on down to San Anton.
[Verse 2]
(G)
When I was just a baby my mama told me,
"Son, always be a good boy, don't ever play with guns."
(C) (G)
But I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die.
(D7) (G)
When I hear that whistle blowing I hang my head and cry.
[Verse 3]
(G) (C) (G) (D7) (G) (G)
I bet there's rich folks eating from a fancy dining car.
They're probably drinkin' coffee and smoking big cigars.
(C) (G)
Well I know I had it coming, I know I can't be free,
(D7)
But those people keep a movin',
(G)
And that's what tortures me.
[Solo]
(G) (C) (G) (D7) (G) (G)
Well if they'd free me from his prison,
[Verse 4]
If that railroad train was mine,
I bet I'd move it all a little farther down the line.
(C) (G)
Far from Folsom prison, that's where I want to stay,
(D7) (G)
And I'd let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away.
[Outro]
(D7) (G)