Bobby Bare – Folsom Prison Blues (Guitar)

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As recorded by Bobby Bare (From the 1968 Album FOLSOM PRISON BLUES) [Intro] E7 [Verse 1]
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I hear that train a comin' rollin' around the bend

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I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when

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I'm stuck in Folsom Prison and time keeps draggin' on

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And that train keeps a movin' on down to San Antone
[Verse 2]
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When I was a baby my mama told me son

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Always be a good boy don't ever play with guns

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But I shot a cat in Reno just to watch him die

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Yeah I know I had it comin' I hang my head and cry
[Dobro & Harmonica Solo] E7 A7 E7 B7 E7 [Verse 3]
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I bet there's rich folks eatin' in a fancy dining car

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Prob'ly drinkin' coffeee and smokin' big cigars

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Well I'm stuck in Folsom Prison that's where I'll always be

         B7                                            E7
And them people keep a movin' and that's what tortures me
[Verse 4]
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Yeah if they freed me from this prison and that railroad train was mine

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I bet I'd move it on a little farther down the line

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Far from Folsom Prison that's where I long to stay

         B7                                       E7
Yeah I'd let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away
[Outro] E7