G# I hear the train acoming itʼs rolling round the bend G#7 and I ainʼt seen the sunshine sine I donʼt know when C# G# Iʼm stuck at Folsom Prison and time keeps dragginʼ on D#7 G# But that train keeps rollinʼ on down to San Antone G# When I was just a baby my Mama told me ʼSon G#7 always be a good boy; donʼt ever play with guns. C# G# But I shot the man in Reno, just to watch him die D#7 G# when I hear that whistle blowinʼ I hang my head and cry G# I bet thereʼs rich folks eating in a fancy dining car G#7 Theyʼre probably drinkinʼ coffee and smoking big cigars C# G# Well I know I had it coming, I know I canʼt be free D#7 But those people keep a-movinʼ G# and thatʼs what tortures me G# Well if they freed me from this prison G# if that railroad train was mine G#7 I bet Iʼd move it on a little farther down the line C# G# Far from Folsom prison, thatʼs where I want to stay D#7 G# And Iʼd let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away
