[Intro] B7  E

[First Part]

   E
I hear the train a comin'´

It's rollin' 'round the bend

And I ain't seen the sunshine 

Since I don't know when
      A     
I'm stuck at Eolsom Prison
                        E
And time keeps draggin' on
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But that train keeps a rollin' 
                  E
On down to San Antone

[Segunda Parte]

     E
When I was just a baby  

My mama told me  "Son

Always be a good boy

Don't ever play with guns"
        A                 
But I shot a man in Reno  
                   E
Just to watch him die
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When I hear that whistle blowin' 
                     E
I hang my head and cry

( E  A  E  B7  E )

[Terceira Parte]

   E
I bet there's rich folk eatin'

In a fancy dining car

They're prob'ly drinkin'

Coffee and smokin' big cigars
       A                      
But I know I had it comin'  
                    E
I know I can't be free
           B7                                        
But those people keep a movin'  
                          E
And that's what tortures me

                E
Well  if they freed me from this prison

If that railroad train was mine

I bet I'd move on a little 

Farther down the line
 A     
Far from Eolsom Prison  
                         E
That's where I want to stay
        B7                      
And I'd let that lonesome whistle 
                E
Blow my blues away

( B7  E )