Austin Prison
Austin Prison

Austin Prison chords by Johnny Cash

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    • Intro 1

    Verse 1
    They 
    had 
    a 
    warrant 
    out 
    for 

    me 
    all 
    over 
    the 
    country 

    And 
    I 
    was 
    trying 
    to 
    beat 
    the 
    raps 
    in Idaho 

    I 
    was 
    breaking 
    into 
    a 
    schoolhouse 

    Sunday 
    morning 
    without 
    warning 

    When 
    I 
    saw 
    the 
    sheriff 
    coming 
    for 

    me 
    slow 
    from 
    down 
    below 

    Verse 2

    His 
    steel 
    gray 
    eyes 
    were 

    blazing 
    when 
    he 
    saw 
    me 

    His 
    hand 
    was 
    on 
    his 
    gun 
    when 
    he 
    rode 
    up 

    He 
    said 
    you 
    killed 
    that 
    woman 
    I know 

    you 
    shot 
    her 
    why'd 
    you 
    do 
    it 

    I'm 
    taking 
    you 
    to 
    Austin 
    then 

    I'm 
    gonna 
    lock 
    you 
    up 

    Verse 3

    Well he 
    tied 
    me 
    with 
    a 
    plow 

    line 
    the 
    next 
    morning 

    And 
    he 
    had 
    me 
    deep 
    in 
    Texas 
    the 
    next 
    day 

    A 
    crazy 
    screaming 
    lynch 
    mob 

    waited 
    in 
    the 
    streets 
    of 
    Austin 

    But 
    he 
    put 
    me 
    in 
    the 
    jailhouse 
    and 

    he 
    threw 
    the 
    key 
    away 

    Interlude 1

    Verse 4
    A 
    jury 
    found 
    me 
    guilty 
    three 
    months 
    later 

    twelve 
    evil 
    men 
    with 
    murder 
    in 
    their 
    eyes 

    They 
    even 
    took 
    me 
    out 
    and 
    said 
    now 

    show 
    us 
    where 
    you 
    killed 
    her 

    And 
    that 
    wicked 
    judge 
    said 
    now 
    I 

    here 
    by 
    sentence 
    you 
    to 
    die 

    But 
    here 
    I 
    am 
    far 
    away 
    from 
    Austin 
    prison 

    my 
    friend 
    the 
    jailer 
    handed 
    me 
    a 
    file 

    Now 
    all 
    I 
    want 
    between 
    me 
    and 
    there 

    are 
    a 
    lot 
    of 
    friendly 
    people 

    And 
    miles 
    and 
    miles 
    and 
    miles 
    and 
    miles 

    and 
    miles 
    and 
    miles 
    and 
    miles 

    Outro 1

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