Prison Bound Acoustic chords by Social Distortion

Chords with lyrics

Hey, this is my first posting, and i never liked the other versions of Prison
Bound on acoustic, so I thought I'd post my own.

"Prison Bound" by Social Distortion, on "Prison Bound" circa 1988

Standard Tuning, Capo 3rd Fret

All of the song follows a basic bass strum pattern for C majorC and G, straight strumming for F.

Intro: FF

Verse 1:
     FF
Well I'm Goin' to a place where the tough guys go, and come out even tougher.

     FF
A augmentedA place where a man don't show his feelings, a place where a man don't cry.

     A minorAm
Well they say I'm being punished and they say I can be reformed, but someday

FF
I'll Return.

     G+G
Did they really think that this time it'd work? You knew all along it

FF
wouldn't!

Chorus:
FF
Oh, I'm prison bound, I did a crime one too many times.

A minorAm
It's on the outskirts of town, by the railroad tracks, where the country

FF
moon shines.

FF
Oh, I'm prison bound, tell my girl I'll be back one day.

FF
Oh, I'm prison bound, I may never know any other, any other way.

FF
any other way.

Verse 2:
     A minorAm
Well they take away my freedom of expression and action, but Johnny says I

FF
walk the line.

     FF
With three hots and a cot, and allot of talk that locks up concrete and steel

     G+G
Well it's cold and it's clammy, and it's colder than a pimp's heart, but I've

FF
gotta do my time.

     A minorAm
There's a lesson to be learned here, but what a price to pay, you know, I may

FF
never learn.


Chorus: (Play 2x more)

FF
Oh, I'm prison bound, I did a crime one too many times

A minorAm
It's on the outskirts of town, by the railroad tracks, where the country

FF
moon shines.

FF
Oh, I'm prison bound, tell my girl I'll be back one day.

FF
Oh, I'm prison bound, I may never know any other, any other way.

FF

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