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Prison Bound by Social Distortion
Prison Bound
Standard Tuning, Capo 3rd Fret
All of the song follows a basic bass strum pattern for C and G, straight strumming for Am-F.
Intro: C G Am G F
Verse 1:
C G Am G F
Well I'm Goin' to a place where the tough guys go, and come out even tougher.
C G Am G F
A place where a man don't show his feelings, a place where a man don't cry.
C G Am
Well they say I'm being punished and they say I can be reformed, but someday
G F
I'll Return.
C G Am G
Did they really think that this time it'd work? You knew all along it
F
wouldn't!
Chorus:
C G Am G F
Oh, I'm prison bound, I did a crime one too many times.
C G Am
It's on the outskirts of town, by the railroad tracks, where the country
G F
moon shines.
C G Am G F
Oh, I'm prison bound, tell my girl I'll be back one day.
C G Am G F
Oh, I'm prison bound, I may never know any other, any other way.
C G Am G F
any other way.
Verse 2:
C G Am
Well they take away my freedom of expression and action, but Johnny says I
G F
walk the line.
C G Am G F
With three hots and a cot, and allot of talk that locks up concrete and steel
C G
Well it's cold and it's clammy, and it's colder than a pimp's heart, but I've
Am G F
gotta do my time.
C G Am
There's a lesson to be learned here, but what a price to pay, you know, I may
G F
never learn.
Chorus: (Play 2x more)
C G Am G F
Oh, I'm prison bound, I did a crime one too many times
C G Am
It's on the outskirts of town, by the railroad tracks, where the country
G F
moon shines.
C G Am G F
Oh, I'm prison bound, tell my girl I'll be back one day.
C G Am G F
Oh, I'm prison bound, I may never know any other, any other way.
C G Am G F
Any other way.
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version 2
tuning: half-step down
Capo: 2nd fret
(or standard tuning with capo at 1st fret)
saw this on "EXCLUSIVE Social Distortion "Prison Bound" Guitar Center Sessions on
DIRECTV" (youtube)
Intro: G D Em D C
Verse 1:
G D Em D C
Well I'm Goin' to a place where the tough guys go, and come out even tougher.
G D Em D C
A place where a man don't show his feelings, a place where a man don't cry.
G D Em
Well they say I'm being punished and they say I can be reformed, but someday
D C
I'll Return.
G D Em D
Did they really think that this time it'd work? You knew all along it
C
wouldn't!
Chorus:
G D Em D C
Oh, I'm prison bound, I did a crime one too many times.
G D Em
It's on the outskirts of town, by the railroad tracks, where the country
D C
moon shines.
G D Em D C
Oh, I'm prison bound, tell my girl I'll be back one day.
G D Em D C
Oh, I'm prison bound, I may never know any other, any other way.
G D Em D C
any other way.
Verse 2:
G D Em
Well they take away my freedom of expression and action, but Johnny says I
D C
walk the line.
G D Em D C
With three hots and a cot, and allot of talk that locks up concrete and steel
G D
Well it's cold and it's clammy, and it's colder than a pimp's heart, but I've
Em D C
gotta do my time.
G D Em
There's a lesson to be learned here, but what a price to pay, you know, I may
D C
never learn.
Chorus: (Play 2x more)
G D Em D C
Oh, I'm prison bound, I did a crime one too many times.
G D Em
It's on the outskirts of town, by the railroad tracks, where the country
D C
moon shines.
G D Em D C
Oh, I'm prison bound, tell my girl I'll be back one day.
G D Em D C
Oh, I'm prison bound, I may never know any other, any other way.
G D Em D C
any other way.
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version 3
Chords G D E C
G D
Well, I'm goin' to a place where the tough guys go
E D C
and come out even tougher.
G D
A place where a man don't show his feelings,
E D C
a place where a man don't cry.
G
Well, they say I'm bein' punished
D
and they say I can be reformed
E D C
but some day I'll return.
G D
Did they really think that this time it'd work,
E D C
you knew all along it wouldn't.
Chorus:----
G D
Oh, I'm prison bound
E D C
I did a crime one too many times.
G D
It's on the outskirts of town by the railroad tracks
E D C
where the country moon shines.
Oh, I'm prison bound
tell my girl I'll be back one day.
Oh, I'm prison bound
I may never know any other way.
Well, they've taken away my freedom of expression or action
Johnny says I'll walk the line
with three hots and a cot and a lot of talk
with lock-up concrete and steel.
Well, It's cold and It's clammy
man it's colder than a pimp's heart
but I gotta do my time.
There's a lesson to be learned here but what a price to pay
you know, I may never learn-
Chorus:---
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version 4
intro,verse,chorus
e------------------------------------------------|
b------------------------------------------------| this is played
g----------88888888--101010101010--88--66666666--| strumming up and down.
d-66666666-88888888--101010101010--88--66666666--|
a-66666666-66666666---8-8-8-8-8-8--66--44444444--|
e-44444444---------------------------------------|
interlude:
e-----------------------------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------------------------|
g--------------------------------8--------------------------------|
d------------8-8/10~-8-6~--8/10~--10-10-10-8-8-8-8h10-6-6-6h86-6--|
a-----6/8\6~-----------------------------------------------------8|
e--4--------------------------------------------------------------|
solo:
e-----------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------|
g--------8----8-10-10b-10p8---8h10b10b10b10b----|cont>
d--8/10~---10---------------10------------------|
a-----------------------------------------------|
e-----------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------------|
g-------88--8888----8888--8888---8888h10b10b10b10--|
d-10-10~--10-----10-----10----10-------------------|
a--------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------------------------|
b---------9--------9--------9-----------------9--------|
g-10p8h10--10p8h10--10p8h10--10p8h10--10p8h10--10p8h10-|
d------------------------------------------------------|
a------------------------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------------------------|
right here play the interlude again...
outro:
e---------------------------------------|
b-----------8~--------------------------|
g------8~-8~--8~--10~--6~~--------------|
d-6~---8~---------10~--4~~-6~~~~--------|
a-6~---6~----------8~--4~~-4~~~~--------|
e-4~-----------------------4~~~~--------|
ORDER:
INTRO x2
INTERLUDE x1
VERSE x4
CHORUS x4
INTRO x2
VERSE x4
CHORUS x4
INTRO x2
INTERLUDE x1
SOLO x1
INTERLUDE x1
CHORUS x4
INTRO x2
OUTRO x1 (slows down)
Well, I'm goin' to a place where the tough guys go
And come out even tougher
A place where a man don't show his feelings
A place where a man don't cry
Well, they say I'm being punished
And they say I can be reformed
But some day I'll return, did they really think
That this time it would work, you knew all along it wouldn't
Oh, I'm prison bound
I did a crime one too many times
It's on the outskirts of town, by the railroad tracks
Where the country moon shines
Oh, I'm prison bound
Tell my girl I'll be back one day
Oh, I'm prison bound
I may never know any other way
Well, they take away my freedom of expression or action
Johnny says, "I'll walk the line"
With three hots and a cot and a lot of talk
With lock-up, concrete, and steel
Well, it's cold and it's clammy
Man, it's colder than a pimp's heart
But I've gotta do my time, there's a lesson to be learned here
But what a price to pay, you know, I may never learn
Oh, I'm prison bound
I did a crime one too many times
It's on the outskirts of town, by the railroad tracks
Where the country moon shines
Oh, I'm prison bound
Tell my girl I'll be back one day
Oh, I'm prison bound
I may never know any other way
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