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 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 .