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I Dont Know Where Im Bound

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Live at San Quentin 1969
[Refrain]
I don't kAnow wDhere I'm Abound
I don't know AwherDe I'm bouAnd
Whistles cDalling me awAay
leaving Dat the break of dAay and
I don't knAow wDhere I'm Abound
I don't Aknow Ewhere I'm Abound
[Verse 1] 
Can't stand Alocks, Dbars or Adoors
mean cops Dinsanity and Awars
Gotta Dfind a place of Apeace
Till Dthen much travellin' Aon seas
but I don't Aknow where I'm bound
I don't Aknow where I'm bound
[Verse 2]
There's gAotta be a Dplace for Ame
under some green Dgrowing Atree
clear cool Dwater running Aby
unfettered Dview of the Asky
but I Adon't know where I'm bound
I don't kAnow where I'm bound
[Verse 3]
When I Adie don't Dbury Ame
cause then I Dmust be Afree
creDmate my body Awith a grin
throw my Dashes to the Awind
cause I don't Aknow where I'm bound
I don't Aknow where I'm bound
[Verse 4] 
Got Amyself a Dlittle Agall
she has been a Ddamn right Apall
that ol' Dhighway's calling Ame
and Dfree I gotta Abe but
I don't kAnow where I'm bound
I don't Aknow where I'm bound
[Refrain]
I don'At knoDw where IA'm bound
I don't know AwherDe I'm bouAnd
Whistles cDalling me awAay
leaving Dat the break of dAay and
I don't knAow wDhere I'm Abound
I don't Aknow Ewhere I'm Abound

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I Dont Know Where Im Bound

by Johnny Cash

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Live at San Quentin 1969

[Refrain]

A D A

I don't know where I'm bound

A D A

I don't know where I'm bound

D A

Whistles calling me away

D A

leaving at the break of day and

A D A

I don't know where I'm bound

A E A

I don't know where I'm bound

[Verse 1]

A D A

Can't stand locks, bars or doors

D A

mean cops insanity and wars

D A

Gotta find a place of peace

D A

Till then much travellin' on seas

but I don't know where I'm bound

I don't know where I'm bound

[Verse 2]

A D A

There's gotta be a place for me

D A

under some green growing tree

D A

clear cool water running by

D A

unfettered view of the sky

but I don't know where I'm bound

I don't know where I'm bound

[Verse 3]

A D A

When I die don't bury me

D A

cause then I must be free

D A

cremate my body with a grin

D A

throw my ashes to the wind

cause I don't know where I'm bound

I don't know where I'm bound

[Verse 4]

A D A

Got myself a little gall

D A

she has been a damn right pall

D A

that ol' highway's calling me

D A

and free I gotta be but

I don't know where I'm bound

[Refrain]

A D A

I don't know where I'm bound

A D A

I don't know where I'm bound

D A

Whistles calling me away

D A

leaving at the break of day and

A D A

I don't know where I'm bound

A E A

I don't know where I'm bound

About I Dont Know Where Im Bound Chords by Johnny Cash

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