Folsom Prison Blues chords by Johnny Cash

Chords with lyrics (Ver. 2)

Intro: B7B7 E MajorE

  E MajorE
I hear the train a comin'
It's rolling round the bend
And I ain't seen the sunshine since
I don't know when
   A augmentedA
I'm stuck in Folsom prison
            E MajorE
And time keeps draggin' on
     B7B7
But that train keeps a rollin
         E MajorE
On down to San Anton
   E MajorE
When I was just a baby
My mama told me, "Son
Always be a good boy, don't ever play with guns"
    A augmentedA
But I shot a man in Reno
          E MajorE
Just to watch him die
    B7B7
When I hear that whistle blowing
           E MajorE
I hang my head and cry

(E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE B7B7 E MajorE)

  E MajorE
I bet there's rich folks eating
In a fancy dining car
They're probally drinkin' coffee
And smoking big cigars
    A augmentedA
Well I know I had it coming
          E MajorE
I know I can't be free
      B7B7
But those people keep a-movin'
             E MajorE
And that's what tortures me
         E MajorE
Well if they'd free me from this prison
If that railroad train was mine
I bet I'd move it over a little further down the line
A augmentedA
Far from Folsom prison
             E MajorE
That's where I want to stay
     B7B7
And I'd let that lonesome whistle
         E MajorE    B7B7   E MajorE

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