Folsom Prison Blues chords by Johnny Cash

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 2nd

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: F#F#

Difficulty: Novice

Intro & Outro:

e|--------------------|
BB|--------------------|
G+G|--------------------|
D MajorD|-----1-1------------|
A augmentedA|-2-2-----2----------|
E MajorE|-----------3-0------|

Verse 1:
E MajorE
I hear the train a-coming, it's rolling round the bend
                        E7E7
and I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when
  A augmentedA                       E MajorE
I'm stuck at Folsom Prison, and time keeps draggin' on
     B7B7                  E MajorE
But that train keeps a-rollin' on down to San Antone


Verse 2:
E MajorE
When I was just a baby, my Mama told me 'Son,
                      E7E7
always be a good boy; don't ever play with guns.'
   A augmentedA                    E MajorE
But I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die
    B7B7                      E MajorE
when I hear that whistle blowin' I hang my head and cry


Solo:
E MajorE | E MajorE | E MajorE | E MajorE
A augmentedA | A augmentedA | E MajorE | E MajorE
B7B7| B7B7| E MajorE |


Verse 3:
E MajorE
I bet there's rich folks eatin' in a fancy dining car
                      E7E7
They're probably drinking coffee and smoking big cigars
   A augmentedA                    E MajorE
But I know I had it coming, I know I can't be free
    B7B7                    E MajorE
But those people keep a moving, and that's what tortures me


Solo:
E MajorE | E MajorE | E MajorE | E MajorE
A augmentedA | A augmentedA | E MajorE | E MajorE
B7B7| B7B7| E MajorE |


Verse 4:
E MajorE
Well, if they freed me from this prison, if that railroad train was mine
                      E7E7
I bet I'd move it on a little farther down the line
   A augmentedA                    E MajorE
Far from Folsom Prison, that's where I want to stay
    B7B7                      E MajorE
And I'd let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away

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