Folsom Prison Blues bass tab by Johnny Cash

Bass tabs

Tuning: Normal.

G|------------------
D|-----5---5-3---3--
A|--*3---3-----3---3
E|------------------

*Wait past the third note of the guitar to begin.


  I hear the train a-coming…
G|--------------------------------523---3---3---3-3-------------------------
D|-23---3--23---3--23---3---3---33----3---3---3-----3---3--23---3-2---5---5-
A|----3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----------------------3---3---3-----3---3---
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------

G|----------------
D|---5---5-3---3--
A|-3---3-----3---3
E|----------------


  When I was just a baby…
G|--------------------------------523---3---3---3-3---5---5---5-------------
D|-23---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----3---3---3-----3---3---3---3-2---5---5-
A|----3---3---3---3---3---3---3-------------------------------------3---3---
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------


G|----------------
D|---5---5-3---3--
A|-3---3-----3---3
E|----------------


  Intermezzo
G|--------------------------------523---3---3---3-3-------------------------
D|-23---3--23---3--23---3--23---33----3---3---3-----3---3---3---3-2---5---5-
A|----3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----------------------3---3---3-----3---3---
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------


G|-----------------
D|---5---5-3---3---
A|-3---3-----3---3-
E|-----------------

  I bet there’s rich folks eatin’…
G|-------------------------------523---3---3---3-2-------------------------
D|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---33----3---3---3-----3---3--23---3-2---5---5-
A|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----------------------3---3---3-----3---3---
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------


G|----------------
D|---5---5-3---3--
A|-3---3-----3---3
E|----------------


  Intermezzo
G|--------------------------------523---3---3---3-2-------------------------
D|-23---3--23---3--23---3--23---33----3---3---3-----3---3--23---3-22--5---5-
A|----3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----------------------3---3---3-----3---3---
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------


G|---------------
D|---5---5-3---3-
A|-3---3-----3---
E|---------------


  Well, if they freed me…
G|---------------------------------523---3---3---3-2---5---5---5-------------
D|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---33----3---3---3-----3---3---3---3-2---5---5-
A|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-------------------------------------3---3---
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------


G|-------------------------------|
D|---5---2-3---3-2---5---2-3---3-|
A|-3---3-----3-----3---3-----3---|
E|-------------------------------|