Chords with lyrics
Verse 1:
BB
I hear the train a-coming, it's rolling round the bend
B7B7
and I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when
BB BB
I'm stuck in Folsom Prison, and time keeps draggin' on
C7C7 BB
But that train keeps a-rollin' on down to San Antone
Verse 2:
BB
When I was just a baby, my Mama told me 'Son,
B7B7
always be a good boy; don't ever play with guns.'
BB BB
But I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die
C7C7 BB
when I hear that whistle blowin' I hang my head and cry
Solo:
BB | B7B7 | BB | B7B7
BB | BB | BB | BB
C7C7| C7C7| BB |
Verse 3:
BB
I bet there's rich folks eatin' in a fancy dining car
B7B7
They're probably drinking coffee and smoking big cigars
BB BB
Well, I know I had it coming, I know I can't be free
C7C7 BB
But those people keep a moving, and that's what tortures me
Solo:
BB | B7B7 | BB | B7B7
BB | BB | BB | BB
C7C7| C7C7| BB |
Verse 4:
BB
Well, if they freed me from this prison, if that railroad train was mine
B7B7
I bet I'd move it on a little farther down the line
BB BB
Far from Folsom Prison, that's where I want to stay
C7C7 BB
And I'd let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away