Folsom Prison Blues tab by Johnny Cash (Ver. 2)
Guitar Tab
Johnny Cash
"Folsom Prison Blues"
// The Luther Perkin picking part \\
Intro:
(pick close to the bridge)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------1-1-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-----2---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------3b------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse:
E (play this picking for 8 times)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2----------------|
A|--------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2------------------|
E|----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-0------------|
I hear the train a comin', it's rolling round the bend
and I a'int seen the sunshine since I don't know when
A (play this picking for 4 times)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2------------------------------------|
A|------------0-------0-------2-------2--------------------------------------|
E|-2--4---0-------0-------0-------0------------------------------------------|
I'm stuck in Folsom Prison, and time keeps
E (play this picking for 4 times)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2----------------------------------------|
A|--------2-------2-------2-------2------------------------------------------|
E|----0-------0-------0-------0----------------------------------------------|
draggin' on
B7 (play this picking for 4 times)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1----------------------------------------|
A|----2-------2-------2-------2----------------------------------------------|
E|--------2-------2-------2-------2------------------------------------------|
But that train keeps a movin' on down to-San-
E
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------2---2---2---2--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------2-------2----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----0-------0--------------------------------------------------------------|
An-Tone
Solo:
e|----7-10-7-10-7-----7-10-7-10------7-10-7-10-7-----7-10-7-10--|
B|-8h9-------------8h9-----------8h9--------------8h9-----------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
(play as chord, down up, up down) (play as chord, down up)
e|-7-4-----2-5---------------------------------2-5--------------------0------|
B|-----5---2-----------------------------------2------------------------0----|
G|---------2-----------------------------------2-----------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------0-----------------------------------0-------------------------------|
(play as chord, down up) E (down up, up) E (down up, up)
e|-----5-0--------9---0------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----5---0------10---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----6----------9-----0---------------------0---------------0--------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0---------------------------0---------------0----------------------------|
E (down up, up) E (down up, up)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------0------------------0------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-------------------0-----------------------------------------------------|
B7 (down up, up down) B7 (down up, up down)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0----------------------0--------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------2---2--etc.--------------|
A|--2-2-1---------------------------------------------2----------------------|
E|--------2b-and back to the first rithem part----0--------------------------|
Outro:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------1-1-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-----2---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------3b------------------------------------------------------------|
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