Folsom Prison Blues chords by Johnny Cash

• Capo on 2nd

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: F#

Difficulty: Novice

Intro & Outro:

e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|-----1-1------------|
A|-2-2-----2----------|
E|-----------3-0------|

Verse 1:
E
I hear the train a-coming, it's rolling round the bend
                                                E7
and I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when
    A                                              E
I'm stuck at Folsom Prison, and time keeps draggin' on
         B7                                    E
But that train keeps a-rollin' on down to San Antone


Verse 2:
E
When I was just a baby, my Mama told me 'Son,
                                           E7
always be a good boy; don't ever play with guns.'
      A                                       E
But I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die
       B7                                           E
when I hear that whistle blowin' I hang my head and cry


Solo:
E | E | E | E
A | A | E | E
B7| B7| E |


Verse 3:
E
I bet there's rich folks eatin' in a fancy dining car
                                           E7
They're probably drinking coffee and smoking big cigars
      A                                       E
But I know I had it coming, I know I can't be free
       B7                                       E
But those people keep a moving, and that's what tortures me


Solo:
E | E | E | E
A | A | E | E
B7| B7| E |


Verse 4:
E
Well, if they freed me from this prison, if that railroad train was mine
                                           E7
I bet I'd move it on a little farther down the line
      A                                       E
Far from Folsom Prison, that's where I want to stay
       B7                                           E
And I'd let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away