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Folsom Prison Blues Ukulele by Johnny Cash

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Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)

Intro:

A|--5-5-5-8-8-5-------|
E|--------------b5-3--|
C|--------------------|
G|--------------------|

Verse:
   G
I hear the train a comin', it's rolling 'round the bend
                                      G7
And I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when
 C7                                           G
I'm stuck in Folsom prison, and time keeps draggin' on
           D7                                   G
But that train keeps a rollin' on down to San Antone

     G
When I was just a baby my mama told me, "Son
                             G7
Always be a good boy, don't ever play with guns"
       C7                                   G
But I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die
        D7                                            G
When I hear that whistle blowing, I hang my head and cry

Verse:
   G
I bet there's rich folks eating in a fancy dining car
                                        G7
They're probably drinkin' coffee and smoking big cigars
        C7                                       G
Well I know I had it coming, I know I can't be free
            D7
But those people keep a-movin'
                         G
And that's what tortures me

               G
Well if they freed me from this prison

If that railroad train was mine
                                 G7
I bet I'd move it on a little farther down the line
 C7                                              G
Far from Folsom prison, that's where I want to stay
         D7                                         G
And I'd let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away