Folsom Prison Blues

Johnny Cash

Page
182
Capo
1st Fret
Key
F Major
Tempo
102
Year
1955
B7 E E7 A
B7 E E7 A
Intro (Riff)
Come in on the "and" of the 3rd beat
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|-2-2-2-|-----2----|-------|A
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Intro (Chords)
B7
E
Verse 1
I
E
hear the train a-coming, it's rolling round the bend
and I
E
ain't seen the sunshine since
E7
I don't know when
I'm
A
stuck in Folsom Prison, and time keeps draggin'
E
on
But that
B7
train keeps a-rollin' on down to San An-
E
tone
Verse 2
When
E
I was just a baby, my Mama told me "Son,
always be a good boy; don't
E7
ever play with guns."
But I
A
shot a man in Reno, just to watch him
E
die
when I
B7
hear that whistle blowin' I hang my head and
E
cry
Solo 1
E
E
E
E
A
A
E
E
B7
B7
E
Verse 3
I
E
bet there's rich folks eatin' in a fancy dining car
They're
E
probably drinking coffee and
E7
smoking big cigars
Well, I
A
know I had it coming, I know I can't be
E
free
But those
B7
people keep a moving, and that's what tortures
E
me
Solo 2
E
E
E
E
A
A
E
E
B7
B7
E
Verse 4
Well, if they
E
freed me from this prison, if that railroad train was mine
I
E
bet I'd move it on a little
E7
farther down the line
A
Far from Folsom Prison, that's where I want to
E
stay
And I'd
B7
let that lonesome whistle blow my blues a-
E
way
Outro Riff
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|-------|----------|-------|B
|-------|----------|-------|G
|-------|-1-1------|-------|D
|-2-2-2-|-----2----|-------|A
|-------|------2b3-|-0-----|E
Outro Chords
B7
E