Chords for Everlast - Folsom Prison Blues (A Johnny Cash Cover)

Tempo:
100.65 bpm
Chords used:

E

B

A

Em

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Everlast - Folsom Prison Blues (A Johnny Cash Cover) chords
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I never saw anything like it.
To me, he's one of the greatest [F] entertainers that I've ever seen.
[B] [G] [E]
I hear that train a-comin', comin' round the bend.
And I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when.
[A] Now I'm stuck in Folsom Prison.
Time keeps [E] dragging on.
[B] And that train just keeps a-rollin', on down the [C#] San [E] Antonio.
And I was just a baby.
Mama told me, son, always be a good boy.
Don't ever play with guns.
[A] But I shot a man in Reno.
Just to watch [E] him die.
[B] And I hear that whistle blowin'.
I hang my head [E] and cry.
How y'all feel out there?
[Em] [E]
Good!
[A]
[Em] [E]
Good!
Good!
[B]
[Em] [E]
There's probably rich folks eatin' in a fancy dining car.
They're probably drinkin' whiskey and smokin' big cigars.
[A] Well, I know I had it comin'.
I know I [Em] can't [E] be free.
[B] But most people keep a -movin'.
That's what [Em] [E] torture's mean.
[A]
[E]
[B]
[Em] [E]
If you freed me from this prison, that railroad train was mine.
I'd probably move it just a little farther down the line.
[A]
Far from Folsom Prison.
That's where I long [E] to be saved.
[B] And that lonesome whistle, blow all my [G] blues [E]
away.
[D#] [B] [G] [E]
[N]
Key:  
E
2311
B
12341112
A
1231
Em
121
G
2131
E
2311
B
12341112
A
1231
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To start learning Everlast - Folsom Prison Blues chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - A, E, B, Em, E, A and Em in sequence. Ease into the song by practicing at 50 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 101 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: E Major.

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_ I never saw anything like it.
To me, he's one of the greatest [F] entertainers that I've ever seen.
[B] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I hear that train a-comin', comin' round the bend.
And I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when.
[A] Now I'm stuck in Folsom Prison.
_ Time keeps [E] dragging on.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] And that train just keeps a-rollin', on down the [C#] San [E] Antonio.
_ _ _ _ _ _ And I was just a baby.
Mama told me, son, always be a good boy.
Don't ever play with guns.
[A] But I shot a man in Reno.
_ Just to watch [E] him die.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] And I hear that whistle blowin'.
I hang my head [E] and cry.
_ How y'all feel out there? _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [E] _
_ _ Good!
_ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [E]
Good!
_ _ Good!
_ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ There's probably rich folks eatin' in a fancy dining car.
They're probably drinkin' whiskey and smokin' big cigars.
[A] Well, I know I had it _ comin'.
I know I [Em] can't [E] be free.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] But most people keep a _ -movin'.
That's what [Em] [E] torture's mean. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ If you freed me from this prison, that railroad train was mine.
I'd probably move it just a little farther down the line.
[A]
Far from Folsom Prison.
That's where I long [E] to be saved.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] And that lonesome whistle, blow all my [G] blues [E]
away.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _ [B] _ [G] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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Among the compositions on the album Love, War and the Ghost of Whitey Ford, written by Johnny Cash, this one shines.

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