Chords for Everlast - "Folsom Prison Blues" Martyr Inc. Records

Tempo:
100.65 bpm
Chords used:

E

B

A

Em

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Everlast - "Folsom Prison Blues" Martyr Inc. Records chords
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[N] I never saw anything like it.
To me, he's one of the greatest entertainers that I've ever seen.
[Eb] [B]
[E]
[Em] [A]
[E]
[B]
[E]
I'm just a baby.
Mama told me, son, always be a good boy.
[Em] Don't ever play with guns.
[A] I shot a man in Reno just to watch [E] him die.
[B] When I hear that whistle blow, I hang my head [E] and cry.
How y'all feel out there?
[Em] [E]
[A]
[E]
[B]
[E]
It's probably rich folks eating, and fancy dining car.
Probably drinking whiskey and smoking big cigars.
[A] Well, I know I have it coming.
I know I can't [E] be free.
[B] Most people keep on moving.
That's what [E] tortures me.
[A]
[E]
[B]
[E]
They freed me from this prison.
That railroad train was mine.
I tried to move it just a little farther down the line.
I got [A]
off the folks in prison.
That's where I long [E] to stay.
[B] And that lonesome whistle blow, all my blues [E] away.
[Eb]
[E]
Key:  
E
2311
B
12341112
A
1231
Em
121
Eb
12341116
E
2311
B
12341112
A
1231
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To learn Everlast - Folsom Prison Blues chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: E, B, E, A, E, Em and A. A good strategy is to initiate at 50 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 101 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: E Minor.

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[N] _ I never saw anything like it.
To me, he's one of the greatest entertainers that I've ever seen.
_ [Eb] _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
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I'm just a baby.
Mama told me, son, always be a good boy.
[Em] Don't ever play with guns.
[A] I shot a man in Reno _ just to watch [E] him die.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] When I hear that whistle blow, I hang my head [E] and cry.
_ How y'all feel out there? _
[Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ It's probably rich folks eating, and fancy dining car.
Probably drinking whiskey and smoking big cigars.
[A] Well, I know I have it coming.
I know I can't [E] be free.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] Most people keep on moving.
_ That's what [E] tortures me. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ They freed me from this prison.
That railroad train was mine.
I tried to move it just a little farther down the line.
I got [A]
off the folks in prison.
That's where I long [E] to stay.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] And that lonesome whistle blow, all my blues [E] away.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
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