Folsom Prison Blues Chords by Jonny Cash, Jonny Cash, Jonny Cash
Tempo:
105.25 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
Bb
Fm
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Hello, I'm Johnny Cash.
[C] [Gm] [F]
I hear the train a-comin'
It's rollin' round the bend
And I ain't seen the sunshine since
I don't know when
[Bb] I'm stuck in Folsom Prison
And time keeps [F] draggin' on
[C] But that train keeps a-rollin'
On down to San [F] Antonio
When I was just a baby
My mama told me, son
Always be a good boy
Don't ever play with [C] guns
[Bb] But I shot a man in Reno
Just to [F] watch him die
When [C] I hear that whistle blowin'
I hang my head [F] and cry
[Fm]
[F] [Bb]
[Fm] Sue it!
[C]
[Cm] [F]
I bet there's rich folks eatin'
From a fancy dinin' car
They're probably drinkin' coffee
And smokin' big [Bb] cigars
Well, I know I had it comin'
I know I [F] can't be free
But [C] those people keep a-movin'
And that's what [F] tortures me
[Fm] Well,
[Cm]
[Bb]
[Fm]
[C] [G] [F]
if they freed me from this prison
If that railroad train was mine
I bet I'd move it on
A little farther down the line
[Bb] Far from Folsom Prison
That's where I [F] want to stay
And
[C] I'd let that lonesome whistle
[E] Blow my blues [F] away
[C] [F]
[C] [Gm] [F]
I hear the train a-comin'
It's rollin' round the bend
And I ain't seen the sunshine since
I don't know when
[Bb] I'm stuck in Folsom Prison
And time keeps [F] draggin' on
[C] But that train keeps a-rollin'
On down to San [F] Antonio
When I was just a baby
My mama told me, son
Always be a good boy
Don't ever play with [C] guns
[Bb] But I shot a man in Reno
Just to [F] watch him die
When [C] I hear that whistle blowin'
I hang my head [F] and cry
[Fm]
[F] [Bb]
[Fm] Sue it!
[C]
[Cm] [F]
I bet there's rich folks eatin'
From a fancy dinin' car
They're probably drinkin' coffee
And smokin' big [Bb] cigars
Well, I know I had it comin'
I know I [F] can't be free
But [C] those people keep a-movin'
And that's what [F] tortures me
[Fm] Well,
[Cm]
[Bb]
[Fm]
[C] [G] [F]
if they freed me from this prison
If that railroad train was mine
I bet I'd move it on
A little farther down the line
[Bb] Far from Folsom Prison
That's where I [F] want to stay
And
[C] I'd let that lonesome whistle
[E] Blow my blues [F] away
[C] [F]
Key:
F
C
Bb
Fm
Cm
F
C
Bb
Hello, I'm Johnny Cash. _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [F] _ _
_ I hear the train a-comin'
It's rollin' round the bend
And I ain't seen the sunshine since
I don't know when
[Bb] I'm stuck in Folsom Prison
And time keeps [F] draggin' on _ _ _ _
[C] But that train keeps a-rollin'
On down to San [F] Antonio
_ When I was just a baby
My mama told me, son
Always be a good boy
Don't ever play with [C] guns
[Bb] But I shot a man in Reno
Just to [F] watch him die
When _ _ [C] I hear that whistle blowin'
I hang my head [F] and cry
_ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ Sue it!
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [F] _ _ _
I bet there's rich folks eatin'
From a fancy dinin' car
They're probably drinkin' coffee
And smokin' big [Bb] cigars
Well, I know I had it comin'
I know I [F] can't be free
But _ _ _ [C] those people keep a-movin'
And that's what [F] tortures me
[Fm] _ Well, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [F] _
_ _ if they freed me from this prison
If that railroad train was mine
I bet I'd move it on
A little farther down the line
[Bb] Far from Folsom Prison
That's where I [F] want to stay
And _ _
[C] I'd let that lonesome whistle
[E] Blow my blues [F] away
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [F] _ _
_ I hear the train a-comin'
It's rollin' round the bend
And I ain't seen the sunshine since
I don't know when
[Bb] I'm stuck in Folsom Prison
And time keeps [F] draggin' on _ _ _ _
[C] But that train keeps a-rollin'
On down to San [F] Antonio
_ When I was just a baby
My mama told me, son
Always be a good boy
Don't ever play with [C] guns
[Bb] But I shot a man in Reno
Just to [F] watch him die
When _ _ [C] I hear that whistle blowin'
I hang my head [F] and cry
_ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ Sue it!
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [F] _ _ _
I bet there's rich folks eatin'
From a fancy dinin' car
They're probably drinkin' coffee
And smokin' big [Bb] cigars
Well, I know I had it comin'
I know I [F] can't be free
But _ _ _ [C] those people keep a-movin'
And that's what [F] tortures me
[Fm] _ Well, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [F] _
_ _ if they freed me from this prison
If that railroad train was mine
I bet I'd move it on
A little farther down the line
[Bb] Far from Folsom Prison
That's where I [F] want to stay
And _ _
[C] I'd let that lonesome whistle
[E] Blow my blues [F] away
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _