Folsom Prison Blues Chords by Johnny Cash
Tempo:
99.45 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
Bb
Fm
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] [F]
I hear the train a-comin'
It's rollin' around the bay
And I ain't seen the sunshine since
I don't know when
[Bb] I'm stuck in Bolton Prison
And time keeps [F] draggin' on
But that [C] train keeps a-rollin'
On down to San [F] Anton
When I was just a baby
My mama told me, son
Always be a good boy
Don't ever play with guns
But [Bb] I shot a man in Reno
Just to [F] watch him die
When I [C] hear that whistle blowin'
I hang my head [F] and cry
[Fm] [F] [Fm] [F]
[Fm] [F]
[Bb]
[F]
[C] [B] [Ab]
[F] I bet there's redcoats eatin'
In a fancy dinin' car
They're probably drinkin' coffee
And smokin' big cigars
[Bb] 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] [F]
[Bb]
[F]
[C]
[B] [Gm] [F]
Well, 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
Far [Bb] from Bolton Prison
That's where I [F] want to stay
And I'd let that lonesome whistle
Blow my blues away
[C] [F]
I hear the train a-comin'
It's rollin' around the bay
And I ain't seen the sunshine since
I don't know when
[Bb] I'm stuck in Bolton Prison
And time keeps [F] draggin' on
But that [C] train keeps a-rollin'
On down to San [F] Anton
When I was just a baby
My mama told me, son
Always be a good boy
Don't ever play with guns
But [Bb] I shot a man in Reno
Just to [F] watch him die
When I [C] hear that whistle blowin'
I hang my head [F] and cry
[Fm] [F] [Fm] [F]
[Fm] [F]
[Bb]
[F]
[C] [B] [Ab]
[F] I bet there's redcoats eatin'
In a fancy dinin' car
They're probably drinkin' coffee
And smokin' big cigars
[Bb] 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] [F]
[Bb]
[F]
[C]
[B] [Gm] [F]
Well, 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
Far [Bb] from Bolton Prison
That's where I [F] want to stay
And I'd let that lonesome whistle
Blow my blues away
[C] [F]
Key:
F
C
Bb
Fm
B
F
C
Bb
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ I hear the train a-comin'
It's rollin' around the bay
And I ain't seen the sunshine since
I don't know when
[Bb] I'm stuck in Bolton Prison
And time keeps [F] draggin' on _ _ _ _
But that [C] train keeps a-rollin'
On down to San [F] Anton
When I was just a baby
My mama told me, son
Always be a good boy
Don't ever play with guns
But [Bb] I shot a man in Reno
_ Just to [F] watch him die
_ _ _ _ When I [C] hear that whistle blowin'
I hang my head [F] and cry _
_ [Fm] _ [F] _ _ [Fm] _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [Ab] _
[F] _ _ _ I bet there's redcoats eatin'
In a fancy dinin' car
They're probably drinkin' coffee
And smokin' big cigars
[Bb] 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] _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ [Gm] _ [F] _ _
Well, 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
Far [Bb] from Bolton Prison
_ That's where I [F] want to stay _ _ _ _ _
And I'd let that lonesome whistle
Blow my blues away
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I hear the train a-comin'
It's rollin' around the bay
And I ain't seen the sunshine since
I don't know when
[Bb] I'm stuck in Bolton Prison
And time keeps [F] draggin' on _ _ _ _
But that [C] train keeps a-rollin'
On down to San [F] Anton
When I was just a baby
My mama told me, son
Always be a good boy
Don't ever play with guns
But [Bb] I shot a man in Reno
_ Just to [F] watch him die
_ _ _ _ When I [C] hear that whistle blowin'
I hang my head [F] and cry _
_ [Fm] _ [F] _ _ [Fm] _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [Ab] _
[F] _ _ _ I bet there's redcoats eatin'
In a fancy dinin' car
They're probably drinkin' coffee
And smokin' big cigars
[Bb] 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] _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ [Gm] _ [F] _ _
Well, 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
Far [Bb] from Bolton Prison
_ That's where I [F] want to stay _ _ _ _ _
And I'd let that lonesome whistle
Blow my blues away
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _