Folsom Prison Blues Chords by Jerry Reed
Tempo:
111.1 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
Bb
Fm
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [F]
Well, I hear that train a-comin', see it a-rollin' on around the bend.
I ain't seen the sunshine, said I don't know when, [Bb] but I'm stuck in Folsom Prison.
[Fm] Oh, time keeps [F] a-draggin' on, [C] and that train keeps a-rollin' [Cm] on down to [F] Saturn Home.
Well, now I bet they [F] let folks eat, and they fancy down a-coughin'.
I bet they drank a-coffee, chewin' on big cigars, [Bb] but I knew I had it comin'.
Now I know I [F] can't be free, [C] and that train keeps a-movin', for [Ab] that's what [F] tortures me.
Tell them, Gizelle.
[Fm] [F]
[C] [F]
[C]
[F]
Well, well, when I was just a baby, my mama told me, son, always be a good boy.
Don't you mess around with guns.
[Bb] But a shot of man and Reno stood there and [F] watched him die.
Now when [C] I hear that whistle blowin', oh, [Ab] I hang my [F] head a-cryin'.
Well, it's best you met from this drizzle, you bad railroad train of mine.
Better move it on just a little bit farther down the line, [Bb] away from Folsom Prison.
That's [F] where I want to stay, where I've got to stay now.
And [C] tonight, with that lonesome whistle, let that whistle [C] blow on my [F] blues away.
Tell them, son.
[Eb] [F]
[Fm] [F]
[Cm] [C]
Well, I hear that train a-comin', see it a-rollin' on around the bend.
I ain't seen the sunshine, said I don't know when, [Bb] but I'm stuck in Folsom Prison.
[Fm] Oh, time keeps [F] a-draggin' on, [C] and that train keeps a-rollin' [Cm] on down to [F] Saturn Home.
Well, now I bet they [F] let folks eat, and they fancy down a-coughin'.
I bet they drank a-coffee, chewin' on big cigars, [Bb] but I knew I had it comin'.
Now I know I [F] can't be free, [C] and that train keeps a-movin', for [Ab] that's what [F] tortures me.
Tell them, Gizelle.
[Fm] [F]
[C] [F]
[C]
[F]
Well, well, when I was just a baby, my mama told me, son, always be a good boy.
Don't you mess around with guns.
[Bb] But a shot of man and Reno stood there and [F] watched him die.
Now when [C] I hear that whistle blowin', oh, [Ab] I hang my [F] head a-cryin'.
Well, it's best you met from this drizzle, you bad railroad train of mine.
Better move it on just a little bit farther down the line, [Bb] away from Folsom Prison.
That's [F] where I want to stay, where I've got to stay now.
And [C] tonight, with that lonesome whistle, let that whistle [C] blow on my [F] blues away.
Tell them, son.
[Eb] [F]
[Fm] [F]
[Cm] [C]
Key:
F
C
Bb
Fm
Cm
F
C
Bb
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_ [E] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Well, I hear that train a-comin', see it a-rollin' on around the bend.
I ain't seen the sunshine, said I don't know when, [Bb] but I'm stuck in Folsom Prison.
_ [Fm] Oh, time keeps [F] a-draggin' on, _ _ _ _ _ [C] and that train keeps a-rollin' _ [Cm] on down to [F] Saturn Home. _ _
_ _ Well, now I bet they [F] let folks eat, and they fancy down a-coughin'.
I bet they drank a-coffee, chewin' on big cigars, [Bb] but I knew I had it comin'.
_ Now I know I [F] can't be free, _ _ _ _ _ [C] and that train keeps a-movin', for [Ab] that's what [F] tortures me. _
Tell them, Gizelle. _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [Fm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ Well, well, when I was just a baby, my mama told me, son, always be a good boy.
Don't you mess around with guns.
[Bb] But a shot of man and Reno stood there and [F] watched him die. _ _
_ _ Now when [C] I hear that whistle _ blowin', oh, [Ab] I hang my [F] head a-cryin'. _
_ _ Well, it's best you met from this drizzle, you bad railroad train of mine.
Better move it on just a little bit farther down the line, [Bb] away from Folsom Prison. _
_ That's [F] where I want to stay, where I've got to stay now.
And [C] tonight, with that lonesome whistle, let that whistle [C] blow on my [F] blues away. _
Tell them, son. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Well, I hear that train a-comin', see it a-rollin' on around the bend.
I ain't seen the sunshine, said I don't know when, [Bb] but I'm stuck in Folsom Prison.
_ [Fm] Oh, time keeps [F] a-draggin' on, _ _ _ _ _ [C] and that train keeps a-rollin' _ [Cm] on down to [F] Saturn Home. _ _
_ _ Well, now I bet they [F] let folks eat, and they fancy down a-coughin'.
I bet they drank a-coffee, chewin' on big cigars, [Bb] but I knew I had it comin'.
_ Now I know I [F] can't be free, _ _ _ _ _ [C] and that train keeps a-movin', for [Ab] that's what [F] tortures me. _
Tell them, Gizelle. _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [Fm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ Well, well, when I was just a baby, my mama told me, son, always be a good boy.
Don't you mess around with guns.
[Bb] But a shot of man and Reno stood there and [F] watched him die. _ _
_ _ Now when [C] I hear that whistle _ blowin', oh, [Ab] I hang my [F] head a-cryin'. _
_ _ Well, it's best you met from this drizzle, you bad railroad train of mine.
Better move it on just a little bit farther down the line, [Bb] away from Folsom Prison. _
_ That's [F] where I want to stay, where I've got to stay now.
And [C] tonight, with that lonesome whistle, let that whistle [C] blow on my [F] blues away. _
Tell them, son. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
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_ _ [Fm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
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