Folsom Prison Blues Chords by Johnny Cash
Tempo:
103.85 bpm
Chords used:
F#
C#
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#]
I hear the train a-comin', it's rollin' around the bend, and I ain't seen the sunshine since
I don't know when.
I'm stuck and pulled from [B] prison, and time keeps [F#] draggin' on, but [C#] that train keeps a-rollin'
on down to [F#] San Anton.
When I was just a baby, my mama told me, son, always be a good boy, don't ever play with guns.
But I shot, when [C#] I hear that whistle blowin', I hang my head [F#] and cry.
[B]
[F#]
[C#]
[F#]
I bet there's rich folks eatin' in a fancy dinin' car.
They're probably drinkin' coffee and smokin' big cigars.
[B] Well, I know I had it comin', I know I can't [F#] be free, but those [C#] people keep a -movin', and
that's what [F#] tortures me.
[B]
[F#]
[C#]
[F#] Well, if they freed me from this prison, if that railroad [N] train was my train, I'd be a
I hear the train a-comin', it's rollin' around the bend, and I ain't seen the sunshine since
I don't know when.
I'm stuck and pulled from [B] prison, and time keeps [F#] draggin' on, but [C#] that train keeps a-rollin'
on down to [F#] San Anton.
When I was just a baby, my mama told me, son, always be a good boy, don't ever play with guns.
But I shot, when [C#] I hear that whistle blowin', I hang my head [F#] and cry.
[B]
[F#]
[C#]
[F#]
I bet there's rich folks eatin' in a fancy dinin' car.
They're probably drinkin' coffee and smokin' big cigars.
[B] Well, I know I had it comin', I know I can't [F#] be free, but those [C#] people keep a -movin', and
that's what [F#] tortures me.
[B]
[F#]
[C#]
[F#] Well, if they freed me from this prison, if that railroad [N] train was my train, I'd be a
Key:
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C#
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F#
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ I hear the train a-comin', it's rollin' around the bend, and I ain't seen the sunshine since
I don't know when.
I'm stuck and pulled from [B] prison, and time keeps [F#] draggin' on, _ _ _ _ but [C#] that train keeps a-rollin'
on down to [F#] San Anton. _
When I was just a baby, my mama told me, son, _ always be a good boy, don't ever play with guns.
But I shot, _ _ _ _ when [C#] I hear that whistle blowin', I hang my head [F#] and cry. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
I bet there's rich folks eatin' in a fancy dinin' car.
They're probably drinkin' coffee and smokin' big cigars.
[B] Well, I know I had it comin', I know I can't [F#] be free, _ _ _ _ _ but those [C#] people keep a _ -movin', and
that's what [F#] tortures me. _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ Well, if they freed me from this prison, if that railroad [N] train was my train, I'd be a _
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_ _ I hear the train a-comin', it's rollin' around the bend, and I ain't seen the sunshine since
I don't know when.
I'm stuck and pulled from [B] prison, and time keeps [F#] draggin' on, _ _ _ _ but [C#] that train keeps a-rollin'
on down to [F#] San Anton. _
When I was just a baby, my mama told me, son, _ always be a good boy, don't ever play with guns.
But I shot, _ _ _ _ when [C#] I hear that whistle blowin', I hang my head [F#] and cry. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
I bet there's rich folks eatin' in a fancy dinin' car.
They're probably drinkin' coffee and smokin' big cigars.
[B] Well, I know I had it comin', I know I can't [F#] be free, _ _ _ _ _ but those [C#] people keep a _ -movin', and
that's what [F#] tortures me. _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ Well, if they freed me from this prison, if that railroad [N] train was my train, I'd be a _
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