Folsom Prison Blues Chords by Johnny Cash

Tempo:
111.85 bpm
Chords used:

F

C

Bb

Fm

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Johnny Cash Folsom Prison Blues chords
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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
But that [C] train keeps rollin'
On down to [F] San Antonio
When I was just a baby
My mama told me, son
Always be a good boy
Don't ever play with [Cm] guns
[Bb] But I shot a man in Reno
Just to watch [F] him die
When [C] I hear that whistle blowin'
I hang my head [F] and cry
[Fm] I
[F] [Bb]
[Fm]
[C]
[G] [F]
bet there's rich folks eatin'
From fancy dinin' cars
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] sorcerers do
[Fm]
Well, [Cm]
[Fm] [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 want [F] to stay
And [C] I'd let that lonesome whistle
Blow my [F] blues away
[C] [F]
Key:  
F
134211111
C
3211
Bb
12341111
Fm
123111111
Cm
13421113
F
134211111
C
3211
Bb
12341111
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To learn Johnny Cash - (Live Version) Folsom Prison Blues chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Cm, Bb, F, C, F, Fm, C, G, F and Bb. Set your pace at 55 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 112. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: F Minor.

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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 _ _
_ _ _ But that [C] train keeps rollin'
On down to [F] San Antonio _ _
When I was just a baby
My mama told me, son
Always be a good boy
Don't ever play with [Cm] guns
[Bb] But I shot a man in Reno
Just to watch [F] him die
When _ _ _ [C] I hear that whistle blowin'
I hang my head [F] and cry
[Fm] I _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [F] _ _ _
_ bet there's rich folks eatin'
From fancy dinin' cars
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] sorcerers do
_ [Fm] _ _
Well, _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ [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 want [F] to stay
And _ _ [C] I'd let that lonesome whistle
Blow my [F] blues away
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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