Folsom Prison Blues Chords by Johnny Cash

Tempo:
111.4 bpm
Chords used:

F

C

Bb

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues chords
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[C]
[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 in [Bb]
Folsom Prison, and time keeps [F] draggin' on, but [C] 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 watch [F] him die.
[C] When I hear that whistle blowin', I hang my head [F] and cry.
I
[Bb]
[F]
[C]
[G] [F]
bet there's rich folks eatin' in 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.
[C] But those people keep a -movin', and that's what [F] tortures me.
[Bb]
[F]
[C]
[G] [F]
But 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.
[C] And I'd let that lonesome whistle blow my [F] blues away.
[C] [F]
Key:  
F
134211111
C
3211
Bb
12341111
G
2131
F
134211111
C
3211
Bb
12341111
G
2131
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To start learning Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: C, F, C, F, Bb, G, F, Bb, F, C and Bb. For best results, commence at 55 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 111. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of F Major.

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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [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 in [Bb]
Folsom Prison, and time keeps [F] draggin' on, _ _ _ _ but [C] 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 watch [F] him die. _ _ _ _
_ [C] When I hear that whistle _ blowin', I hang my head [F] and cry.
_ I _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ bet there's rich folks eatin' in 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. _ _ _ _
_ [C] But those people keep a _ -movin', and that's what [F] tortures me. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _
But 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. _ _ _
_ [C] And I'd let that lonesome whistle _ blow my [F] blues away.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was written by Johnny Cash.

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