Folsom Prison Blues Chords by Johnny Cash
Tempo:
111.4 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
Bb
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[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]
[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
C
Bb
G
F
C
Bb
G
[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] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [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] _ _ _ _ _ _