Chords for Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison blues - Live at San Quentin
Tempo:
127.95 bpm
Chords used:
F
Bb
C
G
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
We want to thank the officials at San Quentin, the prison, all the guards here for helping us out, [Bb] the warden, everyone, I [N] appreciate it.
Oh, you don't really mean it.
Hey!
[Bb]
[N] No, thank you.
All right.
Yeah, water, yeah, can I have a drink of water?
Yeah.
Huh?
Is the water bad here?
Oh, man.
Hey, you know something you got there doing a discography, whatever that is, on Johnny Cash Records down at
[E]
Hey, you want to hear a good line?
[N] They serve everything in tin cups around here.
My what?
That's the second song from now.
A third song from now.
Hey, you think I didn't get water in a tin cup?
Listen.
Okay.
[F] Hello, [C] I'm Johnny Cash.
[F]
I want to tell you about the three fellas that make the great sound behind me.
Two of them have been with me for about 13 years.
There's Marshall Grant from Jackson, Tennessee, W.S. Holland, and just recently joining our group from Tulsa, Oklahoma, Bob Wooden.
I hear the train a-comin', it's rollin' round the bend, and I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know [Bb] when.
I'm stuck and pulled from prison, [F] and time keeps draggin' on.
[C] But that train keeps a-rollin' on down the [F] Sinai Thorn.
When I was just a baby, my mama told me, son, always be a good boy, don't ever play with guns.
But [Bb] I shot a man in Reno
[F] just to watch him die.
[B] When [C] I hear that whistle blowin', I hang my [F] head and cry.
Yeah, brother!
[Bb]
[F] All happy week!
Yeah, class sweet!
[C]
[G] Yeah!
[F]
I bet there's rich folks eatin' in a fancy dinin' car.
They're probably drinkin' coffee and smokin' big [Gm] cigars.
Well, I [F] know I had it comin'.
I know [Bb] I [F] can't be free.
[C] But those people keep a -movin', and that's what [F] tortures me.
Say it one more time!
[Bb]
[F] Freedom!
[C]
[G] [F] Well, if they'd freed me from this prison, if that railroad train was mine,
then I'd move it on a little farther down the line.
[Bb] Far from Folsom Prison, that's where I [F] want to stay.
[C] And I'd let that lonesome whistle blow my blues [F] away.
[C] [F]
[Eb]
[Ebm]
Oh, you don't really mean it.
Hey!
[Bb]
[N] No, thank you.
All right.
Yeah, water, yeah, can I have a drink of water?
Yeah.
Huh?
Is the water bad here?
Oh, man.
Hey, you know something you got there doing a discography, whatever that is, on Johnny Cash Records down at
[E]
Hey, you want to hear a good line?
[N] They serve everything in tin cups around here.
My what?
That's the second song from now.
A third song from now.
Hey, you think I didn't get water in a tin cup?
Listen.
Okay.
[F] Hello, [C] I'm Johnny Cash.
[F]
I want to tell you about the three fellas that make the great sound behind me.
Two of them have been with me for about 13 years.
There's Marshall Grant from Jackson, Tennessee, W.S. Holland, and just recently joining our group from Tulsa, Oklahoma, Bob Wooden.
I hear the train a-comin', it's rollin' round the bend, and I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know [Bb] when.
I'm stuck and pulled from prison, [F] and time keeps draggin' on.
[C] But that train keeps a-rollin' on down the [F] Sinai Thorn.
When I was just a baby, my mama told me, son, always be a good boy, don't ever play with guns.
But [Bb] I shot a man in Reno
[F] just to watch him die.
[B] When [C] I hear that whistle blowin', I hang my [F] head and cry.
Yeah, brother!
[Bb]
[F] All happy week!
Yeah, class sweet!
[C]
[G] Yeah!
[F]
I bet there's rich folks eatin' in a fancy dinin' car.
They're probably drinkin' coffee and smokin' big [Gm] cigars.
Well, I [F] know I had it comin'.
I know [Bb] I [F] can't be free.
[C] But those people keep a -movin', and that's what [F] tortures me.
Say it one more time!
[Bb]
[F] Freedom!
[C]
[G] [F] Well, if they'd freed me from this prison, if that railroad train was mine,
then I'd move it on a little farther down the line.
[Bb] Far from Folsom Prison, that's where I [F] want to stay.
[C] And I'd let that lonesome whistle blow my blues [F] away.
[C] [F]
[Eb]
[Ebm]
Key:
F
Bb
C
G
E
F
Bb
C
We want to thank the officials at San Quentin, the prison, all the guards here for helping us out, [Bb] the warden, everyone, I [N] appreciate it. _ _ _
Oh, you don't really mean _ _ _ _ _ _ _ it.
Hey!
_ [Bb] _
_ _ [N] No, thank you.
All right.
_ _ _ Yeah, water, yeah, can I have a drink of water? _ _ _ _ _
Yeah.
_ Huh?
Is the water bad here?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh, man.
_ _ Hey, you know something you got there doing a discography, whatever that is, on Johnny Cash Records down _ _ at_
_ [E] _
_ Hey, you want to hear a good line?
[N] They serve everything in tin cups around here. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ My what? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
That's the second song from now.
_ A third song from now.
_ Hey, you think I didn't get water in a tin cup?
Listen.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Okay.
_ [F] _ Hello, [C] I'm Johnny Cash. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I want to tell you about the three fellas that make the great sound behind me.
Two of them have been with me for about 13 years.
There's Marshall Grant _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
from Jackson, Tennessee, W.S. Holland, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
and just recently joining our group from Tulsa, Oklahoma, Bob Wooden. _ _ _ _
_ _ I hear the train a-comin', it's rollin' round the bend, and I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know [Bb] when.
I'm stuck and pulled from prison, [F] and time keeps draggin' on. _
_ _ _ [C] But that train keeps a-rollin' on down the [F] Sinai Thorn. _
_ When I was just a baby, my mama told me, son, always be a good boy, don't ever play with guns.
But [Bb] I shot a man in Reno _
[F] just to watch him die. _ _ _
_ _ [B] When [C] I hear that whistle blowin', I hang my [F] head and cry. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Yeah, brother! _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] All happy week!
_ Yeah, class sweet!
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] Yeah!
[F] _ _ _
I bet there's rich folks eatin' in a fancy dinin' car.
They're probably drinkin' coffee and smokin' big [Gm] cigars.
Well, I [F] know I had it comin'.
I know [Bb] I [F] can't be free. _ _ _ _
_ [C] But those people keep a _ -movin', and that's what [F] tortures me.
Say it one more time! _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ Freedom! _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ Well, if they'd freed me from this prison, if that railroad train was mine,
then I'd move it on a little farther down the line.
[Bb] Far from Folsom Prison, that's where I [F] want to stay. _ _ _
_ _ [C] And I'd let that lonesome whistle _ blow my blues [F] away.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh, you don't really mean _ _ _ _ _ _ _ it.
Hey!
_ [Bb] _
_ _ [N] No, thank you.
All right.
_ _ _ Yeah, water, yeah, can I have a drink of water? _ _ _ _ _
Yeah.
_ Huh?
Is the water bad here?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh, man.
_ _ Hey, you know something you got there doing a discography, whatever that is, on Johnny Cash Records down _ _ at_
_ [E] _
_ Hey, you want to hear a good line?
[N] They serve everything in tin cups around here. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ My what? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
That's the second song from now.
_ A third song from now.
_ Hey, you think I didn't get water in a tin cup?
Listen.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Okay.
_ [F] _ Hello, [C] I'm Johnny Cash. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I want to tell you about the three fellas that make the great sound behind me.
Two of them have been with me for about 13 years.
There's Marshall Grant _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
from Jackson, Tennessee, W.S. Holland, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
and just recently joining our group from Tulsa, Oklahoma, Bob Wooden. _ _ _ _
_ _ I hear the train a-comin', it's rollin' round the bend, and I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know [Bb] when.
I'm stuck and pulled from prison, [F] and time keeps draggin' on. _
_ _ _ [C] But that train keeps a-rollin' on down the [F] Sinai Thorn. _
_ When I was just a baby, my mama told me, son, always be a good boy, don't ever play with guns.
But [Bb] I shot a man in Reno _
[F] just to watch him die. _ _ _
_ _ [B] When [C] I hear that whistle blowin', I hang my [F] head and cry. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Yeah, brother! _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] All happy week!
_ Yeah, class sweet!
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] Yeah!
[F] _ _ _
I bet there's rich folks eatin' in a fancy dinin' car.
They're probably drinkin' coffee and smokin' big [Gm] cigars.
Well, I [F] know I had it comin'.
I know [Bb] I [F] can't be free. _ _ _ _
_ [C] But those people keep a _ -movin', and that's what [F] tortures me.
Say it one more time! _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ Freedom! _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ Well, if they'd freed me from this prison, if that railroad train was mine,
then I'd move it on a little farther down the line.
[Bb] Far from Folsom Prison, that's where I [F] want to stay. _ _ _
_ _ [C] And I'd let that lonesome whistle _ blow my blues [F] away.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _