Chords for Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues vs Jenkins's Crescent City Blues

Tempo:
92.1 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

F

C

Cm

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues vs Jenkins's Crescent City Blues chords
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Hello, I'm Johnny Cash.
I [C] [G] [F]
hear the train a-comin'
It's rollin' round 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
[C] But that 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 guns
But I shot a [Bb] man in Reno
[F] Just to watch him die
But [G] I hear that whistle [C] blowin'
I hang my [F] head and cry
[Fm]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Fm] I [C]
[Cm] [F]
bet there's rich folks eatin'
From a fancy dinin' car
They're probably drinkin' coffee
And smokin' big [Bb] cigars
Well, I know I had it comin'
I know [F] I can't be free
But [C] those people keep a-movin'
And that's what [F] soldiers be
[Fm] Well, [Cm] [Ab]
[F] [Bb]
[F]
[C] [G] [F]
if they freed me from this prison
If that railroad train was mine
I bet I'd move it all a little farther down the line
[Bb] Far from Folsom Prison
That's [F] where I want to stay
And [C] I'd let that lonesome whistle
Blow my [F] blues away
[C] I [F]
[Eb] [Db]
[Bb]
hear the [C] train [Fm] a-comin'
[Bb] It's [C] rollin' [Fm] round the bend
[Ab] [Bb] And I ain't been kissed, [C]
Lord
[Bb] Since I don't know [B] when
[Eb] [Bbm] The boys in Crescent City
[G] Don't seem to know [Bb]
I'm here
That [Bm]
[Eb] lonesome whistle seems to tell [E]
me [Ebm] Sue [Bb] disappeared
When [F]
[Bb] I was just a baby
[Cm] [Bb] My mama told me, Sue
[Ab] [Bb] When you're grown up
I want that [D] you should go and see [Bb] and do
[Bbm] But I'm stuck in Crescent City
Just watchin' [Bb] live mosey by
[Ab] When
[Eb] I hear that [C] whistle [Gm]
blowin'
Ooh, [C] I [Db] hang my [Bb] head and cry
[Ebm] I [Bb] [D] [F]
[Bb] see the rich folks eatin'
[Bb] In that fancy dinin' car
[G] [Bb] They're probably havin' pheasant breast
[B] And eastern [Bb] caviar
[Eb] Now, I ain't cryin' envy
[Ebm] And I ain't [Bb] [Gm] cryin' mean
[Ab]
[G] [Cm] It's just that they get to see [A]
[F] things
[Eb] That [Bb] I've [Gm] never [Cm] seen
[Db] [Bb] That [Fm] [F] [Cm]
[Gm] lonesome whistle
The road train was mine
Bet I'd find a man a little [Bb] far down the [D] line
[Eb]
Far from [Bbm] Crescent City
Is where I'd [Bb] like to stay
And [D] [G] [Cm] I'd let that lonesome whistle
Blow my [Db] blues away
[Ab]
[G] And I'd [Gm] let that [Bbm] lonesome [Cm]
[Gm] whistle
Blow [Fm] my blues [Db] away
[C] [Gm] [Db] [F] [N]
Key:  
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
C
3211
Cm
13421113
G
2131
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
C
3211
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To jam and learn Johnny Cash - (Live Version) Folsom Prison Blues chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: G, F, C, F, Bb, F, C and G. Kick off your practice at a gentle 46 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 92 BPM. With an eye on the song's key F Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Hello, I'm Johnny Cash. _ _
I [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [F] _
_ _ hear the train a-comin'
It's rollin' round 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
_ _ _ [C] But that 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 guns
But I shot a [Bb] man in Reno
[F] Just to watch him die
But _ _ [G] I hear that whistle [C] blowin'
I hang my [F] head and cry
_ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ I _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ bet there's rich folks eatin'
From a fancy dinin' car
They're probably drinkin' coffee
And smokin' big [Bb] cigars
Well, I know I had it comin'
I know [F] I can't be free
But _ _ [C] those people keep a-movin'
And that's what [F] soldiers be
[Fm] _ Well, _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Ab] _
[F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _
if they freed me from this prison
If that railroad train was mine
I bet I'd move it all a little farther down the line
[Bb] Far from Folsom Prison
That's [F] where I want to stay
And _ [C] I'd let that lonesome whistle
Blow my [F] blues away
_ [C] _ I _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
hear the [C] train [Fm] a-comin'
[Bb] It's [C] rollin' [Fm] round the bend
[Ab] _ [Bb] And I ain't been kissed, [C]
Lord
[Bb] Since I don't know [B] when
[Eb] [Bbm] The boys in Crescent City
[G] _ Don't seem to know [Bb]
I'm here
_ That [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] lonesome whistle seems to tell [E]
me [Ebm] Sue _ [Bb] _ disappeared _
When [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] I was just a baby
[Cm] [Bb] My mama told me, Sue
[Ab] [Bb] When you're grown up
I want that [D] you should go and see [Bb] and do
[Bbm] But I'm stuck in Crescent City
_ Just watchin' [Bb] live mosey by
_ _ [Ab] _ When _
_ _ [Eb] I hear that [C] whistle _ [Gm]
blowin'
Ooh, [C] I [Db] hang my [Bb] head and cry _
[Ebm] I [Bb] _ _ [D] _ [F] _ _
[Bb] see the rich folks eatin'
[Bb] In that fancy dinin' car
[G] [Bb] They're probably havin' pheasant breast
[B] And eastern _ [Bb] caviar
[Eb] Now, I ain't cryin' envy
[Ebm] _ And I ain't [Bb] [Gm] cryin' mean
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Cm] It's just that they get to see [A]
[F] things
[Eb] _ That _ [Bb] I've [Gm] never [Cm] seen
[Db] _ [Bb] That [Fm] _ [F] _ [Cm] _
_ [Gm] _ lonesome whistle
The road train was mine
Bet I'd find a man a little [Bb] far down the [D] line
[Eb]
Far from [Bbm] Crescent City
_ Is where _ I'd [Bb] like to stay
_ And [D] _ _ _ _ [G] [Cm] I'd let that _ lonesome whistle
Blow _ _ my [Db] blues away
_ _ [Ab] _ _
[G] _ And I'd [Gm] let that [Bbm] lonesome [Cm]
[Gm] whistle
Blow _ [Fm] my blues [Db] away
_ [C] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ [F] _ _ _ _ [N] _

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