Johnny Cash & Willie Nelson - Folsom Prison Blues Chords

Tempo:
160.5 bpm
Chords used:

E

B

A

Bm

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Johnny Cash & Willie Nelson - Folsom Prison Blues chords
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It is our life, isn't [E] it?
[B] [F#] [G#] [A]
[E]
[B]
[E]
Always be a good boy, don't ever play with [F#] guns
But [G#] I [A] shot a man in Reno just to [G#m] watch [E] him die
When [A]
[B] I hear that whistle blowin' [E] I [F#m] hang my head [E] and cry
Well
[Bm] [F#m]
[E]
[B]
[E]
[D#] [Bm] [E]
I bet there's rich folks eatin' in a fancy dinin' car
[B] They're probably drinkin' coffee [E] and smokin' big cigars
[A] Well I know I had it comin', I know I [F#] can't be [E] free
But
[A] [A#] [B] those people keep a-movin' and that's [F#m] what [E] tortures me
Take it one more time, [F#] Willie, one [E] more chance
[Bm] And we'll [A] go honky tonkin', honky tonkin'
[D]
[E] We'll go honky tonkin' high, baby
[B]
[E]
Well if they freed me from this prison, if that railroad train was mine
Bet I'd move it on a little farther down the [Bm] line
[A] Far from Folsom Prison, that's where I [E] want to stay
And [B] I'd let that lonesome whistle blow my blues [E] away
[Bm] [E]
[B]
[Bm] [A]
[B]
And I'd let that lonesome whistle blow my blues [E] away
[N] [E]
Thank you, thank you
Want to [N] put on the water, Bill?
I don't know about you, John, but I had a lot of fun
I had a ball, had a [E] ball
Key:  
E
2311
B
12341112
A
1231
Bm
13421112
F#
134211112
E
2311
B
12341112
A
1231
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To learn Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson - (Live) Folsom Prison Blues chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: A, E, B, E, Bm and E. For best results, commence at 80 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 160. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: E Major.

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It is our life, isn't [E] it? _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ [F#] _ [G#] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Always _ _ _ be a good boy, don't ever play with [F#] guns
But [G#] I [A] shot a man in Reno _ _ just to [G#m] watch [E] him die _
_ _ _ _ When _ [A]
[B] I hear that whistle blowin' _ [E] I [F#m] hang my head [E] and cry _
_ _ _ _ _ Well _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [D#] _ [Bm] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I bet there's rich folks eatin' in a fancy dinin' car
[B] They're probably drinkin' coffee [E] and smokin' big cigars
[A] Well I know I had it _ comin', I know I [F#] can't be [E] free
_ _ But _ _
_ _ [A] _ [A#] [B] those people keep a-movin' _ and that's [F#m] what _ [E] tortures me
Take it one more time, [F#] Willie, one [E] more chance
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] And we'll [A] go _ honky tonkin', honky tonkin'
[D] _ _
[E] We'll go _ honky tonkin' high, baby
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Well if they freed me from this prison, if that railroad train was mine
Bet I'd move it on a little farther down the [Bm] line
[A] Far from Folsom Prison, _ that's where I [E] want to stay
_ _ And _ _ _ _ [B] I'd let that lonesome whistle _ blow my blues [E] away _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ And I'd let that lonesome whistle _ blow my blues [E] away _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
Thank you, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ thank you _ _ _
_ Want to [N] put on the water, Bill? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I don't know about you, John, but I had a lot of fun
I had a ball, _ had a [E] ball _

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This song was composed by Johnny Cash.

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