Chords for REVEREND HORTON HEAT - FOLSOM PRISON - JOHNNY CASH
Tempo:
125.7 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
Em
G
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
You know, I know a few secrets about [Bm] these guys.
You guys [G] want to hear a secret about the Reverend Horney?
[C#] [C] [B] This is a good one.
[G] This man is truly in love with country and Western music.
[B] [D#] [B]
[E]
Well, I hear that train a-crawlin', it's rollin' round the bend, and I ain't seen the sunshine since.
I don't know when, but I'm stuck up close to prison.
And time keeps draggin' on.
[B] That train keeps rollin', oh, that is sad.
[E]
When I was just a baby, my mama told me some, always be a good boy, don't ever play with guns.
[E] And I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die.
[B] When I hear that whistle blowin', I hate my head.
[E] Well,
[Bm]
[A]
[E]
[B] [A]
[Em]
[G] I bet [B] all those rich folk are in fancy dining cars, probably [F#] drinkin' coffee and [E] smokin' big cigars.
I know I had it comin', I know I can't be free.
[B] Those people keep a-movin', and that's what's all [E] I do.
[Em]
[E]
[B]
[A] [E]
[Em]
[G#] [Am]
[Em] [E]
[B]
[Em] [E] [G] [F#]
[Bm] [E]
[Em] [E]
[D#] [F#]
[E] [Em]
When they take me [B] from this prison and that railroad train is mine, you bet I am movin' farther, a little [Em]
farther down the line.
[E] Far from close to prison, that's where I want to stay.
[B] I let that lonesome whistle blow my [E] blues away.
[B] [E]
[F#]
[C] Man, I could hear you [D#m] guys singin' on that one.
You guys [G] want to hear a secret about the Reverend Horney?
[C#] [C] [B] This is a good one.
[G] This man is truly in love with country and Western music.
[B] [D#] [B]
[E]
Well, I hear that train a-crawlin', it's rollin' round the bend, and I ain't seen the sunshine since.
I don't know when, but I'm stuck up close to prison.
And time keeps draggin' on.
[B] That train keeps rollin', oh, that is sad.
[E]
When I was just a baby, my mama told me some, always be a good boy, don't ever play with guns.
[E] And I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die.
[B] When I hear that whistle blowin', I hate my head.
[E] Well,
[Bm]
[A]
[E]
[B] [A]
[Em]
[G] I bet [B] all those rich folk are in fancy dining cars, probably [F#] drinkin' coffee and [E] smokin' big cigars.
I know I had it comin', I know I can't be free.
[B] Those people keep a-movin', and that's what's all [E] I do.
[Em]
[E]
[B]
[A] [E]
[Em]
[G#] [Am]
[Em] [E]
[B]
[Em] [E] [G] [F#]
[Bm] [E]
[Em] [E]
[D#] [F#]
[E] [Em]
When they take me [B] from this prison and that railroad train is mine, you bet I am movin' farther, a little [Em]
farther down the line.
[E] Far from close to prison, that's where I want to stay.
[B] I let that lonesome whistle blow my [E] blues away.
[B] [E]
[F#]
[C] Man, I could hear you [D#m] guys singin' on that one.
Key:
E
B
Em
G
F#
E
B
Em
You know, I know a few secrets about [Bm] these guys.
You guys [G] want to hear a secret about the Reverend Horney?
_ [C#] _ [C] _ _ [B] This is a good one.
[G] This man is truly in love with country and Western music.
_ [B] _ _ _ [D#] _ _ [B] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, I hear that train a-crawlin', it's rollin' round the bend, and I ain't seen the sunshine since.
I don't know when, but I'm stuck up close to prison.
_ And time keeps draggin' on. _ _ _ _
[B] That train keeps _ rollin', oh, that is sad.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ When I was just a baby, my mama told me some, always be a good boy, don't ever play with guns.
[E] And I shot a man in Reno, _ just to watch him die. _ _ _
_ [B] When I hear that whistle blowin', I hate my head.
[E] _ Well, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ I bet [B] all those rich folk are in fancy dining cars, probably [F#] drinkin' coffee and [E] smokin' big cigars.
I know I had it comin', I know I can't be free. _ _ _
_ _ [B] Those people keep a-movin', and that's what's all [E] I do. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G#] _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F#] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[D#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
When they take me [B] from this prison and that railroad train is mine, you bet I am movin' farther, a little [Em]
farther down the line.
[E] Far from close to prison, that's where I want to _ stay. _
_ _ [B] I let that lonesome whistle blow my [E] blues away. _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[C] _ Man, I could hear you [D#m] guys singin' on that one.
You guys [G] want to hear a secret about the Reverend Horney?
_ [C#] _ [C] _ _ [B] This is a good one.
[G] This man is truly in love with country and Western music.
_ [B] _ _ _ [D#] _ _ [B] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, I hear that train a-crawlin', it's rollin' round the bend, and I ain't seen the sunshine since.
I don't know when, but I'm stuck up close to prison.
_ And time keeps draggin' on. _ _ _ _
[B] That train keeps _ rollin', oh, that is sad.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ When I was just a baby, my mama told me some, always be a good boy, don't ever play with guns.
[E] And I shot a man in Reno, _ just to watch him die. _ _ _
_ [B] When I hear that whistle blowin', I hate my head.
[E] _ Well, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ I bet [B] all those rich folk are in fancy dining cars, probably [F#] drinkin' coffee and [E] smokin' big cigars.
I know I had it comin', I know I can't be free. _ _ _
_ _ [B] Those people keep a-movin', and that's what's all [E] I do. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G#] _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F#] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[D#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
When they take me [B] from this prison and that railroad train is mine, you bet I am movin' farther, a little [Em]
farther down the line.
[E] Far from close to prison, that's where I want to _ stay. _
_ _ [B] I let that lonesome whistle blow my [E] blues away. _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[C] _ Man, I could hear you [D#m] guys singin' on that one.