Chords for The Highwaymen - Folsom Prison Blues (American Outlaws: Live at Nassau Coliseum, 1990)

Tempo:
107.65 bpm
Chords used:

E

B

A

F#m

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Highwaymen - Folsom Prison Blues (American Outlaws: Live at Nassau Coliseum, 1990) chords
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[B] [E]
I hear the train a-comin', it's rollin' around the bend
I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know [F#m] when
[A] I'm stuck in Folsom Prison, and time keeps [E] draggin' on
[B] But that train keeps a-rollin' on down to [E] Salmon's Hole
When I was just a baby, my mama told me, son
Always be a good boy, don't ever play with guns
[A] But I shot a man in Reno just to watch [E] him die
[B] When I hear that whistle blowin', I hang my [E] head and cry
I [E]
[E]
[A]
[E]
[B]
[E] bet there's rich folks eatin' in a fancy dinin' car
They're probably drinkin' coffee and smokin' big cigars
[A] Well, I know I had it comin', I know I can't [E] be free
But [B] those people keep a-movin', and that's what [E] torturers need
Well,
[E]
[A]
[E]
[B]
[E] if they freed me from this prison, if that railroad train was mine
Then I'd move it on a little farther down the line
[A] Far from Folsom Prison, that's where I want [E] to stay
And [B] I'd let that lonesome whistle [F#m] blow [B] my blues [E] away
[B] [E]
Key:  
E
2311
B
12341112
A
1231
F#m
123111112
Am
2311
E
2311
B
12341112
A
1231
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To jam and learn The Highwaymen, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson - (Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990) Folsom Prison Blues chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: A, E, A, E, B, E and E. A good strategy is to initiate at 53 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 108 BPM. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: E Major.

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[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ I hear the train a-comin', it's rollin' around the bend
I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know [F#m] when
[A] I'm stuck in Folsom Prison, and time keeps [E] draggin' on _ _ _ _
_ [B] But that train keeps a-rollin' on down to [E] Salmon's Hole
_ When I was just a baby, my mama told me, son
Always be a good boy, don't ever play with guns
[A] But I shot a man in Reno just to watch [E] him die
_ _ _ _ _ [B] When I hear that whistle blowin', I hang my [E] head and cry
_ _ I _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ bet there's rich folks eatin' in a fancy dinin' car
They're probably drinkin' coffee and smokin' big cigars
[A] Well, I know I had it comin', I know I can't [E] be free
_ But _ _ [B] those people keep a-movin', and that's what [E] torturers need
_ Well, _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ if they freed me from this prison, if that railroad train was mine
Then I'd move it on a little farther down the line
[A] Far from Folsom Prison, _ that's where I want [E] to stay
And _ _ [B] I'd let that lonesome whistle [F#m] blow [B] my blues [E] away _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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