Folsom Prison Blues Chords by Johnny Cash

Tempo:
107.5 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

Bb

Fm

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues Lyrics 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.
[Bb] I'm stuck in Folsom Prison.
And time keeps [F] draggin' on .
[C] But that train keeps rollin'.
On down to San [F] Antonio.
When I was just a baby.
My mama told me, son.
Always be a good boy.
Don't ever play with [C] guns.
But [Bb] I shot a man in Reno.
Just [F] to watch him die.
When [C] I hear that whistle blowin'.
I hang my head [Fm] and cry .
[Cm] .
[Bb] .
[Fm] .
[C] [Cm] .
[F] I bet those rich folks eatin'.
From a fancy dinin' car.
They're probably drinkin' coffee.
And smokin' big cigars.
[Bb] Well, I know I had it comin'.
I know I [F] can't be free.
But [C] those people keep a-movin'.
And that's what [F] tortures me.
[Fm] Well,.
[Bb] .
[Fm] .
[C] .
[G] [F] .
if they'd freed me from this prison.
If that railroad train was mine.
I bet I'd move it on.
A little farther down the line.
[Bb] Far from Folsom Prison.
That's where I [F] want to stay.
And [C].
I'd let that lonesome whistle.
Blow my [F] blues away.
[C] [F] [N] [C] .
[D] [C] .
[D] .
[C] [D] .
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Fm
123111111
D
1321
C
3211
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
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To learn Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: C, Bb, F, C and F. For best results, commence at 53 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 108. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: F Major.

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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.
[Bb] I'm stuck in Folsom Prison.
And time keeps [F] draggin' on _ _ _ .
_ _ [C] But that train keeps rollin'.
On down to San [F] Antonio.
When I was just a baby.
My mama told me, son.
Always be a good boy.
Don't ever play with [C] guns.
But [Bb] I shot a man in Reno.
Just [F] to watch him die.
When _ _ [C] I hear that whistle blowin'.
I hang my head [Fm] and cry _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ .
_ [F] _ _ _ I bet those rich folks eatin'.
From a fancy dinin' car.
They're probably drinkin' coffee.
And smokin' big cigars.
[Bb] Well, I know I had it comin'.
I know I [F] can't be free.
But _ _ _ [C] those people keep a-movin'.
And that's what [F] tortures me.
_ [Fm] Well,.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ .
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ _ .
if they'd freed me from this prison.
If that railroad train was mine.
I bet I'd move it on.
A little farther down the line.
[Bb] Far from Folsom Prison.
That's where I [F] want to stay.
And _ _ _ [C].
I'd let that lonesome whistle.
Blow my [F] blues away.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [N] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ .
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ .

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This song, written by Johnny Cash, is featured on the album INTEGRAL JOHNNY CASH 1954 - 1962.

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