Johnny Cash – Folsom Prison Blues (Guitar Tab)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
Tune down slightly to match recording.
[Intro]
(pick close to the bridge)
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[Verse 1]
F
I hear the train a comin', it's rolling round the bend
and I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when,
Bb F
I'm stuck in Folsom prison, and time keeps draggin' on
C7 F
but that train keeps a rollin' on down to San Antone
When I was just a baby my mama told me. Son,
always be a good boy, don't ever play with guns
Bb F
But I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die
C7 F
when I hear that whistle blowing I hang my head and cry
[Solo]
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[Verse 2]
F
I bet there's rich folks eating in a fancy dining car
they're probably drinkin' coffee and smoking big cigars
Bb F
Well I know I had it coming, I know I can't be free
C7 F
but those people keep a movin'
and that's what tortures me...
[Solo]
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[Verse 3]
F
Well if they'd free me from this prison,
if that railroad train was mine
A
I bet I'd move just a little further down the line
F
far from Folsom prison, that's where I want to stay
B7
and I'd let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away...
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| b Bend
| h Hammer-on
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