Chords for Bob Wootton & Six Mile Grove - Folsom Prison Blues/ Guess Things Happen That Way
Tempo:
79.95 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
B
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [N] or Johnny Cash had two lead guitar players who made his career.
One was Luther Perkins, who played with Cash for about 13 years, from about 55 to 68 or so.
And the other was Bob Moon, who played with him after that.
So, the truth is, [E] folks, you can't hear that [B] authentic Cash sound [F] anywhere anymore, except right here.
[E] Please [G] join Warren [N] St.
Cloud Realtors.
[G] I [C] [G]
[C]
[G] [D] [G]
[Am] [G]
[Am] [G]
[B] [F#m]
[E] hear the train coming, it's rolling round me, and I ain't seen the sunshine.
I don't [B] know where [A] I took it home from.
And [E] I'm dragging on.
And [B] I'm actually in the road.
Oh, how [D] sad [E] that was.
When I was just a baby, my mama told me something.
Always be a good boy, don't ever leave.
[A] But I shut my mouth and I read young.
There's no [E] one young like me.
[B] I ain't that blissful boy.
But I ain't no [E] figurehead guy.
[A]
[E]
[B]
[Bm] [E] When I was just a baby, my mama told me something.
Always be a good boy, don't ever leave.
[A] But I shut my mouth and I read young.
There's no one [E] young like me.
But [B] I ain't that blissful boy.
But I ain't no figurehead [E] guy.
If they bring me from the prison, if that crippled train is mine, I can do the following.
I'm going down the line.
[A]
And I'm dragging [E] on.
[B] Now I live a little slow, slow.
Oh, how sad [E] that was.
[B] [E]
[Am] [E] [A]
[E] [A] Well, you ask me if [Dm] I'll miss [A] my baby.
I guess I [D] will, someday.
[A] I don't like [E] it when I get laid down [A] that way.
[E] [A] You ask me if [D] I'll get along.
[A] [Em] I don't know.
[D] I can't [A] say.
I don't like [E] it when I get laid down [A] that way.
[D]
God gave [A] me a girl named [E] Dawn.
And with [A] me on my [D] arms.
Heaven help [A] me be a man.
[E] And the [A] screams stay in the halls.
I don't like [E] it when I get laid down [A] that way.
[E] [A]
[E] [A] Well, you ask me if [D] I'll miss her [A] kisses.
I guess I [D] will, someday.
[A]
I don't [E] like it when I get laid down [A] that way.
[E] [A] You ask me [D] if I'll find [A] another.
I don't [D] know.
I can't [Am] say.
I don't [E] like it when I get laid [A] down that way.
[D]
God gave me that [A] girl [E] named Dawn.
And with me [A] on my arms.
[D] Heaven help me [A] be a man.
[E] Down the drain, [A] standing alone.
I [E] don't like it when I get screamed down [A] that way.
[E] [A] [E] [A] [E]
One was Luther Perkins, who played with Cash for about 13 years, from about 55 to 68 or so.
And the other was Bob Moon, who played with him after that.
So, the truth is, [E] folks, you can't hear that [B] authentic Cash sound [F] anywhere anymore, except right here.
[E] Please [G] join Warren [N] St.
Cloud Realtors.
[G] I [C] [G]
[C]
[G] [D] [G]
[Am] [G]
[Am] [G]
[B] [F#m]
[E] hear the train coming, it's rolling round me, and I ain't seen the sunshine.
I don't [B] know where [A] I took it home from.
And [E] I'm dragging on.
And [B] I'm actually in the road.
Oh, how [D] sad [E] that was.
When I was just a baby, my mama told me something.
Always be a good boy, don't ever leave.
[A] But I shut my mouth and I read young.
There's no [E] one young like me.
[B] I ain't that blissful boy.
But I ain't no [E] figurehead guy.
[A]
[E]
[B]
[Bm] [E] When I was just a baby, my mama told me something.
Always be a good boy, don't ever leave.
[A] But I shut my mouth and I read young.
There's no one [E] young like me.
But [B] I ain't that blissful boy.
But I ain't no figurehead [E] guy.
If they bring me from the prison, if that crippled train is mine, I can do the following.
I'm going down the line.
[A]
And I'm dragging [E] on.
[B] Now I live a little slow, slow.
Oh, how sad [E] that was.
[B] [E]
[Am] [E] [A]
[E] [A] Well, you ask me if [Dm] I'll miss [A] my baby.
I guess I [D] will, someday.
[A] I don't like [E] it when I get laid down [A] that way.
[E] [A] You ask me if [D] I'll get along.
[A] [Em] I don't know.
[D] I can't [A] say.
I don't like [E] it when I get laid down [A] that way.
[D]
God gave [A] me a girl named [E] Dawn.
And with [A] me on my [D] arms.
Heaven help [A] me be a man.
[E] And the [A] screams stay in the halls.
I don't like [E] it when I get laid down [A] that way.
[E] [A]
[E] [A] Well, you ask me if [D] I'll miss her [A] kisses.
I guess I [D] will, someday.
[A]
I don't [E] like it when I get laid down [A] that way.
[E] [A] You ask me [D] if I'll find [A] another.
I don't [D] know.
I can't [Am] say.
I don't [E] like it when I get laid [A] down that way.
[D]
God gave me that [A] girl [E] named Dawn.
And with me [A] on my arms.
[D] Heaven help me [A] be a man.
[E] Down the drain, [A] standing alone.
I [E] don't like it when I get screamed down [A] that way.
[E] [A] [E] [A] [E]
Key:
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[D] _ [N] or Johnny Cash had two lead guitar players who made his career.
One was Luther Perkins, who played with Cash for about 13 years, from about 55 to 68 or so.
And the other was Bob Moon, who played with him after that.
_ So, the truth is, [E] folks, you can't hear that [B] authentic Cash sound [F] anywhere anymore, except right here.
_ _ [E] Please [G] join Warren [N] St.
Cloud Realtors.
_ _ [G] I [C] _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [F#m] _
[E] _ _ _ hear the train coming, it's rolling round me, and I ain't seen the sunshine.
I don't [B] know where [A] I took it home from.
And [E] I'm dragging on. _
_ And [B] I'm actually in the road.
Oh, how [D] sad [E] that was.
_ When I was just a baby, my mama told me something.
Always be a good boy, don't ever leave.
[A] But I shut my mouth and I read young.
There's no [E] one young like me. _
_ _ [B] I ain't that blissful boy.
But I ain't no [E] figurehead guy. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ [E] _ When I was just a baby, my mama told me something.
Always be a good boy, don't ever leave.
[A] But I shut my mouth and I read young.
There's no one [E] young like me. _
_ But [B] I ain't that blissful boy.
But I ain't no figurehead [E] guy.
If they bring me from the prison, if that crippled train is mine, I can do the following.
I'm going down the line.
[A] _
_ _ And I'm dragging [E] on. _
_ [B] Now I live a little slow, slow.
Oh, how sad [E] that was.
_ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ Well, you ask me if [Dm] I'll miss [A] my baby.
I guess I [D] will, someday.
[A] I don't like [E] it when I get laid down [A] that way.
[E] _ [A] You ask me if [D] I'll get along.
[A] [Em] I don't know.
[D] I can't [A] say.
I don't like [E] it when I get laid down [A] that way.
_ _ [D]
God gave [A] me a girl named [E] Dawn.
And with [A] me on my [D] arms.
Heaven help [A] me be a man.
[E] And the [A] screams stay in the halls.
I don't like [E] it when I get laid down [A] that way.
[E] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ Well, you ask me if [D] I'll miss her [A] kisses.
I guess I [D] will, someday.
[A]
I don't [E] like it when I get laid down [A] that way.
[E] _ [A] You ask me [D] if I'll find [A] another.
I don't [D] know.
I can't [Am] say.
I don't [E] like it when I get laid [A] down that way.
_ _ [D]
God gave me that [A] girl [E] named Dawn.
And with me [A] on my arms.
[D] Heaven help me [A] be a man.
[E] Down the drain, [A] standing alone.
I [E] don't like it when I get screamed down [A] that way.
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
One was Luther Perkins, who played with Cash for about 13 years, from about 55 to 68 or so.
And the other was Bob Moon, who played with him after that.
_ So, the truth is, [E] folks, you can't hear that [B] authentic Cash sound [F] anywhere anymore, except right here.
_ _ [E] Please [G] join Warren [N] St.
Cloud Realtors.
_ _ [G] I [C] _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [F#m] _
[E] _ _ _ hear the train coming, it's rolling round me, and I ain't seen the sunshine.
I don't [B] know where [A] I took it home from.
And [E] I'm dragging on. _
_ And [B] I'm actually in the road.
Oh, how [D] sad [E] that was.
_ When I was just a baby, my mama told me something.
Always be a good boy, don't ever leave.
[A] But I shut my mouth and I read young.
There's no [E] one young like me. _
_ _ [B] I ain't that blissful boy.
But I ain't no [E] figurehead guy. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ [E] _ When I was just a baby, my mama told me something.
Always be a good boy, don't ever leave.
[A] But I shut my mouth and I read young.
There's no one [E] young like me. _
_ But [B] I ain't that blissful boy.
But I ain't no figurehead [E] guy.
If they bring me from the prison, if that crippled train is mine, I can do the following.
I'm going down the line.
[A] _
_ _ And I'm dragging [E] on. _
_ [B] Now I live a little slow, slow.
Oh, how sad [E] that was.
_ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ Well, you ask me if [Dm] I'll miss [A] my baby.
I guess I [D] will, someday.
[A] I don't like [E] it when I get laid down [A] that way.
[E] _ [A] You ask me if [D] I'll get along.
[A] [Em] I don't know.
[D] I can't [A] say.
I don't like [E] it when I get laid down [A] that way.
_ _ [D]
God gave [A] me a girl named [E] Dawn.
And with [A] me on my [D] arms.
Heaven help [A] me be a man.
[E] And the [A] screams stay in the halls.
I don't like [E] it when I get laid down [A] that way.
[E] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ Well, you ask me if [D] I'll miss her [A] kisses.
I guess I [D] will, someday.
[A]
I don't [E] like it when I get laid down [A] that way.
[E] _ [A] You ask me [D] if I'll find [A] another.
I don't [D] know.
I can't [Am] say.
I don't [E] like it when I get laid [A] down that way.
_ _ [D]
God gave me that [A] girl [E] named Dawn.
And with me [A] on my arms.
[D] Heaven help me [A] be a man.
[E] Down the drain, [A] standing alone.
I [E] don't like it when I get screamed down [A] that way.
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _