Chords for Dylan and the Dead: Folsom Prison Blues, May 1987
Tempo:
117.45 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
A
Em
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Gm]
[Em]
[E] [A]
[E]
[B]
[B] [E]
I hear that train comin' rollin' round the bend
I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when
I'm [A] stuck in Folsom prison, time keeps a [E]-draggin' on
Put [B] that train [Bm] keepin' me safe on down to [Em] Sandman
[E]
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 train a-blowin' I hang my [E] head and cry
[Bm]
[A]
[E]
[B]
[F#] [E]
But I bet there's rich folks eatin' in a fancy dinin' car
Probably drinkin' coffee, smokin' big cigars
[A] But I know I had it comin' in, I know I [E] can't be free
But [B] those people keep a-movin' and that's what [E] torches mean
[Em]
[F#m] [C#]
[C#] [E]
[B]
[E]
They'll free me from this prison if this railroad train was mine
But I'm movin' on a little farther down the line
[A] By Folsom prison, [Em] that's [E] where I want to stay
And I [B] let that lonesome whistle blow my blues [E] away
[Em]
[A]
[E]
[B]
[E]
[A]
[E]
And [B] I let that lonesome whistle blow my [E] blues away
[A#] [B]
[E]
[G] [E] [Em] [E]
[Em]
[E] [A]
[E]
[B]
[B] [E]
I hear that train comin' rollin' round the bend
I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when
I'm [A] stuck in Folsom prison, time keeps a [E]-draggin' on
Put [B] that train [Bm] keepin' me safe on down to [Em] Sandman
[E]
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 train a-blowin' I hang my [E] head and cry
[Bm]
[A]
[E]
[B]
[F#] [E]
But I bet there's rich folks eatin' in a fancy dinin' car
Probably drinkin' coffee, smokin' big cigars
[A] But I know I had it comin' in, I know I [E] can't be free
But [B] those people keep a-movin' and that's what [E] torches mean
[Em]
[F#m] [C#]
[C#] [E]
[B]
[E]
They'll free me from this prison if this railroad train was mine
But I'm movin' on a little farther down the line
[A] By Folsom prison, [Em] that's [E] where I want to stay
And I [B] let that lonesome whistle blow my blues [E] away
[Em]
[A]
[E]
[B]
[E]
[A]
[E]
And [B] I let that lonesome whistle blow my [E] blues away
[A#] [B]
[E]
[G] [E] [Em] [E]
Key:
E
B
A
Em
Bm
E
B
A
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I hear that train comin' rollin' round the bend
I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when
I'm [A] stuck in Folsom prison, _ time keeps a [E]-draggin' on _
Put _ _ [B] that train [Bm] keepin' me safe on down to [Em] Sandman
[E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ 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 train a-blowin' _ I hang my [E] head and cry _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ But I bet there's rich folks eatin' in a fancy dinin' car
Probably drinkin' coffee, smokin' big cigars
[A] But I know I had it comin' in, I know I [E] can't be free _ _
_ _ But [B] those people keep a-movin' and that's what [E] torches mean _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ [C#] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ They'll free me from this prison if this railroad train was mine
But I'm movin' on a little farther down the line
[A] By Folsom prison, [Em] that's [E] where I want to stay _ _
_ _ _ And I [B] let that lonesome whistle _ blow my blues [E] away _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ And [B] I let that lonesome whistle blow my [E] blues away _ _
_ _ _ _ [A#] _ [B] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I hear that train comin' rollin' round the bend
I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when
I'm [A] stuck in Folsom prison, _ time keeps a [E]-draggin' on _
Put _ _ [B] that train [Bm] keepin' me safe on down to [Em] Sandman
[E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ 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 train a-blowin' _ I hang my [E] head and cry _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ But I bet there's rich folks eatin' in a fancy dinin' car
Probably drinkin' coffee, smokin' big cigars
[A] But I know I had it comin' in, I know I [E] can't be free _ _
_ _ But [B] those people keep a-movin' and that's what [E] torches mean _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ [C#] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ They'll free me from this prison if this railroad train was mine
But I'm movin' on a little farther down the line
[A] By Folsom prison, [Em] that's [E] where I want to stay _ _
_ _ _ And I [B] let that lonesome whistle _ blow my blues [E] away _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ And [B] I let that lonesome whistle blow my [E] blues away _ _
_ _ _ _ [A#] _ [B] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _