Folsom Prison Blues Chords by Josh Turner
Tempo:
117.75 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
Em
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Hear that train comin'
I said blank on the first verse last time Yeah
Alright, uh, [A] one, two, three
[A#]
[B] [E] [D]
[E]
I hear that train a comin'
It's rollin' round
I ain't seen the sun shine since
I don't know when
[A] Man I'm stuck in the force of the prison
And time keeps [E] draggin' on
And [B] I hear that whistle blow
[E] On [F#m] down the sand [E] in town
And I hear that whistle blow
When I was just a baby
My mama told me son
Always be a good boy
Don't ever [Em] play with guns
[A] Well I shot a man in Reno
Just to [E] watch him die
Now [B] when I hear that lonesome whistle
[G] I hang [A] my [E] head and cry
[A]
[G] [E] [A#] [Am]
[Em] [B] [C#] [E]
[G] [E]
Well I bet there's rich folks drinkin'
In the fancy dining car
They're probably sippin' coffee
Smokin' big [Em]
cigars
Well [A] I knew I had it comin'
I know I can't [E] keep [A] free
[Em] [E] But
[B] those people keep a-movin'
[E] And that's what tortures me
Well if they free me from this prison
If that railroad train was mine
I'd probably move along
A little farther [G] down the [E] line
[A] Oh so far from the force of the prison
That's where I long [E] to stay
[B] And I let that lonesome whistle
Blow my [C] [E] blues away
And I [B] let that lonesome whistle
[E] Blow my blues away
[Em] [E]
[N]
I can't wait to see that one!
I said blank on the first verse last time Yeah
Alright, uh, [A] one, two, three
[A#]
[B] [E] [D]
[E]
I hear that train a comin'
It's rollin' round
I ain't seen the sun shine since
I don't know when
[A] Man I'm stuck in the force of the prison
And time keeps [E] draggin' on
And [B] I hear that whistle blow
[E] On [F#m] down the sand [E] in town
And I hear that whistle blow
When I was just a baby
My mama told me son
Always be a good boy
Don't ever [Em] play with guns
[A] Well I shot a man in Reno
Just to [E] watch him die
Now [B] when I hear that lonesome whistle
[G] I hang [A] my [E] head and cry
[A]
[G] [E] [A#] [Am]
[Em] [B] [C#] [E]
[G] [E]
Well I bet there's rich folks drinkin'
In the fancy dining car
They're probably sippin' coffee
Smokin' big [Em]
cigars
Well [A] I knew I had it comin'
I know I can't [E] keep [A] free
[Em] [E] But
[B] those people keep a-movin'
[E] And that's what tortures me
Well if they free me from this prison
If that railroad train was mine
I'd probably move along
A little farther [G] down the [E] line
[A] Oh so far from the force of the prison
That's where I long [E] to stay
[B] And I let that lonesome whistle
Blow my [C] [E] blues away
And I [B] let that lonesome whistle
[E] Blow my blues away
[Em] [E]
[N]
I can't wait to see that one!
Key:
E
A
B
Em
G
E
A
B
Hear that train comin'
I said blank on the first verse last time Yeah
_ _ Alright, _ _ _ _ _ uh, [A] one, two, three
[A#] _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I hear that train a comin'
It's rollin' round
I ain't seen the sun shine since
I don't know when
[A] Man I'm stuck in the force of the prison
And time keeps [E] draggin' on
_ And _ _ _ [B] I hear that whistle blow
[E] On [F#m] down the sand [E] in town
And I hear that whistle blow _ _ _ _
When I was just a baby
My mama told me son
Always be a good boy
Don't ever [Em] play with guns
[A] Well I shot a man in Reno
Just to [E] watch him die
Now _ _ [B] when I hear that lonesome whistle
_ [G] I hang [A] my [E] head and cry _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A#] _ [Am] _
[Em] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ [E] _
[G] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
Well I bet there's rich folks drinkin'
In the fancy dining car
They're probably sippin' coffee
Smokin' big [Em]
cigars
Well [A] I knew I had it comin'
I know I can't [E] keep [A] free
[Em] _ [E] But _ _
[B] those people keep a-movin'
[E] And that's what tortures me
_ Well _ if they free me from this prison
If that railroad train was mine
I'd probably move along
A little farther [G] down the [E] line
[A] Oh so far from the force of the prison
_ That's where I long [E] to stay _ _ _ _ _
[B] And I let that lonesome whistle
_ Blow my [C] [E] blues away
_ _ _ And I [B] let that lonesome whistle
[E] Blow my blues away
[Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I can't wait to see that one! _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I said blank on the first verse last time Yeah
_ _ Alright, _ _ _ _ _ uh, [A] one, two, three
[A#] _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I hear that train a comin'
It's rollin' round
I ain't seen the sun shine since
I don't know when
[A] Man I'm stuck in the force of the prison
And time keeps [E] draggin' on
_ And _ _ _ [B] I hear that whistle blow
[E] On [F#m] down the sand [E] in town
And I hear that whistle blow _ _ _ _
When I was just a baby
My mama told me son
Always be a good boy
Don't ever [Em] play with guns
[A] Well I shot a man in Reno
Just to [E] watch him die
Now _ _ [B] when I hear that lonesome whistle
_ [G] I hang [A] my [E] head and cry _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A#] _ [Am] _
[Em] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ [E] _
[G] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
Well I bet there's rich folks drinkin'
In the fancy dining car
They're probably sippin' coffee
Smokin' big [Em]
cigars
Well [A] I knew I had it comin'
I know I can't [E] keep [A] free
[Em] _ [E] But _ _
[B] those people keep a-movin'
[E] And that's what tortures me
_ Well _ if they free me from this prison
If that railroad train was mine
I'd probably move along
A little farther [G] down the [E] line
[A] Oh so far from the force of the prison
_ That's where I long [E] to stay _ _ _ _ _
[B] And I let that lonesome whistle
_ Blow my [C] [E] blues away
_ _ _ And I [B] let that lonesome whistle
[E] Blow my blues away
[Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I can't wait to see that one! _ _ _ _ _ _ _