Folsom Prison Blues (Live at Folsom State Prison, Folsom, CA - January 1968) Chords
Tempo:
102 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
Fm
Bb
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Hello, I'm Johnny Cash.
[F]
I hear the train a-comin'
It's rollin' round the bend
And I ain't seen the sunshine since
I don't know when
I'm stuck in Folsom Prison
And time keeps draggin' [F] on
But [C] that [C] train keeps rollin'
On down to San [F] Antone
When I was just a baby
My mama told me, son
Always be a good boy
Don't ever play with guns
[F] But I shot a man in Reno
Just to watch him die
When
[C] I hear that whistle blowin'
I hang my head and cry
[Fm]
[G] [Bb]
[Fm]
[C] [Cm]
[F] I bet there's rich folks eatin'
From a fancy dinin' car
They're probably drinkin' coffee
And smokin' big cigars
Well, I know [Bb] I had it comin'
I know I can't be free
But [C] those people keep a-movin'
And that's what [F] tortures me
[Fm]
[Bb]
[F]
[C] [Cm]
[F] Well, 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
Far from Folsom Prison
That's where I want to stay
And
[C] I'd let that lonesome whistle
Blow my [F] blues away
[C]
[F]
I hear the train a-comin'
It's rollin' round the bend
And I ain't seen the sunshine since
I don't know when
I'm stuck in Folsom Prison
And time keeps draggin' [F] on
But [C] that [C] train keeps rollin'
On down to San [F] Antone
When I was just a baby
My mama told me, son
Always be a good boy
Don't ever play with guns
[F] But I shot a man in Reno
Just to watch him die
When
[C] I hear that whistle blowin'
I hang my head and cry
[Fm]
[G] [Bb]
[Fm]
[C] [Cm]
[F] I bet there's rich folks eatin'
From a fancy dinin' car
They're probably drinkin' coffee
And smokin' big cigars
Well, I know [Bb] I had it comin'
I know I can't be free
But [C] those people keep a-movin'
And that's what [F] tortures me
[Fm]
[Bb]
[F]
[C] [Cm]
[F] Well, 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
Far from Folsom Prison
That's where I want to stay
And
[C] I'd let that lonesome whistle
Blow my [F] blues away
[C]
Key:
F
C
Fm
Bb
Cm
F
C
Fm
Hello, I'm Johnny Cash. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ I hear the train a-comin'
It's rollin' round the bend
And I ain't seen the sunshine since
I don't know when
I'm stuck in Folsom Prison
And time keeps draggin' [F] on
_ _ _ _ But [C] that [C] train keeps rollin'
On down to San [F] Antone
_ When I was just a baby
My mama told me, son
Always be a good boy
Don't ever play with guns
[F] But I shot a man in Reno
Just to watch him die
When _ _
[C] I hear that whistle blowin'
I hang my head and cry
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ [F] _ _ I bet there's rich folks eatin'
From a fancy dinin' car
They're probably drinkin' coffee
And smokin' big cigars
Well, I know [Bb] I had it comin'
I know I can't be free _ _ _ _
But [C] those people keep a-movin'
And that's what [F] tortures me
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ [F] _ _ Well, 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
Far from Folsom Prison
That's where I want to stay
And _
_ [C] I'd let that lonesome whistle
Blow my [F] blues away
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ I hear the train a-comin'
It's rollin' round the bend
And I ain't seen the sunshine since
I don't know when
I'm stuck in Folsom Prison
And time keeps draggin' [F] on
_ _ _ _ But [C] that [C] train keeps rollin'
On down to San [F] Antone
_ When I was just a baby
My mama told me, son
Always be a good boy
Don't ever play with guns
[F] But I shot a man in Reno
Just to watch him die
When _ _
[C] I hear that whistle blowin'
I hang my head and cry
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ [F] _ _ I bet there's rich folks eatin'
From a fancy dinin' car
They're probably drinkin' coffee
And smokin' big cigars
Well, I know [Bb] I had it comin'
I know I can't be free _ _ _ _
But [C] those people keep a-movin'
And that's what [F] tortures me
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ [F] _ _ Well, 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
Far from Folsom Prison
That's where I want to stay
And _
_ [C] I'd let that lonesome whistle
Blow my [F] blues away
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _