Folsom Prison Blues Chords by Johnny Cash

Tempo:
101.8 bpm
Chords used:

F

C

Bb

Fm

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues (Live) chords
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Hello, I'm Johnny Cash.
I
[C] [G] [F]
hear the train a-comin'
It's rollin' round the bend
And I ain't seen the sunshine since
I don't know when
[Bb] I'm stuck in Folsom Prison
And time keeps [F] draggin' on
But [C] that train keeps rollin'
On down to San [F] Antonio
When I was just a baby
My mama told me, son
Always be a good boy
Don't ever play with [C] guns
[Bb] But I shot a man in Reno
Just to [F] watch him die
When
[C] I hear that whistle blowin'
I hang my head [Fm] and cry
[F] [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, [Bb] I know I had it comin'
I know I [F] can't be free
But [C] those people keep a-movin'
And that's what [F] tortures me
[Fm] Well,
[Ab]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Fm]
[C]
[G] [F] if they'd free me from this prison
If that railroad train was mine
I bet I'd move it on
A little farther down the [Bb] line
Far from Folsom Prison
That's where I [F] want to stay
[C] And I'd let that lonesome whistle
Blow my [F] blues away
[C] [F]
[Bb]
Key:  
F
134211111
C
3211
Bb
12341111
Fm
123111111
G
2131
F
134211111
C
3211
Bb
12341111
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To learn Johnny Cash - (Remastered 2022) Folsom Prison Blues chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - C, F, C, F, Bb, C, Bb and F of chords. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 50 BPM before aiming for the song's 102 BPM. With an eye on the song's key F Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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_ Hello, I'm Johnny Cash.
I _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [F] _
_ _ _ hear the train a-comin'
It's rollin' round the bend
And I ain't seen the sunshine since
I don't know when
[Bb] I'm stuck in Folsom Prison
And time keeps [F] draggin' on _ _ _ _
But [C] that train keeps rollin'
On down to San [F] Antonio
_ When I was just a baby
My mama told me, son
Always be a good boy
Don't ever play with [C] guns
[Bb] But I shot a man in Reno
Just to [F] watch him die
When _ _
_ [C] I hear that whistle blowin'
I hang my head [Fm] and cry _ _ _ _ _
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[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
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_ _ [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, [Bb] I know I had it comin'
I know I [F] can't be free
But _ _ [C] those people keep a-movin'
And that's what [F] tortures me
[Fm] Well, _ _
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_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [F] _ _ _ if they'd free me from this prison
If that railroad train was mine
I bet I'd move it on
A little farther down the [Bb] line
Far from Folsom Prison
That's where I [F] want to stay _ _ _
_ [C] And I'd let that lonesome whistle
Blow my [F] blues away
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This song was penned by Johnny Cash.

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