Chords for Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues (Live From Austin TX)

Tempo:
113.95 bpm
Chords used:

E

B

A

G

Ab

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues (Live From Austin TX) chords
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[B] [E]
I hear the train a-comin'
It's rollin' around the bend
And I ain't seen the sun shine
Since I don't know when
[A] I'm stuck in Bolson prison
And time keeps [E] draggin' on
But [B] that train keeps a-rollin'
On down [E] Sand Cone
When I was just a baby
My mama told me, son
Always be a good boy
Don't ever play with guns
But [A] I shot a man in Reno
Just to watch [E] him die
[B] When I hear that whistle blowin'
I hang my [E] head and cry
I
[A]
[E]
[B]
[E]
bet there's rich folks eatin'
In a fancy dinin' bar
They're probably drinkin' coffee
And smokin' big cigars
[A] Well, I know I had it comin'
I know I can't [E] be free
[B] But those people keep a-movin'
And that's what [E] tortures me
Well,
[A]
[E]
[B]
[G] [E]
if they'd free me from this prison
If that railroad train was mine
Then I'd move it on a little farther down the [Ab] line
[A] Far from Bolson prison
That's where I want [E] to stay
And [B] I'd let that lonesome whistle
Blow my [E] blues away
[B]
[E]
[N]
[A]
Here's a song I like to do.
Chris Taverson wrote it.
And it's a song that I like to do
because it makes me reflect back on where I've been.
It kind of keeps me off the street.
That's important for me to do,
to look back where I've been
because I don't want to lose track of where I am.
I'm
Key:  
E
2311
B
12341112
A
1231
G
2131
Ab
134211114
E
2311
B
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A
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To learn Johnny Cash - (Live) Folsom Prison Blues chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - B, E, B, E, A and E of chords. Start with a comfortable 56 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 114. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: E Major.

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[B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I hear the train a-comin'
It's rollin' around the bend
And I ain't seen the sun shine
Since I don't know when
[A] I'm stuck in Bolson prison
And time keeps [E] draggin' on
But _ _ _ [B] that train keeps a-rollin'
On down [E] Sand Cone
_ When I was just a baby
My mama told me, son
Always be a good boy
Don't ever play with guns
But [A] I shot a man in Reno _
Just to watch [E] him die _ _ _
_ [B] When I hear that whistle blowin'
I hang my [E] head and cry _ _ _ _
_ _ I _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ bet there's rich folks eatin'
In a fancy dinin' bar
They're probably drinkin' coffee
And smokin' big cigars
[A] Well, I know I had it comin'
I know I can't [E] be free _ _ _ _
_ [B] But those people keep a-movin'
And that's what [E] tortures me
Well, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _
_ if they'd free me from this prison
If that railroad train was mine
Then I'd move it on a little farther down the [Ab] line
[A] Far from Bolson prison
That's where I want [E] to stay
_ And _ [B] I'd let that lonesome whistle
Blow my [E] blues away
_ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Here's a song I like to do.
Chris Taverson wrote it.
_ And it's a song that _ I like to do
because it makes me reflect back on where I've been.
It kind of keeps me off the street.
That's important for me to do,
to look back where I've been
because I don't want to lose track of where I am.
I'm

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This song, written by Johnny Cash, finds its place within the Live From Austin, TX album.

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