Chords for Josh Turner - Folsom Prison Blues (Acoustic)
Tempo:
130.25 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
A
D
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Hey y'all, [E] it's Josh here again.
[Eb] We're keeping with the [F] theme of my Mount Rushmore [N] country music and we move on to the artist Johnny Cash, who I know [Eb] lived through some pretty [D] strange times.
We're living through [D] some strange times right now.
Times of social distancing, times of non-essential and essential [A] businesses, hospital ships, stay-at-home orders, [Dbm] all kinds of stuff.
[D] It's crazy with this COVID-19.
[Bb] So I figured I'd play a Johnny Cash [Gbm] song that [Em] had to do [N] with mandatory social distancing.
[B]
[G] [E]
I hear the train a-comin', it's a-rollin' around the bend, and I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when.
[A] I'm stuck in Folsom Prison and time keeps [E] draggin' on, [B] but that train keeps a-rollin' on down to San [E] Antonio.
When I was just a baby, my mama told me, son, always be a good boy, don't ever play the gun.
But [A] I shot a man in Reno just to [E] watch him die.
[B] When I hear that whistle blowin', I hang my [E] head and cry.
I've been there three school seasons in a fancy diamond car, probably drinkin' coffee and smokin' big cigars.
[A] Well, I know I had it comin', I know I [E] can't be free.
[B] But those evil people, they ain't no messin' with you.
[E]
[A]
[E]
[B]
[D] [E]
They freed me from this prison if that railroad train was mine.
I bet I'd move it on a little farther down that line.
[A] I'd park in Folsom Prison, that's where I'd want [E] to stay.
[B] And I'd let that wholesome whistle blow my blues [E] in.
[B] Yeah, I'd let that wholesome whistle blow my blues [E] in.
[Eb] We're keeping with the [F] theme of my Mount Rushmore [N] country music and we move on to the artist Johnny Cash, who I know [Eb] lived through some pretty [D] strange times.
We're living through [D] some strange times right now.
Times of social distancing, times of non-essential and essential [A] businesses, hospital ships, stay-at-home orders, [Dbm] all kinds of stuff.
[D] It's crazy with this COVID-19.
[Bb] So I figured I'd play a Johnny Cash [Gbm] song that [Em] had to do [N] with mandatory social distancing.
[B]
[G] [E]
I hear the train a-comin', it's a-rollin' around the bend, and I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when.
[A] I'm stuck in Folsom Prison and time keeps [E] draggin' on, [B] but that train keeps a-rollin' on down to San [E] Antonio.
When I was just a baby, my mama told me, son, always be a good boy, don't ever play the gun.
But [A] I shot a man in Reno just to [E] watch him die.
[B] When I hear that whistle blowin', I hang my [E] head and cry.
I've been there three school seasons in a fancy diamond car, probably drinkin' coffee and smokin' big cigars.
[A] Well, I know I had it comin', I know I [E] can't be free.
[B] But those evil people, they ain't no messin' with you.
[E]
[A]
[E]
[B]
[D] [E]
They freed me from this prison if that railroad train was mine.
I bet I'd move it on a little farther down that line.
[A] I'd park in Folsom Prison, that's where I'd want [E] to stay.
[B] And I'd let that wholesome whistle blow my blues [E] in.
[B] Yeah, I'd let that wholesome whistle blow my blues [E] in.
Key:
E
B
A
D
Eb
E
B
A
_ Hey y'all, [E] it's Josh here again.
[Eb] We're keeping with the [F] theme of my Mount Rushmore [N] country music and we move on to the artist Johnny Cash, who I know [Eb] lived through some pretty [D] strange times. _
_ We're living through [D] some strange times right now.
Times of social distancing, _ _ times of non-essential and essential [A] businesses, hospital ships, _ _ stay-at-home orders, [Dbm] all kinds of stuff.
[D] It's crazy with this COVID-19.
[Bb] So _ I figured I'd play a Johnny Cash [Gbm] song that [Em] had to do [N] with mandatory social distancing.
_ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I hear the train a-comin', it's a-rollin' around the bend, and I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when.
[A] I'm stuck in Folsom Prison and time keeps [E] draggin' on, _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] but that train keeps a-rollin' on down to San [E] Antonio.
_ _ _ When I was just a baby, my mama told me, son, _ always be a good boy, don't ever play the gun.
But [A] I shot a man in Reno _ just to [E] watch him die. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] When I hear that whistle _ _ blowin', I hang my [E] head and cry. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I've been there three school seasons in a fancy diamond car, probably drinkin' coffee and smokin' big cigars.
[A] Well, I know I had it _ comin', I know I [E] can't be free. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] But those evil people, they _ ain't no messin' with you.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ They freed me from this prison if that railroad train was mine.
I bet I'd move it on a little farther down that line.
[A] I'd park in Folsom Prison, _ that's where I'd want [E] to _ stay. _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] And I'd let that wholesome whistle blow my blues [E] in. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] Yeah, I'd let that wholesome whistle _ blow my blues [E] in.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] We're keeping with the [F] theme of my Mount Rushmore [N] country music and we move on to the artist Johnny Cash, who I know [Eb] lived through some pretty [D] strange times. _
_ We're living through [D] some strange times right now.
Times of social distancing, _ _ times of non-essential and essential [A] businesses, hospital ships, _ _ stay-at-home orders, [Dbm] all kinds of stuff.
[D] It's crazy with this COVID-19.
[Bb] So _ I figured I'd play a Johnny Cash [Gbm] song that [Em] had to do [N] with mandatory social distancing.
_ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I hear the train a-comin', it's a-rollin' around the bend, and I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when.
[A] I'm stuck in Folsom Prison and time keeps [E] draggin' on, _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] but that train keeps a-rollin' on down to San [E] Antonio.
_ _ _ When I was just a baby, my mama told me, son, _ always be a good boy, don't ever play the gun.
But [A] I shot a man in Reno _ just to [E] watch him die. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] When I hear that whistle _ _ blowin', I hang my [E] head and cry. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I've been there three school seasons in a fancy diamond car, probably drinkin' coffee and smokin' big cigars.
[A] Well, I know I had it _ comin', I know I [E] can't be free. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] But those evil people, they _ ain't no messin' with you.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ They freed me from this prison if that railroad train was mine.
I bet I'd move it on a little farther down that line.
[A] I'd park in Folsom Prison, _ that's where I'd want [E] to _ stay. _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] And I'd let that wholesome whistle blow my blues [E] in. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] Yeah, I'd let that wholesome whistle _ blow my blues [E] in.
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