Folsom Prison Blues Chords by Ryan Sheridan
Tempo:
132.15 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
Am
E
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C]
[Am]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[D]
[A] I hear the train a-comin', a-rollin' round the bend, and I ain't seen the sunshine since
I don't know when.
[D] But I'm stalking for some presents as I keep [A] straggling on.
When that [E] train keeps a [Am]-rollin' way down to San Antonio.
[D] [A]
When I was just a baby and my mama told me, son, always be a good boy, don't ever play with guns.
[D] But I shot a man in Reno just to watch [A] him die.
[E] When I hear that whistle [D] blowin', why hang [A] my head and cry?
[D] [A] [G] Used to do.
[A] [Am]
[A] [Am]
[D] Well,
[Am]
[E] [D] [A]
[Am] [A]
if they freed me from this prison, if that railroad train was mine, I'd probably
move it all a little further down the line.
[D] Far from Folsom Prison, that's where I'd love [A] to stay.
And [E] [A] I'd let that lonesome [D] whistle blow my blues [A] away.
[D] [A] Yeah, yeah.
[E] [C]
[A]
[D] [G] [G#]
[A] [E]
[A]
[D] [A] [F#m]
[A] [F#m]
[Am]
[D] [F#m]
[Am]
[D]
[A] [F#m] [F] [A]
Fat
[Am]
[D]
[A]
[E] [D]
[A]
-ass bitch folks eatin' in a fast-eatin' diner.
Robbin', drinkin' coffee, and smokin' big [D] cigars.
Well, I know I had it comin', [E] I know I [A] can't be free.
[E] But those people keep on [D] movin', and that's [A] what tortures me.
[G]
[A]
[Am]
[D]
[A]
[E] [D]
[A]
[D] [Am] [D]
[A]
Yeah.
[G#]
[Am]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[D]
[A] I hear the train a-comin', a-rollin' round the bend, and I ain't seen the sunshine since
I don't know when.
[D] But I'm stalking for some presents as I keep [A] straggling on.
When that [E] train keeps a [Am]-rollin' way down to San Antonio.
[D] [A]
When I was just a baby and my mama told me, son, always be a good boy, don't ever play with guns.
[D] But I shot a man in Reno just to watch [A] him die.
[E] When I hear that whistle [D] blowin', why hang [A] my head and cry?
[D] [A] [G] Used to do.
[A] [Am]
[A] [Am]
[D] Well,
[Am]
[E] [D] [A]
[Am] [A]
if they freed me from this prison, if that railroad train was mine, I'd probably
move it all a little further down the line.
[D] Far from Folsom Prison, that's where I'd love [A] to stay.
And [E] [A] I'd let that lonesome [D] whistle blow my blues [A] away.
[D] [A] Yeah, yeah.
[E] [C]
[A]
[D] [G] [G#]
[A] [E]
[A]
[D] [A] [F#m]
[A] [F#m]
[Am]
[D] [F#m]
[Am]
[D]
[A] [F#m] [F] [A]
Fat
[Am]
[D]
[A]
[E] [D]
[A]
-ass bitch folks eatin' in a fast-eatin' diner.
Robbin', drinkin' coffee, and smokin' big [D] cigars.
Well, I know I had it comin', [E] I know I [A] can't be free.
[E] But those people keep on [D] movin', and that's [A] what tortures me.
[G]
[A]
[Am]
[D]
[A]
[E] [D]
[A]
[D] [Am] [D]
[A]
Yeah.
[G#]
Key:
A
D
Am
E
F#m
A
D
Am
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[A] I hear the train a-comin', a-rollin' round the bend, and I ain't seen the sunshine since
I don't know when.
[D] But I'm stalking for some presents _ as I keep [A] straggling _ on. _ _ _
When that [E] train keeps a [Am]-rollin' way down to San Antonio.
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
When I was just a baby and my mama told me, son, always be a good boy, don't ever play with guns.
[D] But I shot a man in Reno _ just to watch [A] him die. _ _ _ _ _
[E] When I hear that whistle _ [D] blowin', why hang [A] my head and cry?
[D] _ _ [A] _ [G] Used to do.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[D] Well, _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [A]
if they freed me from this prison, if that railroad train was mine, I'd probably
move it all a little further down the line.
[D] Far from Folsom Prison, _ that's where I'd love [A] to stay.
_ _ _ _ And [E] [A] I'd let that lonesome [D] whistle blow my blues [A] away.
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ Yeah, yeah.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [G#] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ [F] _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ Fat _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ -ass bitch folks eatin' in a fast-eatin' diner.
_ Robbin', drinkin' coffee, and smokin' big [D] cigars.
Well, I know I had it comin', [E] I know I [A] can't be free. _ _ _ _ _
[E] But those people keep on [D] movin', and that's [A] what tortures me.
_ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Yeah. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[A] I hear the train a-comin', a-rollin' round the bend, and I ain't seen the sunshine since
I don't know when.
[D] But I'm stalking for some presents _ as I keep [A] straggling _ on. _ _ _
When that [E] train keeps a [Am]-rollin' way down to San Antonio.
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
When I was just a baby and my mama told me, son, always be a good boy, don't ever play with guns.
[D] But I shot a man in Reno _ just to watch [A] him die. _ _ _ _ _
[E] When I hear that whistle _ [D] blowin', why hang [A] my head and cry?
[D] _ _ [A] _ [G] Used to do.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[D] Well, _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [A]
if they freed me from this prison, if that railroad train was mine, I'd probably
move it all a little further down the line.
[D] Far from Folsom Prison, _ that's where I'd love [A] to stay.
_ _ _ _ And [E] [A] I'd let that lonesome [D] whistle blow my blues [A] away.
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ Yeah, yeah.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [G#] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ [F] _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ Fat _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ -ass bitch folks eatin' in a fast-eatin' diner.
_ Robbin', drinkin' coffee, and smokin' big [D] cigars.
Well, I know I had it comin', [E] I know I [A] can't be free. _ _ _ _ _
[E] But those people keep on [D] movin', and that's [A] what tortures me.
_ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Yeah. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _