{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":811776,"song":"Folsom Prison Blues","artist":"Johnny Cash","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11595438-folsom-prison-blues-chords-by-johnny-cash/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/811776?type=chord","rating":4.72662,"votes":9025,"content":"Link to studio version - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTol6KfcEFw\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro & Outro]\r\n\r\n[tab]e|----------------------|\r\nB|----------------------|\r\nG|----------------------|\r\nD|-------1-1------------|\r\nA|-2-2-2-----2----------|\r\nE|------------2b3-0-----|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI hear the train a-coming, it's rolling round the bend[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                   [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nand I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]                                               [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI'm stuck in Folsom Prison, and time keeps draggin' on[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]B7[/ch]                                     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBut that train keeps a-rollin' on down to San Antone[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWhen I was just a baby, my Mama told me 'Son,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nalways be a good boy; don't ever play with guns.'[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]                                     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBut I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]B7[/ch]                                           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nwhen I hear that whistle blowin' I hang my head and cry[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Solo]\r\n[ch]E[/ch] | [ch]E7[/ch] | [ch]E[/ch] | [ch]E7[/ch]\r\n[ch]A[/ch] | [ch]A[/ch] | [ch]E[/ch] | [ch]E[/ch]\r\n[ch]B7[/ch]| [ch]B7[/ch]| [ch]E[/ch] |\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI bet there's rich folks eatin' in a fancy dining car[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                     [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nThey're probably drinking coffee and smoking big cigars[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]                                       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWell, I know I had it coming, I know I can't be free[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]B7[/ch]                                             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBut those people keep a moving, and that's what tortures me[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Solo]\r\n[ch]E[/ch] | [ch]E7[/ch] | [ch]E[/ch] | [ch]E7[/ch]\r\n[ch]A[/ch] | [ch]A[/ch] | [ch]E[/ch] | [ch]E[/ch]\r\n[ch]B7[/ch]| [ch]B7[/ch]| [ch]E[/ch] |\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab]              [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWell, if they freed me from this prison, if that railroad train was mine[/tab]\r\n[tab]                              [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nI bet I'd move it on a little farther down the line[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                              [ch]E[/ch]\r\nFar from Folsom Prison, that's where I want to stay[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]B7[/ch]                                       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd I'd let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away[/tab]","plain_text":"Link to studio version - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTol6KfcEFw\n\n\n[Intro & Outro]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Solo]\nE | E7 | E | E7\nA | A | E | E\nB7| B7| E |\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Solo]\nE | E7 | E | E7\nA | A | E | E\nB7| B7| E |\n\n\n[Verse 4]","chords":["B","G","D","A","E","E7","B7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,3,0,4],"frets":[-1,2,1,2,0,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]}}}