Folsom Prison Blues (Live)
Johnny Cash
Album: At Folsom Prison
Capo on 1st fret
[Intro]
e|------------------------|
B|--------0--0--0----0----|
G|------------------------|
D|-------1--1-------------|
A|-2-2-2-------2----------|
E|----------------2b3---0-|
E
I hear the train a comin'
E
It's rollin' 'round the bend,
E
And I ain't seen the sunshine,
E
Since, I don't know when,
A
I'm stuck in Folsom Prison,
E
And time keeps draggin' on,
B
But that train keeps a-rollin',
A E
On down to San Antone.
E
When I was just a baby,
E
My Mama told me, "Son,
E
Always be a good boy,
E
Don't ever play with guns,"
A
But I shot a man in Reno,
E
Just to watch him die,
B
When I hear that whistle blowin',
A E
I hang my head and cry.
[Solo]
e|----0-------0--------7-10p7-10-p7--------7-10p7-10-----|
B|----0-0-----0----8h9-----------------8h9---------------|
G|---1---1---1-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-------0---------------------------------------------|
e|-----7-10p7-10-p7--------7-10p7-10p7-----|
B|-8h9-----------------8h9-------------9-8-|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
e|------5-------5-------5-------9----|
B|-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5---|
G|---6----6---6---6---6---6---6---6--|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-0--------0-------0-------0--------|
E|-----------------------------------|
e|----0--------0--------0-------|
B|----0-0------0-0------0-0-----|
G|---1---1----1---1----1---1----|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|-0--------0--------0--------0-|
e|--------2--------2--------2------------|
B|--------4-4------4-4------4-4----------|
G|-------4---4----4---4----4---4---------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|-0-1-2--------2--------2-------1-------|
E|---------------------------------2b3-0-|
E
I bet there's rich folks eatin',
E
In a fancy dining car,
E
They're probably drinkin' coffee,
E
And smokin' big cigars,
E A
But I know I had it comin',
A E
I know I can't be free,
E B
But those people keep a-movin',
A E
And that's what tortures me.
[Solo]
e|----0-------0--------7-10p7-10-p7--------7-10p7-10-----|
B|----0-0-----0----8h9-----------------8h9---------------|
G|---1---1---1-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-------0---------------------------------------------|
e|-----7-10p7-10-p7--------7-10p7-10p7-----|
B|-8h9-----------------8h9-------------9-8-|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
e|------5-------5-------5-------9----|
B|-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5---|
G|---6----6---6---6---6---6---6---6--|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-0--------0-------0-------0--------|
E|-----------------------------------|
e|----0--------0--------0-------|
B|----0-0------0-0------0-0-----|
G|---1---1----1---1----1---1----|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|-0--------0--------0--------0-|
e|--------2--------2--------2------------|
B|--------4-4------4-4------4-4----------|
G|-------4---4----4---4----4---4---------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|-0-1-2--------2--------2-------1-------|
E|---------------------------------2b3-0-|
E
Well, if they freed me from this prison,
E
If that railroad train was mine,
E
I bet I'd move out over a little,
E
Farther down the line,
A
Far from Folsom Prison,
A E
That's where I want to stay,
E B
And I'd let that lonesome whistle,
A E
Blow my Blues away.
[Outro]
e|-------------------------0------0--|
B|--------0--0--0----0-----0-0----0--|
G|------------------------1---1---1--|
D|-------1--1---------------------2--|
A|-2-2-2-------2------------------2--|
E|----------------2b3---0-------0----|
************************************
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
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Folsom Prison Blues (Live) Johnny Cash Album: At Folsom Prison Capo on 1st fret [Intro] [Solo] [Solo] [Outro] ************************************ | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | b Bend ************************************
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