Folsom Prison Blues Chords
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| Difficulty: | beginner |
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| Tuning: | E A D G B E |
| Key: | G |
| Capo: | no capo |
Author Unregistered. 7 contributors total, last edit on May 27, 2022
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[Intro]
G
[Verse 1]
G
I hear the train a comin', it's rollin' round the bend
G7
and I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when
C G
I'm stuck in Folsom Prison and time keeps draggin' on
D7 G
But that train keeps a rollin' on down to San Antone
[Verse 2]
G
When I was just a baby my Mama told me "Son
G7
always be a good boy; don't ever play with guns".
C G
But I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die
D7 G
When I hear that whistle blowin' I hang my head and cry
[Solo]
| G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| C | C | C | C | G | G | G | G |
| D | D | D | D | G | G
[Verse 3]
G
I bet there's rich folks eating from a fancy dining car
G7
They're probably drinking coffee and smokin' big cigars
C G
Well, I know I had it comin', I know I can't be free
D7 G
But those people keep a movin' and that's what tortures me
[Solo]
| G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G |
| C | C | C | C | G | G | G | G |
| D | D | D | D | G | G
[Verse 4]
G
Well, if they freed me from this prison, if that railroad train was mine
G7
I bet I'd move it on a little farther down the line
C G
Far from Folsom Prison, that's where I want to stay
D7 G
And I'd let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away
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Folsom Prison Blues – Johnny Cash
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27 comments
Just so everyone knows... G C D7 G is the same thing as E A B7 E. It'll sound exactly the same, just in different keys. So, if you know anything at all about music, this tab should help out. Pick whichever key you can sing the best to, and go from there.
+21
this is wrong. the places to change are right but it's E A B7 and Em. i don't know what song you all are listening to
+11
its not incomplete, all the verses are the same, unlike i walk the line which changes key in every verse
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