Johnny Cash

Folsom Prison Blues

Johnny Cash


Tom: F

[Intro] C  F

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F
I hear the train a comin'´

It's rollin' 'round the bend

And I ain't seen the sunshine since

I don't know when
      Bb     
I'm stuck at Folsom Prison
                        F
And time keeps draggin' on
           C                                     F
But that train keeps a rollin' on down to San Antone

F
When I was just a baby  my mama told me  "Son

Always be a good boy; don't ever play with guns."
      Bb                                    F
But I shot a man in Reno  just to watch him die
       C                                           F
When I hear that whistle blowin' I hang my head and cry

[Solo] F

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F
I bet there's rich folk eatin'

In a fancy dining car

They're prob'ly drinkin'

Coffee and smokin' big cigars
      Bb                                       F
But I know I had it comin'  I know I can't be free
          C                                              F
But those people keep a movin'  and that's what tortures me

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F
Well  if they freed me from this prison

If that railroad train was mine

I bet I'd move on a little farther down the line
 Bb     
Far from Folsom Prison  that's where
            F
I want to stay
        C                                         F
And I'd let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away