Folsom Prison Blues chords by Artichoke

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Intro 1

I hear

Verse 1
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the train a -comin',
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F 
it's rollin' round the bend
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F 
Fm 
I ain't seen the sun shine since I don't
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Bb 
know when I'm stuck in Folsom Prison,
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F 
and time keeps draggin' on
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C 
That train keeps a -movin' on
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F 
down to San Antone
When I was just a baby,
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F 
my  mama told me, son
Always be a good boy,
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don't ever play with guns
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But I shot a man in Reno,
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F 
just to watch him die
C 
When I hear that whistle blowin'
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F 
I hang my head and cry
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F 
C 
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F 
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F 
I bet the rich folks eatin'
in a fancy dinin' car
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They're probably drinkin' coffee
and smokin' big cigars
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But I know I had it comin',
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F 
I know I can't be free
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C 
Those people keep a -movin'
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Fm 
and that's what tortures me
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C 
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F 
Well, it's eight feet from this prison,
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if that railroad train was mine
I bet I'd move it all a little
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farther down the line
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Bb 
Far, far from Folsom Prison,
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Fm 
that's where I long to stay
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Fm 
C 
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Fm 
I  let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away
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C 
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C 
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