Folsom Prison Blues chords by Boxcar Willie, Johnny Cash

SimplifiedC · F · E · Bb · A

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Verse 1
C 
F 
I hear the train a- comin',
it's rolling 'round the bend
E 
And I ain't seen the sunshine
since I don't know when
F 
Bb 
A 
I'm stuck in Folsom prison,
E 
F 
and time keeps draggin' on
C 
But that train keeps a- rollin' on
E 
F 
down to San Antone

Verse 2
F 
When I was just a baby,
my mama told me, "Son
Always be a good boy,
C 
F 
C 
don't ever play with guns"
F 
Bb 
A 
But I shot a man in Reno just
E 
F 
to watch him die
C 
When I hear that whistle blowin',
F 
Bb 
I hang my head and cry

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Interlude 1

Suey...

Verse 3
F 
I bet there's rich folks eatin'
in a fancy dining car
They're probably drinkin' coffee
and smoking big cigars
Bb 
Well, I know I had it coming,
F 
I know I can't be free
C 
But those people keep a- movin',
F 
and that's what tortures me

Interlude 2

Verse 4
F 
Well, if they freed me from this prison,
if that railroad
Train was mine
I bet I'd move it on a little
farther down the line
Bb 
Far from Folsom prison,
E 
F 
that's where I want to stay
C 
And I'd let that lonesome whistle
C 
F 
blow my blues away
C 
F 