Folsom Prison Blues chords by
Johnny Cash

1955Country26.5K views

Key: F major

Intro 1

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Verse 1
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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
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I'm stuck in Folsom prison
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And time keeps draggin' on
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But that train keeps a-rollin'
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On down to San Antone

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

Interlude 1

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Verse 3
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I bet there's rich folks eatin'
In a fancy dinin' car
They're probably drinkin' coffee
And smokin' big cigars
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Well, I know I had it comin'
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I know I can't be free
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But those people keep a-movin'
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And that's what tortures me

Interlude 2

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Verse 4
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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
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Far from Folsom prison
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That's where I want to stay
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And I'd let that lonesome whistle
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Blow my blues away
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