Folsom Prison Blues chords by 
Johnny Cash (Official Version)
Key: F majorDifficulty: Easy
Intro 1
B7
E
Verse 1
E
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
A
I'm stuck in Folsom prison
E
And time keeps draggin' on
B7
But that train keeps a-rollin'
E
On down to San Antone
Verse 2
E
When I was just a baby, my mama told me
"Son, always be a good boy
Don't ever play with guns"
A
But I shot a man in Reno
E
Just to watch him die
B7
When I hear that whistle blowin'
E
I hang my head and cry
Interlude 1
E
E
E
E
A
A
E
E
B7
B7
E
Verse 3
E
I bet there's rich folks eatin'
In a fancy dinin' car
They're probably drinkin' coffee
And smokin' big cigars
A
Well, I know I had it comin'
E
I know I can't be free
B7
But those people keep a-movin'
E
And that's what tortures me
Interlude 2
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E
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E
A
A
E
E
B7
B7
E
Verse 4
E
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
A
Far from Folsom prison
E
That's where I want to stay
B7
And I'd let that lonesome whistle
E
Blow my blues away
B7
E
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