Folsom Prison Blues — Johnny Cash

Chords and lyrics for Folsom Prison Blues by Johnny Cash (key of G).

Intro

[G]

Verse 1

[G]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 [G7]
[C]I'm stuck in Folsom Prison and time keeps draggin' on [G]
[D7]But that train keeps a rollin' on down to San Antone [G]

Verse 2

[G]When I was just a baby my Mama told me "Son
always be a good boy; don't ever play with guns". [G7]
[C]But I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die [G]
[D7]When I hear that whistle blowin' I hang my head and cry [G]

Solo

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[C] [C] [G] [G]
[D] [D] [G] [G]

Verse 3

[G]I bet there's rich folks eating from a fancy dining car
They're probably drinking coffee and smokin' big cigars [G7]
[C]Well, I know I had it comin', I know I can't be free [G]
[D7]But those people keep a movin' and that's what tortures me [G]

Verse 4

[G]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 [G7]
[C]Far from Folsom Prison, that's where I want to stay [G]
[D7]And I'd let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away [G]