Folsom Prison Blues Chords
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Difficulty: | beginner |
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Tuning: | E A D G B E |
Capo: | 1st fret |
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[Intro]
let ring -------|
e|--------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|--------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|--------|---2---2---2-----|-----------------|
D|--------|-1---1-----------|-----------------| to verse
A|--2-2-2-|---------2-------|-------------2---|
E|--------|-------------2b--|-0---0---0-------|
P.M.------|
[Verse 1]
E
I hear the train a comin', it's rollin' 'round the bend
E
And I ain't seen the sunshine, since, I don't know when
A E
I'm stuck in Folsom Prison, and time keeps draggin' on
B7 E
But that train keeps a-rollin', on down to San Antone
[Verse 2]
E
When I was just a baby, my Mama told me, Son,
E
Always be a good boy, don't ever play with guns
A E
But I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die
B7 E
When I hear that whistle blowin', I hang my head and cry
[Solo]
E
e|------7--9--7-10---7---------7--9--7-10------|
B|-8h9--------------------8h9------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
E
e|------7--9--7-10---7---------7--9--7-10----7--------|
B|-8h9--------------------8h9-------------------9-----|
G|-------------------------------------------------9--|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
A
e|------5--5------5-5--------5-5--0-------5-5--0----|
B|----2-2--2------2-2-----2--2-2----0--2--2-2----0--|
G|-2------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------0------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
E B7 E
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------0-1-2----2----2--2--0--------------|
E|--------------------------------------2b--0-------|
[Verse 3]
E
I bet there's rich folks eatin', in a fancy dining car
E
They're probably drinkin' coffee, and smokin' big cigars
A E
Well, I know I had it comin', I know I can't be free
B7 E
But those people keep a-movin', and that's what tortures me
[Solo] (repeat tab)
E E
A E
B7 E
[Verse 4]
E
Well, if they freed me from this prison, if that railroad train was mine
E
I bet I'd move it all a little, farther down the line
A E
Far from Folsom Prison, that's where I want to stay
B7 E
And I'd let that lonesome whistle, blow my blues away
[Outro]
let ring -------|
e|--------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|--------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|--------|---2---2---2-----|---------1-------|
D|--------|-1---1-----------|---------2-------|
A|----2-2-|---------2-------|---------2-------|
E|--------|-------------2b--|-0---0---0-------|
P.M.
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| P.M. Palm mute
| b Very slight bend
| h Hammer-on
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Folsom Prison Blues – Johnny Cash
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9 comments

the chords are perfect, but the solo is a little off.
+3

I think it's all right, just play the chords with a capo and the solo guitar without one, then its in the same key as johnny plays it
and if you listen to the song or watch maybe a live version on youtube, you can see that johnny doesn't play an A after the B7
+2

Thank you for spending time on this tablature. Easy to follow.
+1
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