Folsom Prison Blues Chords

by Johnny Cash
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Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 1st fret
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4 contributors total, last edit on Jul 4, 2023
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Chords

E
A
B7

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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.
 
******************************
 
| 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
SlashIsGod091
the chords are perfect, but the solo is a little off.
+3
kenny_gtr
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
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lattatudes
Thank you for spending time on this tablature. Easy to follow.
+1