Song:  FOLSOM PRISON BLUES
Performed by:  JOHNNY CASH

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I HEAR THE TRAIN A COMIN, IT'S ROLLIN ROUND THE BEND,

I AIN'T SEEN THE SUNSHINE SINCE I DON'T KNOW WHEN.
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I'M STUCK IN FOLSOM PRISON AND TIME KEEPS DRAGGIN ON.
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BUT THE TRAIN KEEPS ROLLIN ON DOWN TO SAN ANTONE.

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WHEN I WAS JUST A BABY MY MAMA TOLD ME, SON

ALWAYS BE A GOOD BOY, DON'T EVERY PLAY WITH GUNS.
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BUT I SHOT A MAN IN RENO JUST TO WATCH HIM DIE.
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WHEN I HEAR THAT WHISTLE BLOWIN I HANG MY HEAD AND CRY.

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I BET THERE'S RICH FOLKS EATIN IN A FANCY DININ CAR,

THEY'RE PROB'LY DRINKIN COFFEE AND SMOKIN BIG CIGARS,
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BUT I KNOW I HAD IT COMIN, I KNOW I CAN'T BE FREE,
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BUT THOSE PEOPLE KEEP A MOVIN AND THAT'S WHAT
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TORTURES ME.

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WELL IF THEY FREED ME FROM THIS PRISON, IF THAT RAILROAD

TRAIN WAS MINE

I BET I'D MOVE A LITTLE FARTHER ON DOWN THE LINE.
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FAR FROM FOLSOM PRISON THAT'S WHERE I WANT TO STAY
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AND I'D LET THAT LONESOME WHISTLE BLOW MY BLUES AWAY.



Folsom Prison Blues by Johnny Cash
(from "The Songs of Johnny Cash")

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I hear the train a-comin'; it's rollin' 'round the bend,

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And I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when,

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I'm stuck at Folsom Prison and time keeps draggin' on.

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But that train keeps a-rollin' on down to San Antone.

2. When I was just a baby, my momma told me, "Son,
Always be a good boy; don't ever play with guns."
But I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die.
When I hear that whistle blowin', I hang my head and cry.

3. I bet there's rich folk eatin'in a fancy dining car.
They're prob'ly drinkin' coffee and smokin' big cigars,
But I know I had it comin', I know I can't be free,
But those people keep a-movin', and that's what tortures me.

4. Well if they freed me from this prison, if that railroad train was mine,
I bet I'd move it all a little farther down the line,
Far from Folsom Prison, that's where I want to stay,
And I'd let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away.



I think Cash' recording goes E - A - B7, otherwise this is correct, of course.
--

Well no one has requested this but here are the riffs
from Johnny Cash's "Fulsom Prison Blues".  I'd like to
see tab/chords for any of his other songs, particularly
"Ring of Fire."    All mistakes are mine alone ... Kevin

h    = hammer
p    = pull off
b    = bend
(B7) = chord

INTRO and END ...

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D        1 1               Verse = E A B7
A  2 2 2     2                 alternate pick / downstrum
E              3b4b3 0         ie. pick 5th / down /
pick 6th / down

SOLO ...

e      7 9p7 10 7       7 9p7 9b10b9
B  8h9              8h9
G                                       x 2
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e  7 6 5     5           5       5   9 5   12 11 12 11
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              5           5       5     5
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        6 6     6   6 6     6
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D    0h2   2     2     2     0h2   2
A        2         0h2           2         0 1
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  0           0           0           0 4

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DD Piano Chord 
                                    1   1   1   1
A  2 (B7)   (B7) 2 (B7)   (B7) 0h2 2   2   1   0
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         2             2                          2b3b2 0