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Folsom Prison Blues Chords

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(Hello, I'm Johnny Cash)I hear the train a-comin'It's rollin' 'round the bendAnd I ain't seen the sunshineSince I don't know whenI'm stuck in Folsom PrisonAnd time keeps draggin' onBut that train keeps a-rollin'On down to San AntoneWhen I was just a babyMy Mama told me, "sonAlways be a good boyDon't ever play with guns"But I shot a man in RenoJust to watch him dieWhen I hear that whistle blowin'I hang my head and cry (play it to the verse, yeah)(Sue it)I bet there's rich folks eatin'From a fancy dining carThey're probably drinkin' coffeeAnd smokin' big cigarsWell, I know I had it comin'I know I can't be freeBut those people keep a-movin'And that's what tortures me (hit it)(Howdy-ho)Well, if they freed me from this prisonIf that railroad train was mineI bet I'd move it on, a littleFarther down the lineFar from Folsom PrisonThat's where I want to stayAnd I'd let that lonesome whistleBlow my blues away(yeah)Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind | By: Johnny R. Cash | Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
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Intro

(Hello, I'm Johnny Cash)

Verse

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
I'm stuck in Folsom Prison
And time keeps draggin' on
But that train keeps a-rollin'
On down to San Antone
When I was just a baby
My Mama 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'

Chorus

I hang my head and cry (play it to the verse, yeah)

Instrumental

(Sue it)

Verse

I bet there's rich folks eatin'
From a fancy dining car
They're probably drinkin' coffee
And smokin' big cigars
Well, I know I had it comin'
I know I can't be free

Chorus

But those people keep a-movin'
And that's what tortures me (hit it)

Instrumental

(Howdy-ho)

Verse

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
Far from Folsom Prison
That's where I want to stay
And I'd let that lonesome whistle
Blow my blues away

Outro

(yeah)
By: Johnny R. Cash · Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind · Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
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