Folsom Prison Blues Chords & Tabs
Folsom Prison Blues by Johnny Cash
Tab by David
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I hear the train a comin', it's rolling 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 in Folsom prison, and time keeps draggin' on
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but that train keeps a rollin' on down to San Anton..
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When I was just a baby my mama told me. Son,
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always be a good boy, don't ever 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 blowing I hang my head and cry..
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I bet there's rich folks eating in a fancy dining car
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they're probably drinkin' coffee and smoking big cigars.
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Well I know I had it coming, I know I can't be free
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But those people keep a movin'
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And that's what tortures me...
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Well if they'd free me from this prison,
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If that railroad train was mine
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I bet I'd move just a little further 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...