Folsom Prison Blues Johnny Cash |B |B |E |E | 5557 5 4 2/3 1 E I hear the train a comin', it's rolling round the bend 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 . . . B E but that train keeps a rollin' on down to San Anton E When I was just a baby my mama told me. Son, 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 . . . B E when I hear that whistle blowing I hang my head and cry [Guitar] * * * * * * * * * * * * |E | | | | 3b3 5 7b 57b 5 3b3 5 7b 57b 5 |A | | | | |E | | | | |B |A G | |E | | | | E I bet there's rich folks eating in a fancy dining car they're probably drinkin' coffee and smoking big cigars. A E Well I know I had it coming, I know I can't be free B E but those people keep a movin' and that's what tortures me... [Guitar] * * * * * * * * * * * E Well if they'd free me from this prison, if that railroad train was mine I bet I'd move just a little further down the line A E far from Folsom prison, that's where I want to stay . . . B E and I'd let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away..... ________________________________________________________________ [End] [Transpose, format with http://FordWebTech.com/Transpose]