Capo at One
 
Intro: E 
 
Verse 1:
 E
I hear the train a comin'  
 
It's rollin' 'round the bend  
 
And I ain't seen the sunshine  
         E7 
Since, I don't know when  
 A7
I'm stuck in Folsom Prison  
                         E
And time keeps draggin' on  
          B7
But that train keeps a-rollin'  
 A7                   E
On down to San Antone 
 
Verse 2:
 E
When I was just a baby  
 
My Mama told me, "Son  
 
Always be a good boy  
          E7
Don't ever play with guns"  
 A7
But I shot a man in Reno  
                     E
Just to watch him die  
           B7
When I hear that whistle blowin'  
 A7                     E
I hang my head and cry 
 
E  E7  A7  E  B7  A7  E
 
Verse 3:
 E
I bet there's rich folks eatin'  
 
In a fancy dining car  
 
They're probably drinkin' coffee  
       E7
And smokin' big cigars  
 A7
But I know I had it comin'  
                       E
I know I can't be free  
              B7
But those people keep a-movin'  
 A7                        E
And that's what tortures me 
 
E  E7  A7  E  B7  A7  E
 
Verse 4:
 E
Well, if they freed me from this prison  
 
If that railroad train was mine  
 
I bet I'd move it on a little  
     E7
Farther down the line  
 A7
Far from Folsom Prison  
                          E
That's where I want to stay  
              B7
And I'd let that lonesome whistle  
 A7                E
Blow my blues away 
 
End: E    

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			     FOLSOM PRISON BLUES - Johnny Cash
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Tabbed by:qwertyuiop
Email: bigolkirbyj@hotmail.com

Tuning:standard

intro (pick close to bridge for that twangy sound)
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|-------2-2-2---------|
A|-3-3-3------3--------|
E|--------------3b4-1--|

 verse(palm muted) listen to song for rythm
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------3----------------------------------|
G|-----------3-----------------5----------------|
D|--3-------3---------3--------5--------3-------|
A|3-3---------------3-3-------3-------3-3-------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
  
  solo thing
e|----8-11-8-11-8-----8-11-8-11------8-11-8-11-8-----8-11-8-11--|
B|-8h9-------------8h9-----------8h9--------------8h9-----------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-8-6---6--6--6-6--6--6--10-------|
B|-----6-----6----6-----6--6-------|
G|------7-7---7-7--7-7-----7-------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
   pick near bridge 
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|0-1-2-3----3----3----3---------|
E|------------------------3b4-1--|



| /  slide up
|   slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic| x  Mute note
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Date: Mon, 04 Sep 1995 11:56:45 +0200
From: Markus Brakweh  (markusb)
Subject: Some songs
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Folsom Prison Blues                              Johnny Cash

G             
I hear the train acoming it's rolling round the bend
 
                                                G7  
and I ain't seen the sunshine sine I don't know when

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

         D7                                    G
But that train keeps rollin' on down to San Antone


G
When I was just a baby my Mama told me 'Son

                                           G7
always be a good boy; don't ever play with guns.

      C                                       G
But I shot the man in Reno, just to watch him die

       D7                                           G
when I hear that whistle blowin' I hang my head and cry