Folsom Prison Blues Uke tab by Johnny Cash

3 Chords used in the song: E, A, B7

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Artist: 
Year:  1968
Difficulty: 
4.33
(Intermediate)
Key: E, C#m, DbmChords and Tablature
Intro

A|-3-3-3------3-------|
E|--------0-0---3b-1--|
C|--------------------|
G|--------------------|

E E
I hear the train a comin' It's rollin' 'round the bend,
E E
And I ain't seen the sunshine, Since, I don't know when,
A A E E
I'm stuck in Folsom Prison, And time keeps draggin' on,
B7 B7 E E
But that train keeps a-rollin', on down to San Antone.

E E
When I was just a baby, My Mama told me, Son,
E E
Always be a good boy, Don't ever play with guns,
A A E E
But I shot a man in Reno, Just to watch him die,
B7 B7 E E
When I hear that whistle blowin', I hang my head and cry.


SOLO
A-10h11----------------------10h11------------|
E-------7-9-7-10-7----------------7-9-7-10-7--|
C---------------------------------------------|(x2)
G---------------------------------------------|



--7---------------5-5---5-5---------5-(5)-0----------------------|
----9-----------2-2-2---2-2-------2-2-(2)---0--------------------|
------9-------2--------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------0------------------------1-2-3-3-3-1-------|
-----------------------------------------------------------3b-1--|

E E
I bet there's rich folks eatin', In a fancy dining car,
E E
They're probably drinkin' coffee, And smokin' big cigars,
A A E E
Well I know I had it comin', I know I can't be free,
B7 B7 E E
But those people keep a-movin',And that's what tortures me.

SOLO, Again (listen to song for rhythm)

A|-----7-9-7-10-7----------------7-9-7-10-7--|
E|-8h9------------------------8h9------------|
C|-------------------------------------------|(x2)
G|-------------------------------------------|


A|----11----------4-4-4---0-4-------4-4-------2--1-2-3-3-3-1-------|
E|--7---------------5-5---5-5---------5-(5)-0----------------3b-1--|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------9-------2--------------------------------------------------|


E E
Well, if they freed me from this prison, If that railroad train was mine,
E E
I bet I'd move it all a little, Farther down the line,
A A E E
Far from Folsom Prison, That's where I want to stay,
B7 B7 E E
And I'd let that lonesome whistle, Blow my Blues away.


Outro
A|-3-3-3------3-------|
E|--------0-0---3b-1--|
C|--------------------|
G|--------------------|

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