Folsom Prison Blues Uke tab by Johnny Cash

4 Chords used in the song: E, E7, A, B7

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Tablature / Chords (Full Song)

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Artist: Johnny Cash

Album: At Folsom Prison

Year: 1968

Difficulty:

4.25

(Intermediate)

Key: E, A, F#m, Gbm, C#m, Chords and Tablature

Intro & Outro:

A|-2-2-2-6-6-2----------|
E|------------2b3-0-----|
C|----------------------|
G|----------------------|

Verse 1:
  E
I hear the train a-coming, it's rolling round the bend
                                    E7
and I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when
    A                                              E
I'm stuck at Folsom Prison, and time keeps draggin' on
         B7                                    E
But that train keeps a-rollin' on down to San Antone


Verse 2:
     E
When I was just a baby, my Mama told me 'Son,
                             E7
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
       B7                                           E
when I hear that whistle blowin' I hang my head and cry


Solo:
E | E7 | E | E7
A | A | E | E
B7| B7| E |


Verse 3:
  E
I bet there's rich folks eatin' from a fancy dining car
                                      E7
They're probably drinking coffee and smoking big cigars
      A                                       E
But I know I had it coming, I know I can't be free
       B7                                       E
But those people keep a moving, and that's what tortures me


Solo:
E | E7 | E | E7
A | A | E | E
B7| B7| E |


Verse 4:
              E
Well, if they freed me from this prison, if that railroad train was mine
                              E7
I bet I'd move it on a little farther down the line
A                                              E
Far from Folsom Prison, that's where I want to stay
        B7                                       E
And I'd let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away