Folsom Prison Blues by Johnny Cash #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## Date: 12 Sep 95 14:01:46 EDT From: Scott Durham Subject: FOLSOM PRISON BLUES Song: FOLSOM PRISON BLUES Performed by: JOHNNY CASH Submitted by Scott Durham 75372.257@compuserve.com G I HEAR THE TRAIN A COMIN, IT'S ROLLIN ROUND THE BEND, I AIN'T SEEN THE SUNSHINE SINCE I DON'T KNOW WHEN. C G I'M STUCK IN FOLSOM PRISON AND TIME KEEPS DRAGGIN ON. D7 G BUT THE TRAIN KEEPS ROLLIN ON DOWN TO SAN ANTONE. G WHEN I WAS JUST A BABY MY MAMA TOLD ME, SON ALWAYS BE A GOOD BOY, DON'T EVERY PLAY WITH GUNS. C G BUT I SHOT A MAN IN RENO JUST TO WATCH HIM DIE. D7 G WHEN I HEAR THAT WHISTLE BLOWIN I HANG MY HEAD AND CRY. G I BET THERE'S RICH FOLKS EATIN IN A FANCY DININ CAR, THEY'RE PROB'LY DRINKIN COFFEE AND SMOKIN BIG CIGARS, C G BUT I KNOW I HAD IT COMIN, I KNOW I CAN'T BE FREE, D7 BUT THOSE PEOPLE KEEP A MOVIN AND THAT'S WHAT G TORTURES ME. G WELL IF THEY FREED ME FROM THIS PRISON, IF THAT RAILROAD TRAIN WAS MINE I BET I'D MOVE A LITTLE FARTHER ON DOWN THE LINE. C G FAR FROM FOLSOM PRISON THAT'S WHERE I WANT TO STAY D7 G AND I'D LET THAT LONESOME WHISTLE BLOW MY BLUES AWAY. From: kra9493@acf6.acf.nyu.edu Folsom Prison Blues by Johnny Cash (from "The Songs of Johnny Cash") G I hear the train a-comin'; it's rollin' 'round the bend, G G7 And I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when, C7 G I'm stuck at Folsom Prison and time keeps draggin' on. D7 G But that train keeps a-rollin' on down to San Antone. 2. When I was just a baby, my momma told me, "Son, Always be a good boy; don't ever play with guns." But I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die. When I hear that whistle blowin', I hang my head and cry. 3. I bet there's rich folk eatin'in a fancy dining car. They're prob'ly drinkin' coffee and smokin' big cigars, But I know I had it comin', I know I can't be free, But those people keep a-movin', and that's what tortures me. 4. Well if they freed me from this prison, if that railroad train was mine, I bet I'd move it all a little farther down the line, Far from Folsom Prison, that's where I want to stay, And I'd let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away. From: t.j.strom@ub.uio.no (Trond J. Stroem) I think Cash' recording goes E - A - B7, otherwise this is correct, of course. -- From: colton@bnr.ca (Kevin Colton) Subject: TAB: Fulsom Prison Blues Well no one has requested this but here are the riffs from Johnny Cash's "Fulsom Prison Blues". I'd like to see tab/chords for any of his other songs, particularly "Ring of Fire." All mistakes are mine alone ... Kevin h = hammer p = pull off b = bend (B7) = chord INTRO and END ... e b G D 1 1 Verse = e A B7 A 2 2 2 2 alternate pick / downstrum E 3b4b3 0 ie. pick 5th / down / pick 6th / down SOLO ... e 7 9p7 10 7 7 9p7 9b10b9 B 8h9 8h9 G x 2 D A e e 7 6 5 5 5 5 9 5 12 11 12 11 B 5 5 5 5 G 6 6 6 6 6 6 D A e e b G D 0h2 2 2 2 0h2 2 A 2 0h2 2 0 1 E 0 0 0 0 4 e b G D 1 1 1 1 A 2 (B7) (B7) 2 (B7) (B7) 0h2 2 2 1 0 E 2 2 2b3b2 0 www.TAB6.com