Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues lead guitar tab

Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues (with lead)

By axehappy - axehappy@

C7 = x32310 F = 133211

F7 = 131211 Bb = x13331

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C7 F

INTRO

F

I hear that train a-comin, its rollin' round the bend.

F7

And I ain't seen the sunshine since, I don't know when.

Bb F

I'm stuck in Folsom prison, and time keeps draggin' on.

C7 F

But that train keeps a-rollin', on down to San Antone.

When I was just a baby, My momma told me,

F7

"Son, always be a good boy, don't ever play with guns."

Bb F

But I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die.

C7 F

When I hear that whistle blowin', I hang my head and cry.

F F7 Bb F C7 F

INSTRUMENTAL

I bet there's rich folks eating in a fancy dining car,

F7

They're probably drinkin' coffee and smokin' big cigars.

Bb F

Well I know I had it comin', I know I can't be free,

C7 F

But those people keep a-movin', and that's what tortures me.

F F7 Bb F C7 F

INSTRUMENTAL

Well if they freed me from this prison,

If that railroad train was mine,

F7

I bet I'd move it on a little further down the line.

Bb F

Far from Folsom prison, that's where I want to stay.

C7 F C7 F

And I'd let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away.

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INTRO

C7 F

E---------0--0--0------1--1--1--1---|

B---------1--1--1------1--1--1--1---|

G---------3--3--3------2--2--2--2---|

D--------2--2----------3--3--3--3---|

A--3-3-3-------3---------------3----|

E-----------------3br-1--1--1-------|

INSTRUMENTALS

F

E------8-11-8-11-8-----8-11-8-11-----8-11-8-11-8-----8-11-8-11-8------

B--9h10------------9h10----------9h10------------9h10-----------10----

G-----------------------------------------------------------------10--

D---------------------------------------------------------------------

A---------------------------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------------------------

Bb F

E---6-6--6-6---6-6-------6-----6-10-6-----1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1---

B---6-6--6-6---6-6-6----6-6---6--6---6----1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1---

G---7-7--7-7---7-7--5--7---5---------6b---2-2-2-1---2-2-2-1---

D-----------------------------------------3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---

A-------------------------------------------------------------

E--7----------7--------------------------1---------1----------

C7 F

E---1-1-1-1----1-1-1-1----0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0------------|

B---1-1-1-1----1-1-1-1----1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1---1------------|

G---2-2-2-1----2-2-2-2----3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---3------------|

D---3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3----2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---2------------|

A------------------------3---------3---------3--3-2--------|

E--1----------1------------------------------------3br-1---|

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