Intro & Outro:
xA -|-3-3-3-----3----------|
xE -|------------3-4-1-----|
xC -|----------------------|
xG -|-------9-9------------|
Verse 1:
F
I hear the train a-coming, it's rolling round the bend
F7
and I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when
BbF
I'm stuck in Folsom Prison, and time keeps draggin' on
C7F
But that train keeps a-rollin' on down to San Antone
Verse 2:
F
When I was just a baby, my Mama told me 'Son,
F7
always be a good boy; don't ever play with guns.'
BbF
But I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die
C7F
when I hear that whistle blowin' I hang my head and cry
Solo:
F | F7 | F | F7Bb | Bb | F | F
C7| C7| F |
Verse 3:
F
I bet there's rich folks eatin' in a fancy dining car
F7
They're probably drinking coffee and smoking big cigars
BbF
Well, I know I had it coming, I know I can't be free
C7F
But those people keep a moving, and that's what tortures me
Solo:
F | F7 | F | F7Bb | Bb | F | F
C7| C7| F |
Verse 4:
F
Well, if they freed me from this prison, if that railroad train was mine
F7
I bet I'd move it on a little farther down the line
BbF
Far from Folsom Prison, that's where I want to stay
C7F
And I'd let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research. UkuTabs does not own any songs, lyrics or arrangements posted and/or printed.
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research. UkuTabs does not own any songs, lyrics or arrangements posted and/or printed. This arrangement was downloaded for free on UkuTabs.com.
Johnny Cash (born J.R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and author. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 90 million records worldwide. Although primarily remembered as a country music icon, his genre-spanning songs and sound embraced rock and roll, rockabilly, blues, folk, and gospel.
Cash was known for his deep, calm bass-baritone voice
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