#--------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research.# #----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Song title: Folsom Prison Blues Original Album: Johnny Cash with His Hot and Blue Guitar Other Album: Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison Words and Music by Johnny Cash, Gordon Jenkins Copyright © 1955 and © 1968 Sun Records Published by ??? Transcribed by Gavin Chart (www.gartfrets.net) NOTES: Cash used the melody and most of the lyrics from "Crescent City Blues", a part of The Conductor by Gordon Jenkins. Key of F major. Capo on 1. Chords and tab are relative to capo. Timing is 4/4. Guitar2 is Luther Perkins's electric lead guitar. Guitar1 is Johnny Cash's acoustic rhythm guitar. INTRO: Guitar1: E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----0-------0-------1-----------|-0-------0---0-----------0-------| |---------------------------------|-----2-------2-------2-----------|-1-------2---2-----------2-------| |---------------------------------|-1-------1-----------------------|-2-------1---1-----------1-------| |---------------------2---2---2---|-----------------2---------------|-2---------------2---------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------2b--r---|-0-------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | VERSE1: Chords: E 022100 A x02220 B7 x21202 (x2120x) Guitar1: E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----1-------1-------1-------1---|-----1-------1-------1-------1---|-----1-------1-------1-------1---|-----1-------1-------1-------1---| |-----2-------2-------2-------2---|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|-----2-------2-------2-------2---| |---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------| |-0---------------0---------------|-0---------------0---------------|-0---------------0---------------|-0---------------0---------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | | E I hear the train a comin', it's rollin' 'round the bend, and I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when I'm Guitar1: A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|-----2-------2-------2-------2---| |-----2-------2-------2-------2---|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0-------0-------0---| |-----2-------2-------2-------2---|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|-----2-------2-------2-------2---| |---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------|-----1-------1-------1-------1---|-----1-------1-------1-------1---| |-0---------------0---------------|-0---------------0---------------|-2---------------2---------------|-2---------------2---------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | A E B7 | E stuck in Folsom Prison, and time keeps draggin' on, but that train keeps a-rollin', on down to San An - E - tone. Guitar1: E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-|-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-|-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-|-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-| |-----1-1-----1-1-----1-1-----1-1-|-----1-1-----1-1-----1-1-----1-1-|-----1-1-----1-1-----1-1-----1-1-|-----1-1-----1-1-----1-1-----1-1-| |-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-|-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-|-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-|-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-| |---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------| |-0---------------0---------------|-0---------------0---------------|-0---------------0---------------|-0---------------0---------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Guitar1: A B7 |-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-|-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|-----2-------2-------2-------2---| |-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-|-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0-------0-------0---| |-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-|-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|-----2-------2-------2-------2---| |---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------|-----1-------1-------1-------1---|-----1-------1-------1-------1---| |-0---------------0---------------|-0---------------0---------------|-2---------------2---------------|-2---------------2---------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | VERSE2: Chords: E 022100 A x02220 B7 x2120x | E | % | % | % When I was just a baby, my Mama told me, "Son, always be a good boy, don't ever play with guns," | A | % | E | B7 | E But I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die, when I hear that whistle blowin', I hang my head and cry. VERSE3: Notes: Play as for VERSE1. Chords: E 022100 A x02220 B7 x2120x | E | % I bet there's rich folks eatin', in a fancy dining car, | % | % They're probably drinkin' coffee, and smokin' big cigars, | A | % | E But I know I had it comin', I know I can't be free, | B7 | E But those people keep a-movin', and that's what tortures me. VERSE4: Notes: Play as for VERSE1. Chords: E 022100 A x02220 B7 x2120x | E Well, if they freed me from this prison, if that railroad train was mine, I bet I'd move out over 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. [play: Guitar Figure 1] VERSE1: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |