Folsom Prison Blues [W]
by Johnny Cash [W]

  E (8)
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

    A (4)
I'm stuck in Folsom Prison
                        E (4)
And time keeps draggin' on
         B7 (4)
But that train keeps a-rollin'
                 E (2)
On down to San Antone

     E (8)
When I was just a baby
My Mama told me, "Son,
Always be a good boy,
Don't ever play with guns"

      A (4)
But I shot a man in Reno
                  E (4)
Just to watch him die
       B7 (4)
When I hear that whistle blowin'
                   E (2)
I hang my head and cry

[instrumental solo]

  E (8)
I bet there's rich folks eatin'
In fancy dining cars
They're probably drinkin' coffee
And smokin' big cigars

        A (4)
Well, I know I had it comin'
                  E (4)
I know I can't be free
          B7 (4)
But those people keep a-movin'
                         E (2)
And that's what tortures me

[instrumental solo]

              E (8)
Well, if they freed me from this prison
If that railroad train was mine
I bet I'd move it on a little
Farther down the line

A (4)
Far from Folsom Prison
                       E (4)
That's where I want to stay
        B7 (4)
And I'd let that lonesome whistle
               E (2)
Blow my blues away