Folsom Prison Blues (E Major)
Artist:
Johnny Cash
Genre:
Country
Tempo:
4/4, train like tempo
Roman Numerals:
I, IV, V7
Instrument:
Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]
Song Notes:
Recording @ YouTube
Entered by:
ICDb
E
(E,G♯,B)
E
B
E
G♯
B
E
A
(A,C♯,E)
-
A
E
A
C♯
E
B7
(B,D♯,F♯,A)
-
B
D♯
A
B
F♯
Verse 1
I
[
E
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
hear the train a comin'
It's
[
E
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
rollin' 'round the bend,
And
[
E
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
I ain't seen the sunshine,
Since,
[
E
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
I don't know when,
I'm
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
stuck in Folsom Prison,
And
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
time keeps draggin'
[
E
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
on,
But that
[
B7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
train keeps a-rollin',
On
[
B7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
down to San An
[
E
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
tone.
Verse 2
When
[
E
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
I was just a baby,
My
[
E
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
mama told me, "Son,
Always be a good boy,
Don't
[
E
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
ever play with guns,"
But I
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
shot a man in Reno,
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
Just to watch him
[
E
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
die,
When I
[
B7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
hear that whistle blowin',
I
[
B7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
hang my head and
[
E
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
cry.
Verse 3
I
[
E
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
bet there's rich folks eatin',
In a
[
E
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
fancy dining car,
They're
[
E
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
probably drinkin' coffee,
And
[
E
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
smokin' big cigars,
But I
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
know I had it comin',
I
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
know I can't be
[
E
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
free,
But
[
B7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
those people keep a-movin',
And
[
B7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
that's what tortures
[
E
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
me.
Verse 4
Well,
[
E
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
if they freed me from this prison,
If that
[
E
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
railroad train was mine,
I
[
E
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
bet I'd move it on
a li'l
[
E
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
farther down the line,
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
Far from Folsom Prison,
That's
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
where I want to
[
E
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
stay,
And I'd
[
B7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
let that lonesome whistle,
[
B7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
Blow my Blues a
[
E
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
way.
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