Folsom Prison Blues Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[A]I h[D]ear that train a -comin',
rollin' around the bend
And I ain't seen the sunshine
since I don't know when
Well I'm [G]stuck in Folsom Prison,
and time keeps draggin' [D]on
But that [A]whistle keeps on a [G]-blowin'
Way on down to San Ant[D]one[A]
When [D]I was just a baby,
my momma told me son,
always be a good boy,
don't ever play with guns.
But I [G]shot a man in Reno,
just to watch him [D]die.
When I [A]hear that whistle blowin'
[G]I hang my head and c[D]ry[A]
[D]Bet there's rich folks eatin'
their fancy dinin' car
They're prob 'ly drinkin' coffee
and smokin' big cigars
Well, I [G]know I had it comin'
I know I can't be [D]free
But those [A]people keep on movin'
[G]An d that's what tortures [D]me[A]
Well, if they'd [D]free me from this prison,
if that railroad train was mine
I bet I'd move it on a little
farther down the line
[G]Far from foes and prison,

[Outro 1]
that's where I long to stay
[D]