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Folsom Prison Blues

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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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[Intro]
let ring -------|
e|--------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|--------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|--------|---2---2---2-----|-----------------|
D|--------|-1---1-----------|-----------------| to verse
A|--2-2-2-|---------2-------|-------------2---|
E|--------|-------------2b--|-0---0---0-------|
P.M.------|
[Verse]
E
I hear the train a comin' It's rollin' 'round the bend,
E
And I ain't seen the sunshine, Since, I don't know when,
A E
I'm stuck in Folsom Prison, And time keeps draggin' on,
B7 E
But that train keeps a-rollin', on down to San Antone.
E
When I was just a baby, My Mama told me, Son,
E
Always be a good boy, Don't ever play with guns,
A E
But I shot a man in Reno, Just to watch him die,
B7 E
When I hear that whistle blowin', I hang my head and cry.

[Solo] (listen to song for rhythm)

e|-----7-9-7-10-7----------------7-9-7-10-7--|
B|-8h9-----------------------8h9-------------|
G|-------------------------------------------| x2
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|--7---------------5-5---5-5---------5-(5)-0----------------------|
B|----9-----------2-2-2---2-2-------2-2-(2)---0--------------------|
G|------9-------2--------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------0------------------------1-2-3-3-3-1-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------3b-1--|

[Verse]
E
I bet there's rich folks eatin', In a fancy dining car,
E
They're probably drinkin' coffee, And smokin' big cigars,
A E
Well 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.

[Solo]
e|-----7-9-7-10-7----------------7-9-7-10-7--|
B|-8h9-----------------------8h9-------------|
G|-------------------------------------------| x2
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|--7---------------5-5---5-5---------5-(5)-0----------------------|
B|----9-----------2-2-2---2-2-------2-2-(2)---0--------------------|
G|------9-------2--------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------0------------------------1-2-3-3-3-1-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------3b-1--|

[Verse]
E
Well, if they freed me from this prison, If that railroad train was mine,
E
I bet I'd move it all 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.

[Outro]
let ring -------|
e|--------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|--------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|--------|---2---2---2-----|---------1-------|
D|--------|-1---1-----------|---------2-------|
A|----2-2-|---------2-------|---------2-------|
E|--------|-------------2b--|-0---0---0-------|
P.M.

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| P.M. Palm mute
| b Very slight bend

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