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Folsom Prison Blues lyrics and chords are provided for your personal use, it was written and recorded by Johnny Cash. It's a song that you can easily learn to play and sing, the chords are very simple.
Folsom Prison Blues
Folsom Prison Blues
by Johnny Cash
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I hear the train a coming it's rolling round the bend
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And I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when
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I'm stuck at Folsom Prison and time keeps dragging on
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But that train keeps rolling on down to San Antone
When I was just a baby my mama told me Son
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Always be a good boy don't ever play with guns
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But I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die
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When I hear that whistle blowing I hang my head and cry
I bet there's rich folks eating in a fancy dining car
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They're probably drinking coffee and smoking big cigars
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But I know I had it coming I know I can't be free
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But those people keep a moving and that's what tortures me
Well if they freed me from this prisonif that railroad train was mine
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I bet I'd move on over a little farther down the line
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Far from Folsom Prison that's where I want to stay
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And I'd let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away
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Johnny Cash wrote and recorded many songs, most of them are easy enough for us less gifted pickers to learn. This one is fun to play and sing, it's easy to learn. Take time to browse Pure Country Music and you'll find a large selection of Johnny's cds as well as many other country artists. Print Folsom Prison Blues lyrics and chords, it's a good one to have in your music book.
