Folsom Prison Blues Chords
by Bob Wootton
Folsom Prison Blues by Bob Wootton is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, B7 and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
KEY: E
INTRO:
N/C B7 E
E------------------
B------------------
G------------------
D-------1-1--------
A-2-2-2-----2------
E-------------2b0--
E
I hear that train a-comin' it's rollin' 'round the bend
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 the San Antone
When I was just a baby my mama told me son
Always be a good boy don't ever play with guns
But I shot a man in reno just to watch him die
When I hear that whistle blowin' I hang my head and cry
SOLO:
E
E------7-9-7-10-7------7-9-7-10-
B-8/9--------------8/9----------
G------------------------------- <<<< PLAY TWICE
D-------------------------------
A-------------------------------
E-------------------------------
A
E-7-----0------5--------5----------10-----12-10-12-10--
B----9-------5---5----5---5-----11----11---------------
G----------6--------6--------10------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------
E
E-------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------
D-0h2--2-----2---2------2---2------2--
A--------------2---2------2---2-------
E---------0----------0----------0-----
B7 E
E-------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------
G--------------2-----------2----------------
D--------1-----0-----1-----0----------------
A-0-1-2-----------2-----------0h2-2--1------
E-----------2-----------2---------------2b0-
I bet there's rich folks eatin' in a fancy dinin' car
They're probably drinkin' coffee and smokin' big cigars
Well I know I had it comin' I know I can't be free
But those people keep a-movin' and that's what tortures me
SOLO
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
Far from Folsom Prison that's where I want to stay
And I'd let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away
OUTRO:
E B7 E
E------------------
B------------------
G------------------
D-------1-1--------
A-2-2-2-----2------
E-------------2b0--