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Union Maid:
235. 2004-10-02 (628 kb) 2:34

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I hear the train a comin'
It's rollin' 'round the bend,
And I ain't seen the sunshine,
Since, I don't know when,
I'm stuck in Folsom Prison,
And time keeps draggin' on,
But that train keeps a-rollin',
On down to 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.

I bet there's rich folks eatin',
In a fancy dining car,
They're probably drinkin' coffee,
And smokin' big cigars,
But 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.

Well, if they freed me from this prison,
If that railroad train was mine,
I bet I'd move out over 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.

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This is a rough version of 
"Fulsom Prison Blues" - Johnny Cash


h    = hammer 
p    = pull off
b    = bend
(B7) = chord

 
INTRO and END ...
 
e
B
G
D        1 1               Verse = E A B7
A  2 2 2     2                 alternate pick / downstrum
E              3b4b3 0         ie. pick 5th / down /
                                   pick 6th / down
 
 
SOLO ...
 
e      7 9p7 10 7       7 9p7 9b10b9
B  8h9              8h9
G                                       x 2
D
A
E
 
 
e  7 6 5     5           5       5   9 5   12 11 12 11
B              5           5       5     5
G        6 6     6   6 6     6
D
A
E
 
 
e
B
G
D    0h2   2     2     2     0h2   2
A        2         0h2           2         0 1
E  0           0           0           0 4
 
 
e
B
G
D                                    1   1   1   1      
A  2 (B7)   (B7) 2 (B7)   (B7) 0h2 2   2   1   0
E         2             2                          2b3b2 0
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    E
I hear the train a comin' it's rollin 'round the bend

and I a'int 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 movin' on down to-San-An-Tone

(same pattern for all verses)

When I was just a baby my mame 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 heat the whistle blowin' I hang my head and cry.

Well, if they freed me fom this prison, if that railroad train was mine
I bet I'd move it all a little farther down the line
Far from Fulsom Prison, that's where I want to stay
And I'd let that lonsome whistle, blow my blues away