Folsom Prison Blues
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
As recorded by Conway Twitty
(From the 1968 Album NEXT IN LINE)
[Intro]
E
[Verse 1]
E
I hear the train a comin'
E
It's rolling round the bend
E
And I ain't seen the sunshine
E
Since I don't know when
A
I'm stuck in Folsom prison
E
And time keeps draggin' on
B7
But that train keeps a rollin'
E
On down to San Antone
[Verse 2]
E
When I was just a baby
E
My mama told me, son
E
Always be a good boy
E
Don't ever play with guns
A7
But I shot a man in Reno
E
Just to watch him die
B7
When I hear that whistle blowin'
E
I hang my head and cry
[Guitar Solo]
E A E B7 E
[Verse 3]
E
Well, I bet there's rich folks eating
E
In a fancy dining car
E
They're probably drinkin' coffee
E
And smoking big cigars
A
I guess I had it coming
E
I know I can't be free
B7
But those people keep a movin'
E
And that's what tortures me
[Verse 4]
E
Well, if they'd free me from this prison
E
If that railroad train was mine
E
I bet I'd move just a little further
E
Down the line
A
Far from Folsom prison
E
That's where I want to stay
B7
And I'd let that lonesome whistle
E
Blow my blues away...
[Outro]
E B7 E
How to play Folsom Prison Blues
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