Folsom Prisom

Johnny Cash, foi un cantautor estadounidense de gospel, rock and roll, rockabilly e country da cal chegou a facer un subxenero propio. Coñecido pola súa profunda voz, por vestir roupa escura («The Man in Black») e por empezar todos os concertos decindo «ola, son Johnny Cash» («Hello, I'm Johnny Cash»).
Cash sentía unha gran compaixón polos presos, realizando unha serie de concertos en varias cárceles. Resultado destes concertos son dous dos seus álbumes máis importantes, Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison (1968) Johnny Cash at San Quentin (1969).




Johnny Cash toca este tema en E.

Intro
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I hear the train a comin'
it's rolling round the bend
and I ain't seen the sunshine since
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I don't know when,
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I'm stuck in Folsom prison,
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and time keeps draggin' on
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but that train keeps a rollin'
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on down to San Anton..
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When I was just a baby
my mama told me. Son,
always be a good boy,
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don't ever play with guns.
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But I shot a man in Reno
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just to watch him die
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now every time I hear that whistle
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I hang my head and cry..

instrumental

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I bet there's rich folks eating
in a fancy dining car
they're probably drinkin' coffee
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and smoking big cigars.
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Well I know I had it coming,
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I know I can't be free
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but those people keep a movin'
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and that's what tortures me...

instrumental

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Well if they'd free me from this prison,
if that railroad train was mine
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I bet I'd move just a little further down the line
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far from Folsom prison,
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that's where I want to stay
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and I'd let that lonesome whistle
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blow my blues away.....




Aqui tedes outra versión, máis reducida xa que falta a terceira parte. Esta versión foi cantada en directo na prisión de San Quintín.