[Intro & Outro - Capo 3rd for Guido - BPM 102] e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|----1-1----------| A|-222----2--------| E|----------2b3-0--| ---&4&1-2-3-4---1--
[Verse 1] I [E] hear the train a-coming, it's rolling round the bend and I ain't seen the sunshine since [E7] I don't know when I'm [A] stuck at Folsom Prison, and time keeps draggin' [E] on But that [B7] train keeps a-rollin' on down to San A [E] ntone
[Verse 2] When [E] I was just a baby, my Mama told me 'Son, always be a good boy; don't e [E7] ver play with guns.' But I [A] shot a man in Reno, just to watch him di [E] e when I [B7] hear that whistle blowin' I hang my head and [E] cry
[Solo] E | E7 | E | E7 A | A | E | E B7| B7| E |
[Verse 3] I [E] bet there's rich folks eatin' from a fancy dining car They're probably drinking coffee and s [E7] moking big cigars But I [A] know I had it coming, I know I can't be [E] free But tho [B7] se people keep a moving, and that's what [E] tortures me
[Solo] E | E7 | E | E7 A | A | E | E B7| B7| E |
[Verse 4] Well, if they [E] freed me from this prison, if that railroad train was mine I bet I'd move it on a little [E7] farther down the line [A] Far from Folsom Prison, that's where I want to [E] stay And I'd [B7] let that lonesome whistle blow my blues a [E] way
[End] [Notes] Solo whilst playing backbeat 1. Play up with first finger off beat notes against the snare hits - mainly notes on B and high E string - add vibrato and slides to make it lively - use little finger to fret notes so can mute rest of strings with other fingers of left hand - can also play double stops and 3 notes pull offs (i.e. E - 5p3p0) Can use 3rd finger if want to apply more vibrato and give left hand more space to work against the capo Rhythm 1 2&1&2&1 ------ B-S-B-S-S but for Guido blues shuffle Capo: 1st fret for original - RIFF 0221 4221 then A is x0222 x4222
[Intro - No drums CAN ALSO TAP WITH RIGHT HAND AS NO SNARE Dm figure play as per Mr Blue Sky] (play Dm at 5th fret - just play Bb on its own, A at nut)
[Verse] The [Dm] taxman's taken [C7] all my dough And [F] left me in my [C7] stately home [A] Lazin' [A/G] on a [A/F] sunny [A/E] after [Dm] noon And I can't sail [C7] my yacht He's [F] taken every [C7] thing I've got [A] All I've gots [A/G] this sunny [A/F] [A/E] after [Dm] noon
[Chorus] [D] Save me, save me, [D7] save me from this [G] squeeze [G7] .. I got a big [C7] fat mama tryin' to break [F] me [A7] .. And I [Dm] love to live so [G] pleasantly [Dm] Live this [G7] life of luxury [F] Lazin' on a [A] sunny after
(JUST BASS DRUM, NO SNARE, STRUM CHORD AND SUSTAIN IT THEN TAP BASS LINE WITH RIGHT HAND) [Dm] noon [Dm/C][Dm/B][Dm/Bb] In the [A] summer time [A/G][A/F][A/E] In the [Dm] summer time [Dm/C][Dm/B][Dm/Bb] In the [A] summer time [A/G][A/F][A/E]
[Verse] My [Dm] girlfriend's run [C7] off with my car And [F] gone back to her [C7] ma and pa [A] Tellin' [A/G] tales of [A/F] drunke [A/E] ness and [Dm] cruelty .. Now I'm sittin' [C7] here Sippin' [F] at my ice- [C7] cooled beer [A] Lazin' [A/G] on this [A/F] sunny after [A/E] noon [Dm] on
[Chorus] [D] Help me, help me, [D7] help me sail away [G][G7] Or give me [C7] Two good reasons why I oughta [F] stay [A7] And I [Dm] love to live so [G] pleasantly [Dm] Live this life of lux [G7] ury [F] Lazin' on a [A] sunny after (TAP BASS LINE WITH RIGHT HAND) [Dm] noon [Dm/C][Dm/B][Dm/Bb] In the [A] summer time [A/G][A/F][A/E] In the [Dm] summer time [Dm/C][Dm/B][Dm/Bb] In the [A] summer time [A/G][A/F][A/E]
[Chorus] [D] Save me, save me, [D7] save me from this [G] squeeze [G7] .. I got a big [C7] fat mama tryin' to break [F] me [A7] .. And I [Dm] love to live so [G] pleasantly [Dm] Live this [G7] life of luxury [F] Lazin' on a [A] sunny after
(TAP BASS LINE WITH RIGHT HAND) [Dm] noon [Dm/C][Dm/B][Dm/Bb] In the [A] summer time [A/G][A/F][A/E] In the [Dm] summer time [Dm/C][Dm/B][Dm/Bb] In the [A] summer time [A/G][A/F][A/E] [Repeat a few times]
[End][D] E X--------------------- B 3--------------------- G 2-2-2-2--------------- D 0--------------------- A ---------------------- E ----------------------