Johnny Cash — I Walk The Line (ver 3) Chords
I've seen a few tabs on this site and none are quite right. The intro tab is dead on
and I'll repeat it here. Play with a capo on the first fret. If you can't sing that
low C
Intro:
e|—————————————————————————————|————————————————————————|
B|—————————————————————————————|————————————————————————|
G|—————————————————————————————|————————————————————————|
D|—————————————————————0—————0—|—0——————————————————————|
A|———————0—————0—0—2—4————0————|———4—2—0—————0—0————————|
E|—0—2—4————0——————————————————|——————————0——————4—2—0——|
e|————————————————————————————————|
B|————————————————————————————————|
D|—————————————1——————————————————|
A|—2—2———————2—2—2—0————————2—————|
E|—————0—2—4—————————4—2—0—————0——| etc...
Either Johnny or his guitarist continues the two—note shuffle while the chords are:
B7 E
I keep a close watch on this heart of mine
B7 E
I keep my eyes wide open all the time.
A E
I keep the ends out for the tie that binds
B7 E
Because you're mine, I walk the line
A|————————0—
Then walk up to A.... E|——0—2—4——— etc...
E7 A
I find it very, very easy to be true
E7 A
I find myself alone when each day is through
D A
Yes, I'll admit I'm a fool for you
E7 A
Because you're mine, I walk the line
D|————————0—
Then walk up to D... A|——0—2—4——— etc...
A7 D
As sure as night is dark and day is light
A7 D
I keep you on my mind both day and night
G D
And happiness I've known proves that it's right
A7 D
Because you're mine, I walk the line
D|——0————————
Back down to A... A|————4—2—0—— etc...
E7 A
You've got a way to keep me on your side
E7 A
You give me cause for love that I can't hide
D A
For you I know I'd even try to turn the tide
E7 A
Because you're mine, I walk the line
A|—0————————
And back to E again... E|———4—2—0—— etc...
B7 E
I keep a close watch on this heart of mine
B7 E
I keep my eyes wide open all the time.
A E
I keep the ends out for the tie that binds
B7 E
Because you're mine, I walk the line
A|—2———2————2———2—————
Then out on.... E|———0————0———0——————— fade