Johnny Cash, I Walk The Line (1956)
Key: :[F#] (w: Johnny Cash)
INTRO: [B] [E] [B] [F#] [C#7] [F#]
VERSE 1:
I keep a
[C#7] close watch on this heart of
[F#] mine
I keep my
[C#7] eyes wide open all the
[F#] time
I keep the
[B] ends out for the tie that
[F#] binds
Because you're
[C#7] mine, I walk the
[F#] line
[B]
VERSE 2:
I find it
[F#] very, very easy to be
[B] true
I find my-
[F#]-self alone when each day's
[B] through
Yes, I'll ad-
[E]-mit that I'm a fool
[B] for you
Because you're
[F#] mine, I walk the
[B] line
[E]
VERSE 3:
As sure as
[B] night is dark and day is
[E] light
I keep you
[B] on my mind both day and
[E] night
And happi-
[A]-ness I've known proves that it's
[E] right
Because you're
[B] mine, I walk the
[E] line
[B]
VERSE 4:
You've got a
[F#] way to keep me on your
[B] side
You give me
[F#] cause for love that I can't
[B] hide
For you I
[E] know I'd even try to turn the
[B] tide
Because you're
[F#] mine, I walk the
[B] line
[F#]
VERSE 5:
I keep a
[C#7] close watch on this heart of
[F#] mine
I keep my
[C#7] eyes wide open all the
[F#] time
I keep the
[B] ends out for the tie that
[F#] binds
Because you're
[C#7] mine, I walk the
[F#] line