I Walk the line

I Walk the Line (revisited)

By Rodney Crowell

[G]

I'm back on board that 49-40, 1956

Long before the sun came up [D] way out in the sticks

[G] The headlights showed a two-rut road

Way back up in the [C9] pines

[G] First time I heard [D] Johny Cash

'Sing I Walk the [G] Line'

I got my thrill behind the wheel upon my daddies lap

Grandpa rode co-pilot with a [D] flashlight and a map

[G] Cane pole out the window

It was in the summer [C9] time

[G] First time I heard [D] Johny Cash

Sing 'I Walk the [G] Line' [G7]

Chorus I

I keep a [C] close watch on this heart of mine

I keep my [G] eyes wide open all the time

I keep the [C] ends out for the tie that binds

Because you're [D7] mine

I walk the [G] line

All these long years later it's still music to my ears

I swear it sounds as good right now as [D] anything I hear

[G] I've seen the Mona Lisa

I've heard Shakespeare writ' real [C9] fine

[G] Just like hearing [D] Johny Cash

Sing 'I Walk the [G] Line' [G7]

Chorus II

As sure as [C] night is dark and day is light

I keep you [G] on my mind both day and night

And happi[C]ness that I've known proves that it's right

Because you're [D7] mine

I walk the [G] line

Because you're [D7] mine

I walk the [C] line [D] [G]