Chords for Johnny Cash - I Walk the Line at San Quentin
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Johnny Cash is a folk singer who can reach out to his audience and become the
Western hero before their eyes.
In this film he sings to an audience many of
whom have known violence at first hand.
Not glamorized as in the myth of the
Golden West, but real, dangerous, and bringing retribution.
They are the inmates [Eb] of one of the
toughest prisons in [E] America, San Quentin [N] in California, where the wagons stopped.
The past and the present come together when Johnny Cash enters this jail.
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[F] [C] I keep my eyes wide open [F] all the time.
[Bb] I keep in doubt [F] for the time that binds.
[C] Because you're mine, I [F] walk the line.
[Bb] True, true.
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I find it very, very easy [Bb] to be true.
[Am] I [F] find myself alone [Bb] when each day is through.
Yes, [Eb] I'll admit that I'm a [Bb] fool for you.
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[F] Because you're mine, I walk the [Bb] line.
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As sure as [Bb] night is dark and [Eb] day is bright, I [Bb] keep you on my mind both day and night.
[Eb] And [Ab] happiness I've known [Eb] proves that it's right.
[Bb] Because you're mine, I walk the line.
[Eb] [D] [Bb]
[F] You've got a way to keep me on [Bb] your side.
[F] You give me cause for love that I [Bb] can't hide.
For you I'd even try to turn the tide.
[A] Because [F] you're mine, I walk the line.
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[F] I [C] keep a close watch on this heart [F] of mine.
[C] I keep my eyes wide open all [F] the time.
[Bb] I keep in [F] doubt for the time that binds.
[C] Because you're mine, I walk [F] the line.
[N] All right.
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Western hero before their eyes.
In this film he sings to an audience many of
whom have known violence at first hand.
Not glamorized as in the myth of the
Golden West, but real, dangerous, and bringing retribution.
They are the inmates [Eb] of one of the
toughest prisons in [E] America, San Quentin [N] in California, where the wagons stopped.
The past and the present come together when Johnny Cash enters this jail.
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[F] [C] I keep my eyes wide open [F] all the time.
[Bb] I keep in doubt [F] for the time that binds.
[C] Because you're mine, I [F] walk the line.
[Bb] True, true.
[F]
I find it very, very easy [Bb] to be true.
[Am] I [F] find myself alone [Bb] when each day is through.
Yes, [Eb] I'll admit that I'm a [Bb] fool for you.
[E]
[F] Because you're mine, I walk the [Bb] line.
[Eb]
As sure as [Bb] night is dark and [Eb] day is bright, I [Bb] keep you on my mind both day and night.
[Eb] And [Ab] happiness I've known [Eb] proves that it's right.
[Bb] Because you're mine, I walk the line.
[Eb] [D] [Bb]
[F] You've got a way to keep me on [Bb] your side.
[F] You give me cause for love that I [Bb] can't hide.
For you I'd even try to turn the tide.
[A] Because [F] you're mine, I walk the line.
[Bb]
[F] I [C] keep a close watch on this heart [F] of mine.
[C] I keep my eyes wide open all [F] the time.
[Bb] I keep in [F] doubt for the time that binds.
[C] Because you're mine, I walk [F] the line.
[N] All right.
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_ Johnny Cash is a folk singer who can reach out to his audience and become the
Western hero before their _ eyes. _
_ _ _ In this film he sings to an audience many of
whom have known violence at first hand.
Not glamorized as in the myth of the
Golden West, but real, dangerous, and bringing retribution.
They are the inmates [Eb] of one of the
toughest prisons in [E] America, San Quentin [N] in California, where the wagons stopped. _
The past and the present come together when Johnny Cash enters this jail.
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[F] _ _ [C] I keep my eyes wide open [F] all the time.
[Bb] I keep in doubt [F] for the time that binds.
[C] Because you're mine, I [F] walk the line.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ True, _ _ _ _ _ _ true.
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I find it very, very easy [Bb] to be true.
[Am] I [F] find myself alone [Bb] when each day is through.
Yes, [Eb] I'll admit that I'm a [Bb] fool for you.
[E]
[F] Because you're mine, I walk the [Bb] line. _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
As _ _ sure as [Bb] night is dark and [Eb] day is bright, I [Bb] keep you on my mind both day and night.
[Eb] And [Ab] happiness I've known [Eb] proves that it's right.
[Bb] Because you're mine, I walk the line.
[Eb] _ [D] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] You've got a way to keep me on [Bb] your side.
[F] You give me cause for love that I [Bb] can't hide.
For you I'd even try to turn the tide.
[A] Because [F] you're mine, I walk the line.
[Bb] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ I _ _ _ _ [C] keep a close watch on this heart [F] of mine.
[C] I keep my eyes wide open all [F] the time.
[Bb] I keep in [F] doubt for the time that binds.
[C] Because you're mine, I walk [F] the line.
_ [N] All right. _ _
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Western hero before their _ eyes. _
_ _ _ In this film he sings to an audience many of
whom have known violence at first hand.
Not glamorized as in the myth of the
Golden West, but real, dangerous, and bringing retribution.
They are the inmates [Eb] of one of the
toughest prisons in [E] America, San Quentin [N] in California, where the wagons stopped. _
The past and the present come together when Johnny Cash enters this jail.
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[F] _ _ [C] I keep my eyes wide open [F] all the time.
[Bb] I keep in doubt [F] for the time that binds.
[C] Because you're mine, I [F] walk the line.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ True, _ _ _ _ _ _ true.
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I find it very, very easy [Bb] to be true.
[Am] I [F] find myself alone [Bb] when each day is through.
Yes, [Eb] I'll admit that I'm a [Bb] fool for you.
[E]
[F] Because you're mine, I walk the [Bb] line. _
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As _ _ sure as [Bb] night is dark and [Eb] day is bright, I [Bb] keep you on my mind both day and night.
[Eb] And [Ab] happiness I've known [Eb] proves that it's right.
[Bb] Because you're mine, I walk the line.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] You've got a way to keep me on [Bb] your side.
[F] You give me cause for love that I [Bb] can't hide.
For you I'd even try to turn the tide.
[A] Because [F] you're mine, I walk the line.
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[F] _ _ _ _ I _ _ _ _ [C] keep a close watch on this heart [F] of mine.
[C] I keep my eyes wide open all [F] the time.
[Bb] I keep in [F] doubt for the time that binds.
[C] Because you're mine, I walk [F] the line.
_ [N] All right. _ _
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