Chords for The Highwaymen live 1990 Nassau Coliseum - part 3
Tempo:
107.95 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
D
B
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
[A] [A]
[E] I fell into [D] a burning ring [A] of fire, [E] went down, down, down, and the [A] flames went higher, and it burns, burns, burns, the ring of fire, [E] the ring [A] of fire.
Love is a burning thing, and it makes a fiery ring, bound by wild desire.
[D] [A]
I fell [E]
into [D] a burning ring of fire, [E] went down, down, down, [D] and the flames [A] went higher, and it burns, burns, burns, the ring of fire, the ring of fire.
[D] [A]
[E] I fell into [D] a burning ring [A] of fire, [E] went down, down, down, and [D] the flames [A] went higher, and it burns, burns, burns, the ring of fire, the ring of fire.
The taste [D] of love is sweet [A] when hearts like ours meet.
I fell for you like a child, oh, but the fire went wild.
[E] I fell [D] into a burning [A] ring of fire, went [E] down, down, down, and the [D] flames went [A] higher, and it burns, burns, burns, [D] the [A] ring of fire, the ring of fire.
And it burns, burns, burns, the ring of fire, the ring of fire, the ring of fire.
The
[D] [A]
first job I got [B] was janitor in a recording studio where John recorded.
I almost got fired one time [E] because a couple of songwriters crashed the session, [C] and they were trying to pitch him a gospel album.
And for some reason the [C#] woman who was the secretary to the producer blamed me for letting him in there [Gm] and tried to get me fired.
And so the next night my boss came down and said, I don't think you should go to John's [B] session tonight.
And, [G] which was heartbreaking for me because I lived for those recording sessions.
But I [D] understood, and [F#] I hid down in the vault of the [A] recording studio and was [D#] erasing tapes down there doing some kind of busy work.
And [E] John appeared down there in the basement.
He said, I understand you're [G] not coming to the session.
I said, no, I got a lot of work to do down here.
I can't.
He said, well, I just wanted to tell you I'm not going to record until you come up there.
So I had to go up and sit on the floor.
Here I was the janitor, right?
And I'm sitting on the floor and this woman who tried to get me fired was watching me the whole session.
It was the most uncomfortable I've ever been in my life.
But I thought it was the measure of the man.
He's always stood up for the [Gm] underdog.
[C] And [N] that's something I've tried to live up to.
You know, I'm really glad we could bring this show to National College of Music.
Glad to be with you folks tonight.
This is a great tour.
I love working with these guys.
We haven't had a fight yet.
Of [C#] course, they've done everything I've told them to.
[G#] [D] No, it's been a great tour and it's not over yet.
Thank God.
We're really enjoying it.
[D#] And thanks for coming [N] out to the show.
I usually introduce this song by saying, hello, I'm Johnny Cash, but you already knew that.
[B]
[E] I hear the train a-comin' It's rollin' around, baby
And I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when
[A] I'm stuck in wholesome prison And time keeps [E] draggin' on
[B] But that train keeps rollin' On down to [E] San Antonio
When I was just a baby My mama told me, son
Always be a good boy Don't ever play with guns
[A] But I shot a man in Reno Just to watch [E] him die
When [B] I hear that whistle blowin' I hang my [E] head and cry
[A]
[E] [A] [E]
[B]
[E]
I bet there's rich folks who In a fancy dinin' car
They're probably drinkin' coffee And smokin' big cigars
[A] Well, I know I had it comin' I know I can't be [E] free
But [B] those people keep a-movin' And that's what torture [E] keeps
Well,
[A]
[E]
[B]
[E]
if they'd freed me from this prison If that railroad train was mine
Then I'd move it on a little farther down the line
[A] Far from wholesome prison That's where I want [E] to stay
And [B] I'd let that lonesome whistle Blow my blues [E] away
[E]
[A] [A]
[E] I fell into [D] a burning ring [A] of fire, [E] went down, down, down, and the [A] flames went higher, and it burns, burns, burns, the ring of fire, [E] the ring [A] of fire.
Love is a burning thing, and it makes a fiery ring, bound by wild desire.
[D] [A]
I fell [E]
into [D] a burning ring of fire, [E] went down, down, down, [D] and the flames [A] went higher, and it burns, burns, burns, the ring of fire, the ring of fire.
[D] [A]
[E] I fell into [D] a burning ring [A] of fire, [E] went down, down, down, and [D] the flames [A] went higher, and it burns, burns, burns, the ring of fire, the ring of fire.
The taste [D] of love is sweet [A] when hearts like ours meet.
I fell for you like a child, oh, but the fire went wild.
[E] I fell [D] into a burning [A] ring of fire, went [E] down, down, down, and the [D] flames went [A] higher, and it burns, burns, burns, [D] the [A] ring of fire, the ring of fire.
And it burns, burns, burns, the ring of fire, the ring of fire, the ring of fire.
The
[D] [A]
first job I got [B] was janitor in a recording studio where John recorded.
I almost got fired one time [E] because a couple of songwriters crashed the session, [C] and they were trying to pitch him a gospel album.
And for some reason the [C#] woman who was the secretary to the producer blamed me for letting him in there [Gm] and tried to get me fired.
And so the next night my boss came down and said, I don't think you should go to John's [B] session tonight.
And, [G] which was heartbreaking for me because I lived for those recording sessions.
But I [D] understood, and [F#] I hid down in the vault of the [A] recording studio and was [D#] erasing tapes down there doing some kind of busy work.
And [E] John appeared down there in the basement.
He said, I understand you're [G] not coming to the session.
I said, no, I got a lot of work to do down here.
I can't.
He said, well, I just wanted to tell you I'm not going to record until you come up there.
So I had to go up and sit on the floor.
Here I was the janitor, right?
And I'm sitting on the floor and this woman who tried to get me fired was watching me the whole session.
It was the most uncomfortable I've ever been in my life.
But I thought it was the measure of the man.
He's always stood up for the [Gm] underdog.
[C] And [N] that's something I've tried to live up to.
You know, I'm really glad we could bring this show to National College of Music.
Glad to be with you folks tonight.
This is a great tour.
I love working with these guys.
We haven't had a fight yet.
Of [C#] course, they've done everything I've told them to.
[G#] [D] No, it's been a great tour and it's not over yet.
Thank God.
We're really enjoying it.
[D#] And thanks for coming [N] out to the show.
I usually introduce this song by saying, hello, I'm Johnny Cash, but you already knew that.
[B]
[E] I hear the train a-comin' It's rollin' around, baby
And I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when
[A] I'm stuck in wholesome prison And time keeps [E] draggin' on
[B] But that train keeps rollin' On down to [E] San Antonio
When I was just a baby My mama told me, son
Always be a good boy Don't ever play with guns
[A] But I shot a man in Reno Just to watch [E] him die
When [B] I hear that whistle blowin' I hang my [E] head and cry
[A]
[E] [A] [E]
[B]
[E]
I bet there's rich folks who In a fancy dinin' car
They're probably drinkin' coffee And smokin' big cigars
[A] Well, I know I had it comin' I know I can't be [E] free
But [B] those people keep a-movin' And that's what torture [E] keeps
Well,
[A]
[E]
[B]
[E]
if they'd freed me from this prison If that railroad train was mine
Then I'd move it on a little farther down the line
[A] Far from wholesome prison That's where I want [E] to stay
And [B] I'd let that lonesome whistle Blow my blues [E] away
[E]
Key:
E
A
D
B
C
E
A
D
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] I fell into [D] a burning ring [A] of fire, [E] went down, down, down, and the [A] flames went higher, and it burns, burns, burns, the ring of fire, [E] the ring [A] of fire.
_ _ Love is a burning thing, _ _ _ _ and it makes a fiery ring, _ _ _ _ bound by wild desire.
[D] _ [A] _ _ _ _
I fell _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
into [D] a burning ring of fire, [E] went down, down, down, [D] and the flames [A] went higher, and it burns, burns, burns, the ring of fire, the ring of fire.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] I fell into [D] a burning ring [A] of fire, [E] went down, down, down, and [D] the flames [A] went higher, and it burns, burns, burns, the ring of fire, the ring of fire.
_ The taste [D] of love is sweet _ [A] when _ _ hearts like ours meet. _ _
_ _ _ I fell for you like a child, _ _ _ oh, _ but the fire went wild.
_ _ [E] I fell [D] into a burning [A] ring of fire, went [E] down, down, down, and the [D] flames went [A] higher, and it burns, burns, burns, [D] the [A] ring of fire, the ring of fire.
_ And it burns, burns, burns, the ring of fire, the ring of fire, the ring of fire.
The _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ first job I got [B] was janitor in a recording studio where John recorded. _
I almost got fired one time [E] _ because a couple of songwriters crashed the session, [C] and they were trying to pitch him a gospel album.
And for some reason the [C#] woman who was the secretary to the producer blamed me for letting him in there _ [Gm] and tried to get me fired.
And so the next night my boss came down and said, _ I don't think you should go to John's [B] session tonight.
_ _ And, [G] which was heartbreaking for me because I lived for _ _ those recording sessions.
But I [D] understood, and [F#] I hid down in the vault of the [A] recording studio and was [D#] erasing tapes down there doing some kind of busy work.
And _ _ [E] John appeared down there in the basement.
He said, I understand you're [G] not coming to the session.
I said, no, I got a lot of work to do down here.
I can't.
He said, well, I just wanted to tell you I'm not going to record until you come up there.
_ _ _ _ So I had to go up and sit on the floor.
Here I was the janitor, right?
And I'm sitting on the floor and this woman who tried to get me fired was watching me the whole session.
It was the most uncomfortable I've ever been in my life.
But I thought it was the measure of the man.
_ He's always stood up for the [Gm] underdog.
_ [C] And [N] that's something I've tried to live up to. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
You know, I'm really glad we could bring this show to National College of Music.
Glad to be with you folks tonight. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ This is a great tour.
I love working with these guys.
We haven't had a fight yet.
Of [C#] course, they've done everything I've told them to.
[G#] _ _ [D] No, it's been a great tour and it's not over yet.
Thank God.
We're really enjoying it.
[D#] And thanks for coming [N] out to the show.
I usually introduce this song by saying, hello, I'm Johnny Cash, but you already knew that.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ I hear the train a-comin' It's rollin' around, baby
And I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when
[A] I'm stuck in wholesome prison And time keeps [E] draggin' on
_ _ _ _ _ [B] But that train keeps rollin' On down to [E] San Antonio
_ When I was just a baby My mama told me, son
Always be a good boy Don't ever play with guns
[A] But I shot a man in Reno _ Just to watch [E] him die
When _ _ _ [B] I hear that whistle blowin' I hang my [E] head and cry _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ I bet there's rich folks who In a fancy dinin' car
They're probably drinkin' coffee And smokin' big cigars
[A] Well, I know I had it comin' I know I can't be [E] free
But _ _ _ _ [B] those people keep a-movin' And that's what torture [E] keeps
_ Well,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ if they'd freed me from this prison If that railroad train was mine
Then I'd move it on a little farther down the line
[A] Far from wholesome prison That's where I want [E] to stay
_ And _ _ [B] I'd let that lonesome whistle Blow my blues [E] away _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] I fell into [D] a burning ring [A] of fire, [E] went down, down, down, and the [A] flames went higher, and it burns, burns, burns, the ring of fire, [E] the ring [A] of fire.
_ _ Love is a burning thing, _ _ _ _ and it makes a fiery ring, _ _ _ _ bound by wild desire.
[D] _ [A] _ _ _ _
I fell _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
into [D] a burning ring of fire, [E] went down, down, down, [D] and the flames [A] went higher, and it burns, burns, burns, the ring of fire, the ring of fire.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] I fell into [D] a burning ring [A] of fire, [E] went down, down, down, and [D] the flames [A] went higher, and it burns, burns, burns, the ring of fire, the ring of fire.
_ The taste [D] of love is sweet _ [A] when _ _ hearts like ours meet. _ _
_ _ _ I fell for you like a child, _ _ _ oh, _ but the fire went wild.
_ _ [E] I fell [D] into a burning [A] ring of fire, went [E] down, down, down, and the [D] flames went [A] higher, and it burns, burns, burns, [D] the [A] ring of fire, the ring of fire.
_ And it burns, burns, burns, the ring of fire, the ring of fire, the ring of fire.
The _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ first job I got [B] was janitor in a recording studio where John recorded. _
I almost got fired one time [E] _ because a couple of songwriters crashed the session, [C] and they were trying to pitch him a gospel album.
And for some reason the [C#] woman who was the secretary to the producer blamed me for letting him in there _ [Gm] and tried to get me fired.
And so the next night my boss came down and said, _ I don't think you should go to John's [B] session tonight.
_ _ And, [G] which was heartbreaking for me because I lived for _ _ those recording sessions.
But I [D] understood, and [F#] I hid down in the vault of the [A] recording studio and was [D#] erasing tapes down there doing some kind of busy work.
And _ _ [E] John appeared down there in the basement.
He said, I understand you're [G] not coming to the session.
I said, no, I got a lot of work to do down here.
I can't.
He said, well, I just wanted to tell you I'm not going to record until you come up there.
_ _ _ _ So I had to go up and sit on the floor.
Here I was the janitor, right?
And I'm sitting on the floor and this woman who tried to get me fired was watching me the whole session.
It was the most uncomfortable I've ever been in my life.
But I thought it was the measure of the man.
_ He's always stood up for the [Gm] underdog.
_ [C] And [N] that's something I've tried to live up to. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
You know, I'm really glad we could bring this show to National College of Music.
Glad to be with you folks tonight. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ This is a great tour.
I love working with these guys.
We haven't had a fight yet.
Of [C#] course, they've done everything I've told them to.
[G#] _ _ [D] No, it's been a great tour and it's not over yet.
Thank God.
We're really enjoying it.
[D#] And thanks for coming [N] out to the show.
I usually introduce this song by saying, hello, I'm Johnny Cash, but you already knew that.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ I hear the train a-comin' It's rollin' around, baby
And I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when
[A] I'm stuck in wholesome prison And time keeps [E] draggin' on
_ _ _ _ _ [B] But that train keeps rollin' On down to [E] San Antonio
_ When I was just a baby My mama told me, son
Always be a good boy Don't ever play with guns
[A] But I shot a man in Reno _ Just to watch [E] him die
When _ _ _ [B] I hear that whistle blowin' I hang my [E] head and cry _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ I bet there's rich folks who In a fancy dinin' car
They're probably drinkin' coffee And smokin' big cigars
[A] Well, I know I had it comin' I know I can't be [E] free
But _ _ _ _ [B] those people keep a-movin' And that's what torture [E] keeps
_ Well,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ if they'd freed me from this prison If that railroad train was mine
Then I'd move it on a little farther down the line
[A] Far from wholesome prison That's where I want [E] to stay
_ And _ _ [B] I'd let that lonesome whistle Blow my blues [E] away _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _