I walk the line (C Major)
Artist:
Johnny Cash
Genre:
Country
Roman Numerals:
I, I7, IV, V, V7
Instrument:
Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]
Entered by:
PollyEV
C
(C,E,G)
-
C
E
G
C
E
C7
(C,E,G,B♭)
-
C
E
B♭
C
E
F
(F,A,C)
F
C
F
A
C
F
G
(G,B,D)
G
B
D
G
B
G
G7
(G,B,D,F)
G
B
D
G
B
F
Chorus
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
I keep a
[
G7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
close watch on this heart of
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
mine
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
I keep my
[
G7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
eyes wide open all the
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
time
[
C7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
I keep the
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
ends out for the tie that
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
binds
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
because you're
[
G7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
mine I walk the
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
line
Verse 1
I find it
[
G7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
very very easy to be
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
true
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
I find my-
[
G7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
self alone when each day is
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
through
[
C7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Yes I'll ad-
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
mit I'm a fool for
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
you
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
because you're
[
G7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
mine I walk the
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
line
Verse 2
As sure as
[
G7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
night is dark and day is
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
light
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
I keep you
[
G7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
on my mind both day and
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
night
[
C7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
And happi-
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
ness I've known proves that it's
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
right
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
because you're
[
G7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
mine I walk the
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
line
Verse 3
You've got a
[
G7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
way to keep me on your
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
side
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
you give me
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
cause for love that I can't
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
hide
[
C7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
For you I
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
know I'd even try to turn the
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
tide
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
because you're
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
mine I walk the
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
line
Chorus
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
I keep a
[
G7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
close watch on this heart of
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
mine
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
I keep my
[
G7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
eyes wide open all the
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
time
[
C7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
I keep the
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
ends out for the tie that
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
binds
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
because you're
[
G7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
mine I walk the
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
line
Happy playing from
InternetChordDatabase.com
!
All content ©2026 by InternetChordDatabase.com 11.2.3
Sponsored by
Venters Consulting, LLC