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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