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]