Ring of Fire
Johnny Cash (Written by June Carter), Ray Charles and Johnny Cash, Dwight Yoakam

Midi (G228)    Midi 2(Bb170) Midi 3(B103)
For diatonic harmonica
Johnny Cash, June Carter and Merle Kilgore

Lead In:  7 7 -8 | 8 8 8 8 | 8 8 -9  -8 9 |7  7   7 7  7  -8  -7  7
         (I  fell  into a ring   of  fire  I fell into a ring of fire)

Verse 1:
  6   6 6  -6 -5    6       (7 7 -8 | 8 8 8 8 | 8 8 -9 -8 9 )
Love is a burnin' thing,    (I  fell  into a ring   of fire)
 5   5   5   5 -5 -4   4     7  7   7 7  7  -8  -7  7
and it makes a fiery ring.  (I fell into a ring of fire)
   6   6  -6   -5 6     (7 7 -8 | 8 8 8 8 | 8 8 -9 -8 9)
Bound by wild desire -- (I  fell  into a ring   of fire)
5  5    5 5 5  -5  -4  4
I fell into a ring of fire.

Chorus:
6  -7  -8 -8 -8 7  7     7   7  -6 6   6  6     6    -7    -8
I fell in to a burnin' ring of fire -- I went down, down, down,
 -8  -8    7     7   -6 6       
And the flames went higher.
 5  -4   4      5      6     5   -5  -4  5 6   5   -5  -4   4
And it burns, burns, burns, the ring of fire, the ring of fire.

(7 7 -8 | 8 8 8 8 | 8 8 -9  -8 9 |7  7   7 7  7  -8  -7  7
(I  fell  into a ring   of  fire  I fell into a ring of fire)

(7 7 -8 | 8 8 8 8 | 8 8 -9  -8 9 |7  7   7 7  7  -8  -7  7
(I  fell  into a ring   of  fire  I fell into a ring of fire)

Chorus:
6  -7  -8 -8 -8 7  7     7   7  -6 6   6  6     6    -7    -8
I fell in to a burnin' ring of fire -- I went down, down, down,
 -8  -8    7     7   -6 6       
And the flames went higher.
 5  -4   4      5      6     5    5  -4  5 6   5   -5  -4   4
And it burns, burns, burns, the ring of fire, the ring of fire.

Verse 2:
 6    6    6  -6  -5   6     (7 7 -8 | 8 8 8 8 | 8 8 -9 -8 9 )
The taste of love is sweet   (I  fell  into a ring   of fire)
  5    5   5 -5   -4   4      7  7   7 7  7  -8  -7  7
when hearts like ours meet.  (I fell into a ring of fire)
6  6    -6  -5   6  5   5     (7 7 -8 | 8 8 8 8 | 8 8 -9 -8 9 )
I fell for you like a child   (I  fell  into a ring   of fire)
 5   5   5   -5   -4    4
oh, but the fire went wild.

Chorus:
6  -7  -8 -8 -8 7  7     7   7  -6 6   6  6     6    -7    -8
I fell in to a burnin' ring of fire -- I went down, down, down,
 -8  -8    7     7   -6 6       
And the flames went higher.
 5  -4   4      5      6     5    5  -4  5 6   5   -5  -4   4
And it burns, burns, burns, the ring of fire, the ring of fire.

Chorus:
6  -7  -8 -8 -8 7  7     7   7  -6 6   6  6     6    -7    -8
I fell in to a burnin' ring of fire -- I went down, down, down,
 -8  -8    7     7   -6 6       
And the flames went higher.
 5  -4   4      5      6     5    5  -4  5 6   5   -5  -4   4
And it burns, burns, burns, the ring of fire, the ring of fire.

 5  -4   4      5      6     5    5  -4  5 6   5   -5  -4   4
And it burns, burns, burns, the ring of fire, the ring of fire.

 5   -5  -4   4     5   -5  -4   4   (and Fade)
the ring of fire.  the ring of fire.

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From June 30, 2006

   
Johnny Cash 1963                                                                                                                         Johnny Cash
 
    

 

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