Heartwood Guitar Instruction



Ring Of Fire

by June Carter and Merle Kilgore, as performed by Johnny Cash in “Walk the Line”

Note: This song has some tricky time signature issues. It’s in cut time (2/2), but for clarity, I’ve notated it as if it’s in 4/4 (with occasional measures of 2/4). I’ve also “dashed out” the verses because of the complex rhythm.

Also, this version, from the movie “Walk the Line,” is simpler than the original and works better if you don’t have a mariachi band on hand.

|Strum Guide |

|Full-Measure Strum: |Half-Measure Strum: |

|D D U U D U |D D U |

|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + |

|Chorus Strum w/alternating bass: | |

|B D U B D U | |

|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | |

Capo 2

Intro: / G - - - / C - / G - - - - / - - - - /

/ G - - - / D - / G - - - - / - - - - /

/ G - - - / - - C - / G - - - / - - - - /

Love is a burning thing

/ G - - - / - - D - / G - - - / - - - - /

And it makes a fiery ring

/ G - - - / - - C - / G - - - / - - - - /

Bound by wild desire

/ G - - - / D - / G - - - / - - - - /

I fell into a ring of fire

Chorus:

D (2) C G

I fell into a burning ring of fire

D (2) C G

I went down, down, down, and the flames went higher

G (2)

And it burns, burns, burns

/ G - C - / G - - - /

The ring of fire

/ G - D - / G - - - / - - - - /

The ring of fire

Intro x2

Chorus

/ G - - - / - - C - / G - - - / - - - - /

The taste of love is sweet

/ G - - - / - - D - / G - - - / - - - - /

When hearts like ours meet

/ G - - - / C - / G - - - / - - - - /

I fell for you like a child

/ G - - - / - - D - / G - - - / - - - - /

Ohh, but the fire went wild

Chorus x2, then repeat last three lines

End on G

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