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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ring of Fire – Johnny Cash --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: June Carter/Merle Kilgore Released in 1963 Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard Tempo: 207 bpm --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here’s a way to incorporate the Mariachi theme into the acoustic guitar accompaniment. Keep strumming but accentuate the single notes: [Mariachi Theme] G C G 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 E ------|---3--------------|----3-----3-3---|----3-----3-3--| B ------|---3--------------|----3-----3-3---|----3-----3-3--| G ------|---0--------------|----0-----0-0---|----0-----0-0--| D ------|0--0-0--0-0--2----|0---------------|---------------| A 2-3-4-|----------------3-|----------------|---------------| E ------|------------------|----------------|3--------------| G D G 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 e |---3---------------|----3-----3-3---|----3-----3-3--| B |---3---------------|----3-----3-3---|----3-----3-3--| G |---0---------------|----0-----0-0---|----0-----0-0--| D |-------------------|----------------|---------------| A |2--2-2--2-2--3---0-|2---------------|---------------| E |-------------------|----------------|3--------------| [Mariachi Theme] for a second guitar G C G 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 e ------|-------------------|----------------|---------------| B 0-1-2-|3--3-3--3-3--5—-1--|3---------------|---------------| G 0-2-3-|4--4-4--4-4--5—-2--|4---------------|---------------| D ------|-------------------|----------------|---------------| A ------|-------------------|----------------|---------------| E ------|-------------------|----------------|---------------| G D G 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 e |-------------------|----------------|---------------| B |-------------------|----------------|---------------| G |4--4-4--4-4--5--2--|4---------------|---------------| D |5--5-5--5-5--7--4--|5---------------|---------------| A |-------------------|----------------|---------------| E |-------------------|----------------|---------------| [Verse 1] – Pattern [Verse 2] - Pattern | 4/4 | 4/4 | 6/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | | 4/4 | 4/4 | 6/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | | 4/4 | 4/4 | 6/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | | 4/4 | 4/4 | 6/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | | 4/4 | 4/4 | 6/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | | 6/4 | 4/4 | 6/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | | 6/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | | 4/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Mariachi Theme] 6/4 4/4 4/4 | G C | G | G | 6/4 4/4 4/4 | G D | G | G | [Verse 1] 6/4 4/4 4/4 G C | G C | G | G | Love is a burnin' thing 6/4 4/4 4/4 G D | G D | G | G | And it makes a fiery ring 6/4 4/4 4/4 G C | G C | G | G | Bound by wild desire 6/4 4/4 4/4 | G D | G | G | I fell into a ring of fire [Chorus] 4/4
DI fell into a Cburnin' ring of Gfire I went Ddown, down, down, and the Cflames went Ghigher And it Gburns, burns, burns The Dring of Gfire, the Dring of Gfire
[Mariachi Theme] 6/4 4/4 4/4 | G C | G | G | 6/4 4/4 4/4 | G D | G | G | 6/4 4/4 4/4 | G C | G | G | 6/4 4/4 4/4 | G D | G | G | [Chorus] 4/4
DI fell into a Cburnin' ring of Gfire I went Ddown, down, down, and the Cflames went Ghigher And it Gburns, burns, burns The Dring of Gfire, the Dring of Gfire
[Verse 2] 6/4 4/4 4/4 G C | G C | G | G | The taste of love is sweet 6/4 4/4 4/4 G D | G D | G | G | When hearts like ours meet 6/4 4/4 6/4 4/4 4/4 | G C | G | G C | G | G | I fell for you like a child 4/4 4/4 G D | G | G | Oh, but the fire went wild [Chorus] 4/4
DI fell into a Cburnin' ring of Gfire I went Ddown, down, down, and the Cflames went Ghigher And it Gburns, burns, burns The Dring of Gfire, the Dring of Gfire
[Chorus] 4/4
DI fell into a Cburnin' ring of Gfire I went Ddown, down, down, and the Cflames went Ghigher And it Gburns, burns, burns The Dring of Gfire, the Dring of Gfire
[Outro]
And it Gburns, burns, burns The Dring of Gfire, the Dring of Gfire
(repeat and fade:)
The Dring of Gfire, the Dring of Gfire