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RING  OF  FIRE

​
June Carter Cash & Merle Kilgore
​Popularized by Johnny Cash, 1963
UNDER CONSTRUCTION:  Notation & youTube keys need to be checked.

Accordion Notation    (Somewhat similar to that performed by June
                                                   Carter Cash in the embedded youTube video)
​Beats per bar =  4  
Beat symbol  =   Dot  ( . )
​​
​Inside row  =  Buttons  
2* - 7*
Verse 1 (of 2)
                                  
   ::5  |  .5  .5       .5*   .4*   |    ::5~ | ~:
Love    is   a    burn-ing      thing__


  .4    .4   |   ::4     |   :4   .4*  .3*  |  ::4~ | ~::  | 
And  it     makes     a   fier - y     ring___

   ::5     |   :5     .5*   .4*  |    ::5~ | ~:
Bound   by   wild   de  -   sires

.4   "4   "4   |  .4   .4     .4*   .3*   |  ::3~ | ~::   |
 I   fell  in   -  to   a    ring  of        fire__


Refrain

:5   :6*  |   .7*   .7*   :7*  |  .6     .6     .6     .6   |    :5* 
 I   fell      in  -  to    a      burn-ing  ring   of      fire__
 
.5   .5    |    :5         :6*    |     :7*
 I  went   down,  down,    down

 .7*   .7*   |     :6        :6     |    .5*    .5
And the    flames  went     high - er

  .4  .4   |    :3        :4      |    ::5    |  
And  it    burns, burns,   burns

 .4     .4*    :3*   |  ::4~ | ~:
The  ring  of       fire         


  .3     .3*  |   :2*   :3~ | ~:: 
The  ring     of    fire__

Accordion Notation    (Somewhat similar to that performed by
                                                  Johnny Cash in the embedded youTube video)


​{
Including:  Johnny Cash's trumpet prelude, interludes & addition to verses}
Beats per bar =  4  (with energy)
​(also one bar = 2, in trumpet lines 1-3 of verses)
Beat symbol  =   Dot  ( . )
​Inside row  =  Buttons  2* - 7*

{Trumpet sound  = Buttons 7*,7, 8*, 8 & 9*}

Trumpet Prelude    { |   .8   "8   .8   "8   .8   |   .9*  .8*  |  ::8~ | ~::       | }           
                         { |   .7   "7   .7   "7    .7  |   .8*  .7*  |  ::7~ | ~.:   .r  | }    

Verse 1 (of 2)

                                           { |  .8   "8   .8   "8    .8  |  .9*  .8*  |  ::8~  | ~.:  }  
  ::5~ | ~.  "5  "5     .5*   .4*  |  ::5~                         | ~:           | ~::     | ~.:
Love___   is   a  burn-ing      thing

                                                  
 { |  .7  "7   .7   "7   .7  |  .8*  .7*  |  ::7~ | ~.:   .r } 
  "4  "4  |    ::4~ | ~.   .4   .4*  .3*  |  ::4~                       | ~:           | ~::   | ~.:    .r  |
And  it    makes__    a   fier - y     ring

                                         { |  .8  "8   .8  "8    .8    |  .9*  .8*  |  ::8~  | ~.:    .r }  
    ::5~ | ~.   .5    .5*    .4*    |  ::5~                         | ~:           | ~::     | ~.:   .r  |
Bound        by  wild   de  -    sire

.4  "4   ;4    "4 "4  |    .4*   .3*  |  ::3~ | ~::  |
 I   fell  in -  to  a      ring  of      fire


Refrain

:5   :6*  |  .:7*  "7*  "7*  |    .6    .6      .6    .6  |  .5* :5     
 I   fell      in  -  to    a      burn-ing  ring  of     fire__
 
"5   "5    |   :5         :6*   |    .:7*
  I  went   down,  down,  down

 "7*   "7*  |    :6        :6     |   .5*     :5
And the    flames  went    high - er

  "4  "4  |    :3        :4      |    ::5    | 
And  it    burns, burns,   burns

  .4    :4*   .3*  |    ::4   |    .3     :3*   .2*  |  ::3~ | ~.:   .r  | 
The  ring  of       fire     The  ring  of       fire__

​

Embedded youTube VIDEOS

Total of 12 videos in various keys:  A=3      Bb=1    C=1       E=1          G=7   

Key:  A

Group:  Hermes House Band

​Posted by:  Hermes House Band ♪ 

Key:  A
         
Singer:  Alan Jackson

​Posted by:  Alan Jackson ♪ 
♪

Key:   A   

Singer:  George Canyon

Posted by:  Sirius XM Canada

Key:   Bb from 1:05  to 1:25

Group:  Social Distorion

Posted by: x1039phoenix

Key:  E
​
Group:  Music Travel Love

Posted by: Music Travel Love ♪ ​



Key:  G

Singer:  Jim van der Zee

​Posted by:  Jim van der Zee


Key:  G     from time 0 to 1:54

Singer:  Jrustuan Irdykh

Posted by: The Voice Croatia


​ Key:  G

Singer:  Johnny Cash

Posted by:  Johnny Cash​ ♪
​

​

Key:  G   

Singer:  June Carter Cash

Posted by:  ItsWaldo (Walter Brinkman)


​ Key:  G

Singer:  Anne Reburn

Posted by:  Anne Reburn​ ♪


Key:  G   time 0 to 1:40

Singer:  Alexander Eder

Posted by:  The Voice of Germany -
                     Offiziell

Key:  G

Singer:  Johnny Cash, with the
​             Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Posted by:  Johnny Cash​ ♪

Background Materials, Information & Links

​Lyrics:      Verse 1:

​


                 Refrain:






             
Repeat Refrain:


Verse 2:




Refrain:


Closing Refrain:



Love is a burning thing
And it makes a fiery ring

Bound by wild desire
I fell in to a ring of fire

I fell into a burning ring of fire
I went down, down, down
And the flames went higher
And it burns, burns, burns
The ring of fire
The ring of fire




The taste of love is sweet
When hearts like ours meet
I fell for you like a child
Oh, but the fire went wild


​
I fell in to a burning ring of fire

I went down, down, down
And the flames went higher
And it burns, burns, burns
The ring of fire
The ring of fire
And it burns, burns, burns
The ring of fire
The ring of fire
​
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