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Johnny Cash – Rollin Free Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsA E D A7

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[Intro]
   A  X4

[Chorus]
        A             A
Rollin' free, rollin' free,
        A
rollin' free
Just the sun and the wind
                 E
and the road and me
  A
I don't want to be tied to a load
     D
That I can't carry over the road
A
Just want to hear
that thunder roar
   D
On trails that ain't
been rode before
   E
No put no chains on me,
            A
I'm rollin' free

[Verse 1]
    A
Now I'm not worried about who I am
      D
Cause frankly I don't give a damn
E
Long as I can be where
          A   E
I want to be
    A
And doin' what I want to do
    D
And if it's all the same to you
E                            A
What I want to be is rollin' free

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[Chorus]
        A             A
Rollin' free, rollin' free,
        A
rollin' free
Just the sun and the wind
                 E
and the road and me
  A                     A7
I don't want to be tied to a load
     D
That I can't carry over the road
A
Just want to hear that thunder roar
   D
On trails that ain't
been rode before
   E
No put no chains on me,
            A
I'm rollin' free

[Verse 2]
    A
Now I forgot about yesterday
    D
And let tomorrow bring what may
    E
Let everything be as
        A   E
it will be
      A
Cause all I need is my machine
      D
And a little high octane gasoline
    E
And get your hands off me,
            A
I'm rollin' free

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[Chorus]
        A             A
Rollin' free, rollin' free,
        A
rollin' free
Just the sun and the
                      E
wind and the road and me
  A
I don't want to be
tied to a load
     D
That I can't carry
over the road
A
Just want to hear
that thunder roar
   D
On trails that ain't
been rode before
   E
No put no chains on me,
            A
I'm rollin' free

[Outro]
        A             A
Rollin' free, rollin' free
            A
I'm rollin' free, rollin'
A             A
free, rollin' free.

How to play Rollin Free: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Rollin Free by Johnny Cash on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Rollin Free by Johnny Cash is built around A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯), with 4 chords in all: A, E, D and A7.

Most of the song cycles through A – D – E – A (I – IV – V – I in A major), the I–IV–V–I, the backbone of gospel, blues and folk. In solfa, that is doh – fah – soh – doh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Beginner-friendly: every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.