i also love johnny cash etc but since u already know him here are some of my other fav SAD country/folk songs
crying (with roy orbison), a case of you (cover), and bird on a wire by k.d. lang
thoroughfare & everytime by ethel cain
dead of night and winds change by orville peck
fast car, the promise, and telling stories by tracy chapman
space cowboy, deeper well, and arm’s length by kacey musgraves
i hope i never fall in love again by maren morris
closer to fine, don’t think twice it’s all right, and land of canaan by indigo girls