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Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":593480,"song":"Taking A Walk","artist":"John Prine","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/593480-taking-a-walk-chords-by-john-prine/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/593480?type=chord","rating":4.70696,"votes":83,"content":"----------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n Taking a Walk - John Prine\r\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\nTabbed by: Dave S.\r\nEmail: Dlgibson@netscape.com\r\n\r\nTuning: Standard\r\n\r\nArtist: John Prine\r\nAlbum: Fair and Square\r\nYear: 2005\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIntro:\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nA man came to our house[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI believe it was yesterday[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] \r\nI would have invited him in [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut I didn't have a lot to say[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHis anticipation of me opening the door[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] \r\nOutweighed my apprehension as it never had before[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd drove my concentration right through that hardwood floor[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOo-oo [ch]A[/ch]-ha\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'm taking a walk[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'm going outside[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'm taking a walk[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'm just getting by[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThere's a girl in the white house[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI don't even know her name[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHer disheveled appearance[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSpeaks volumes of shame[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nIt's an embarrassing situation but a situation just the same[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThe way she walks on others and never takes the blame[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nUpsets my constitution beyond its mortal frame[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOo-oo [ch]A[/ch]-ha\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'm taking a walk[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'm going outside[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'm watching the birds[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'm just getting by[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nBreak:\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]B[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n[ch]B[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n[ch]B[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFound a card in the pocket[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOf my worn out overalls[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFrom a girl in Cedar Rapids[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNow residing in Idaho Falls[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI wish you could have been there when she opened up the door[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd looked me in the face like she never did before[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI felt about as welcome as a Wal-Mart Superstore[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n0o-oo - a-ha[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'm taking a walk[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'm going outside[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'm taking a walk[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI don't need a ride[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'm watching the birds[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFlying so high[/tab]","plain_text":"----------------------------------------------------------------------------\n Taking a Walk - John Prine\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nTabbed by: Dave S.\nEmail: Dlgibson@netscape.com\n\nTuning: Standard\n\nArtist: John Prine\nAlbum: Fair and Square\nYear: 2005\n\n\n\nIntro:\nG Bm C D\nG Bm C D\nG Bm C D\nG Bm C D\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nC D\nOo-oo A-ha\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nC D\nOo-oo A-ha\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBreak:\nG Bm C D\nG Bm C D\nG Bm C D\nG Bm C D\nB Em\nB Em\nB Em\nC D","chords":["G","Bm","C","D","A","B","Em"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}