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Beatnik Walking

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Beatnik Walking 
Notes played around E chord on 7th Fret equates to chords shown
e|------------------------------------------------------------------9---------|
B|---------9-----10-9--------------------9--10--9-----------9---12--10--9-----|
G|--9--11-----9------9------9--9--11-------------9--9--11---------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------9--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
EHand me dEadd2/Bown my waElking shG#5oes  E  
EAnd MrEadd9. MurdEocEsus4h's neEws 
IE'm goiEadd9ng thunEder rain or E6shiEne Esus4  E  B  
EGot a papoose on my back
We're on the right track, Jack
To leave the beatnik blues behiBnd
GAmsterdam, where good things come in tEhrees
GEase your troubled mind and shoot the Bbreeze
ETake tEadd9he path Edown to the Esus4millE  
EI'm goEadd9ing to EgEsus4et my Efill
EI'm goEadd9ing to Eeat till the E6poEt Esus4runs dEryB  
EAnne FEadd9rank's housEe and Rembrandt's Esus4tombE  
EI'd beEadd9tter mEakEsus4e some Eroom
E‘Cause Eadd9BrotheEr VinceE6nt'Es Esus4on my EmindB  
GLife goes on behind the tiles and cEhintzes
GDirty water fit for kings and prBinces
EDutch Eadd9is not Ea loving tonEsus4gueE  
EYou saEadd9y your EpiecEsus4e and Erun
EYou shEadd9ow you Ecare in E6otEheEsus4r waysE  B  
ESailorEadd9s in thEeir Sunday bEsus4estE  
EI'm feEadd9eling oEverdressedEsus4  E  
EI've gEadd9ot to lEose theE6se EblacEsus4ks and gEreysB  
GAmsterdam, where good things come in thErees
GSoothe your troubled mind and shoot the bBreeze
EHand me down my walking shoes
AHand me down my walking shoes
DGot to leave these beatnik blues bEehind
DGot to leave these beatnik blues behEind

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Beatnik Walking

by Richard Thompson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Eadd2/B

G#5

Eadd9

Esus4

Beatnik Walking

Notes played around E chord on 7th Fret equates to chords shown

e|------------------------------------------------------------------9---------|

B|---------9-----10-9--------------------9--10--9-----------9---12--10--9-----|

G|--9--11-----9------9------9--9--11-------------9--9--11---------------------|

D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------9--|

A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E Eadd2/B E G#5 E

Hand me down my walking shoes

E Eadd9 E Esus4 E

And Mr. Murdoch's news

E Eadd9 E E6 E Esus4 E B

I'm going thunder rain or shine

Got a papoose on my back

We're on the right track, Jack

To leave the beatnik blues behind

G E

Amsterdam, where good things come in threes

G B

Ease your troubled mind and shoot the breeze

E Eadd9 E Esus4 E

Take the path down to the mill

E Eadd9 E Esus4 E

I'm going to get my fill

E Eadd9 E E6 E Esus4 E B

I'm going to eat till the pot runs dry

E Eadd9 E Esus4 E

Anne Frank's house and Rembrandt's tomb

E Eadd9 E Esus4 E

I'd better make some room

E Eadd9 E E6 E Esus4 E B

‘Cause Brother Vincent's on my mind

G E

Life goes on behind the tiles and chintzes

G B

Dirty water fit for kings and princes

E Eadd9 E Esus4 E

Dutch is not a loving tongue

E Eadd9 E Esus4 E

You say your piece and run

E Eadd9 E E6 E Esus4 E B

You show you care in other ways

E Eadd9 E Esus4 E

Sailors in their Sunday best

E Eadd9 E Esus4 E

I'm feeling overdressed

E Eadd9 E E6 E Esus4 E B

I've got to lose these blacks and greys

G E

Amsterdam, where good things come in threes

G B

Soothe your troubled mind and shoot the breeze

Hand me down my walking shoes

D E

Got to leave these beatnik blues behind

D E

Got to leave these beatnik blues behind

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