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            Walking my baby back home   Roy Turk / Fred E. Ahlert  
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Tabbed by: Mike Lydiat
E-mail: [email protected]
Tuning:EADGBE
INTRO CHORD SHAPES        VERSE and CHORUS CHORD SHAPES         
e|-Am0--Dm1--Em0--D72--G3-Am70---G71--|-C0-C60--Cmaj70-----Bb71---A70--Dm71---B72--Em70---|
B|-1--3--0--1--0-1---0--|-1-1--0-----3---2--1---0--0---|
G|-2--2--0--2--0-0---0--|-0-2--0-----3---0--2---2--0---|
D|-2--3--2--0--0-2---0--|-2-2--2-----3---2--0---1--0---|
A|-0--0--2--0--2-0---2--|-3-3--3-----x---0--x---2--2---|
E|-0--x--0--x--3-x---3--|-3-x--3-----x---x--x---x--0---|  
[INTRO]
AmI've an agreeable baby likes everything that I do 
DmDances most every night - Emmovies are her delight 
D7I sort of go for them Gtoo but when 
Ammovies and Ddances are Gdone - Am7that's when we D7have real Gfun  G7  
[VERSE 1]
CGee but it's C6great after Cmaj7being out C6late 
Cmaj7Walking my C6baby back Bb7home A7  
DmArm in A7arm over Dmmeadow and G7farm 
DmWalking my G7baby back ChomG7e 
[VERSE 2]
CWe go aC6long harmoCmaj7nizing a C6song 
Cmaj7or I'm reC6citing a Bb7poem A7  
DmOwls go A7by and they Dmgive me the G7eye 
DmWalking my G7baby back Chome B7  
[CHORUS 1]
We Em7stop for awhile - she A7gives me a smile 
and Am7snuggles her head to my B7chest.
We Em7start in to pet and A7that's when I get
Am7her powder all Dm7over my G7vest.
[VERSE 3]
CAfter C6I kind of Cmaj7straighten my C6tie 
Cmaj7she wants to C6borrow my Bb7combA7.   
DmOne kiss A7then I conDmtinue aG7gain 
DmWalking my G7baby back Chome.  B7  
[CHORUS 2]
She's aEm7fraid of the dark so A7I have to park 
OutAm7side of her door 'til it's B7light.
She Em7says if I try to A7kiss her, she'll cry 
Am7I dry her tears Dm7all through the G7night.
[VERSE 4]
CHand in C6hand to a Cmaj7barbecue C6stand 
Cmaj7right from her C6doorway we Bb7roamA7.  
DmEat and A7then, it's a Dmpleasure aG7gain 
DmWalking my G7baby, Emtalkin' my A7baby
DmLovin' my G7baby, EmI don't mean A7maybe
DmWalkin' - - -  my G7baby - - - - back Chome.

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Walking My Baby Back Home

by Lee Morse

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Cmaj7

Bb7

Dm7

Em7

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Walking my baby back home Roy Turk / Fred E. Ahlert

---------------------------------------------------------------- 1930---------------

Tabbed by: Mike Lydiat

E-mail: [email protected]

Tuning:EADGBE

INTRO CHORD SHAPES VERSE and CHORUS CHORD SHAPES

Am Dm Em D7 G Am7 G7 C C6 Cmaj7 Bb7 A7 Dm7 B7 Em7

e|-0--1--0--2--3-0---1--|-0-0--0-----1---0--1---2--0---|

B|-1--3--0--1--0-1---0--|-1-1--0-----3---2--1---0--0---|

G|-2--2--0--2--0-0---0--|-0-2--0-----3---0--2---2--0---|

D|-2--3--2--0--0-2---0--|-2-2--2-----3---2--0---1--0---|

A|-0--0--2--0--2-0---2--|-3-3--3-----x---0--x---2--2---|

E|-0--x--0--x--3-x---3--|-3-x--3-----x---x--x---x--0---|

[INTRO]

I've an agreeable baby likes everything that I do

Dm Em

Dances most every night - movies are her delight

D7 G

I sort of go for them too but when

Am D G Am7 D7 G G7

movies and dances are done - that's when we have real fun

[VERSE 1]

C C6 Cmaj7 C6

Gee but it's great after being out late

Cmaj7 C6 Bb7 A7

Walking my baby back home

Dm A7 Dm G7

Arm in arm over meadow and farm

Dm G7 C G7

Walking my baby back home

[VERSE 2]

C C6 Cmaj7 C6

We go along harmonizing a song

Cmaj7 C6 Bb7 A7

or I'm reciting a poem

Dm A7 Dm G7

Owls go by and they give me the eye

Dm G7 C B7

Walking my baby back home

[CHORUS 1]

Em7 A7

We stop for awhile - she gives me a smile

Am7 B7

and snuggles her head to my chest.

Em7 A7

We start in to pet and that's when I get

Am7 Dm7 G7

her powder all over my vest.

[VERSE 3]

C C6 Cmaj7 C6

After I kind of straighten my tie

Cmaj7 C6 Bb7 A7

she wants to borrow my comb.

Dm A7 Dm G7

One kiss then I continue again

Dm G7 C B7

Walking my baby back home.

[CHORUS 2]

Em7 A7

She's afraid of the dark so I have to park

Am7 B7

Outside of her door 'til it's light.

Em7 A7

She says if I try to kiss her, she'll cry

Am7 Dm7 G7

I dry her tears all through the night.

[VERSE 4]

C C6 Cmaj7 C6

Hand in hand to a barbecue stand

Cmaj7 C6 Bb7 A7

right from her doorway we roam.

Dm A7 Dm G7

Eat and then, it's a pleasure again

Dm G7 Em A7

Walking my baby, talkin' my baby

Dm G7 Em A7

Lovin' my baby, I don't mean maybe

Dm G7 C

Walkin' - - - my baby - - - - back home.

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