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Walk A Mile In My Shoes

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            Walk a Mile in My Shoes – Elvis Presley
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Written by: Joe South
From: “On Stage” (1970)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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[Intro] / [Outro]
  A1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    B1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------2-----2h3-2-------------|--------4-----4h5-4-------------|
G|----2-----------------2h4p2-----|----4-----------------4h6p4-----|
D|2-----------2---------------2---|4-----------4---------------4---|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  D1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    A1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------7-----7h8-7-------------|--------2-----2h3-2-------------|
G|----7-----------------7h9p7-----|----2-----------------2h4p2-----|
D|7-----------7---------------7---|2-----------2---------------2---|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
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[Intro}
|  A|  B|  D|  A|
[Verse]
If I could Abe youAsus4  A  
If you could Abe meAsus4  A  
                  B   Bsus4   B|    B|
For just one hour
If we could Dfind a way
                          E     A   Asus4   A|   A   Asus4     A|
To get inside each other’s mind
[Verse]
If you could sAee you Asus4  A  
Through my AeyesAsus4  A  
                     B   Bsus4   B|    B|
Instead of your ego 
I believe you'd Dbe, I believe you'd be 
                                 E     A   Asus4   A|    A|
Surprised to see that you've been blind       (break)
[Chorus]
Walk a mile in my Ashoes
Just walk a mile in my Dshoes
Before you aEbuse, criticize and acDcuse
                         A|    A|
Walk a mile in my shoes   (break)
[Verse]
Now if we Aspend the dayAsus4  A  
Throwing Astones Asus4  A  
             B   Bsus4   B|    B|
At one another
Cause I don't Dthink, 'cause I don't think
                                E     A   Asus4   A|   A   Asus4     A|
Or wear my hair the same way you do
[Verse]
Well, I Amay be Asus4  A  
Common ApeopleAsus4  A  
                  B   Bsus4   B|    B|
But I'm your brother
And when you Dstrike out
You're trying to Ehurt me
                A   Asus4          A|    A|
It's hurting you,        Lord, have mercy
[Chorus]
Walk a mile in my Ashoes
Just walk a mile in my Dshoes
Before you aEbuse, criticize and acDcuse
                         A|    A|
Walk a mile in my shoes   (break)
[Verse]
Now there are Apeople Asus4  A  
On reserAvationsAsus4  A  
                    B   Bsus4   B|    B|
And out in the ghetto
And brother Dthere, but, for the grace of Egod
              A   Asus4   A|   A   Asus4     A|
Go you and I
[Verse]
If I Aonly Asus4  A  
Had Awings Asus4  A  
                 B   Bsus4   B|    B|
Of a little angel
Don't you know, I'd Dfly
To the top of a Emountain
And then I'd Acry, cry, Acry
[Chorus]
Walk a mile in my Ashoes
Just walk a mile in my Dshoes
Before you aEbuse, criticize and acDcuse
                      A|    A|
Walk a mile in my shoes
[Chorus]
Walk a mile in my Ashoes
Just walk a mile in my Dshoes
Before you aEbuse, criticize and acDcuse
                                (break)
                 [  A]
Walk a mile in my shoes
[Coda]
|  A|  B|  D| A  

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Walk A Mile In My Shoes

by Elvis Presley

Lyrics & chords · Original key

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Walk a Mile in My Shoes – Elvis Presley

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Written by: Joe South

From: “On Stage” (1970)

Tabbed by: maguri

Tuning: Standard

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

[Intro] / [Outro]

A B

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

B|--------2-----2h3-2-------------|--------4-----4h5-4-------------|

G|----2-----------------2h4p2-----|----4-----------------4h6p4-----|

D|2-----------2---------------2---|4-----------4---------------4---|

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

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

D A

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

B|--------7-----7h8-7-------------|--------2-----2h3-2-------------|

G|----7-----------------7h9p7-----|----2-----------------2h4p2-----|

D|7-----------7---------------7---|2-----------2---------------2---|

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

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

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[Intro}

A B D A

| | | | |

[Verse]

A Asus4 A

If I could be you

A Asus4 A

If you could be me

B Bsus4 B B

| |

For just one hour

If we could find a way

E A Asus4 A A Asus4 A

| |

To get inside each other’s mind

[Verse]

A Asus4 A

If you could see you

A Asus4 A

Through my eyes

B Bsus4 B B

| |

Instead of your ego

I believe you'd be, I believe you'd be

E A Asus4 A A

| |

Surprised to see that you've been blind (break)

[Chorus]

Walk a mile in my shoes

Just walk a mile in my shoes

E D

Before you abuse, criticize and accuse

A A

| |

Walk a mile in my shoes (break)

[Verse]

A Asus4 A

Now if we spend the day

A Asus4 A

Throwing stones

B Bsus4 B B

| |

At one another

Cause I don't think, 'cause I don't think

E A Asus4 A A Asus4 A

| |

Or wear my hair the same way you do

[Verse]

A Asus4 A

Well, I may be

A Asus4 A

Common people

B Bsus4 B B

| |

But I'm your brother

And when you strike out

You're trying to hurt me

A Asus4 A A

| |

It's hurting you, Lord, have mercy

[Chorus]

Walk a mile in my shoes

Just walk a mile in my shoes

E D

Before you abuse, criticize and accuse

A A

| |

Walk a mile in my shoes (break)

[Verse]

A Asus4 A

Now there are people

A Asus4 A

On reservations

B Bsus4 B B

| |

And out in the ghetto

D E

And brother there, but, for the grace of god

A Asus4 A A Asus4 A

| |

Go you and I

[Verse]

A Asus4 A

If I only

A Asus4 A

Had wings

B Bsus4 B B

| |

Of a little angel

Don't you know, I'd fly

To the top of a mountain

A A

And then I'd cry, cry, cry

[Chorus]

Walk a mile in my shoes

Just walk a mile in my shoes

E D

Before you abuse, criticize and accuse

A A

| |

Walk a mile in my shoes

[Chorus]

Walk a mile in my shoes

Just walk a mile in my shoes

E D

Before you abuse, criticize and accuse

(break)

[ ]

Walk a mile in my shoes

[Coda]

A B D A

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