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Aminor

90BPM

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1/12

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 12Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Walk Hard - Dewey Cox
This isn't really played with a capo, but the key is the same and it's a lot easier to play.
CAPO 2nd Fret
[Intro]
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|---0--2--3--(F)--3--2--0--(Am)-------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|---0--2--3--(C)--3--2--0--(Am)-------|
E|-------------------------------------|
[Verse]
AmWalk hard, Chard
Down lFife's rocky GroEad
AmWalk bold, Chard
That's my Fcreed, my GcoEde
[Chorus]
I've been Dscorned and slandered and Gridiculed Dtoo
Had to Cstruggle every day my Fwhole life Cthrough
Seen my Dshare of the worst that this Gworld can Dgive
But I Estill got a dream and a burning rage to live
[Verse]
AmWalk hard, Chard
When tFhey say you're all GdoEne
AmWalk bold, Chard
Though they sFay you're not the GoEne
[Chorus]
Even Dif you've been told time and tGime agDain
That you're aClways gonna lose and you're nFever gonna wCin
Gotta keDep that vision in youGr mind's Deye
When you're sEtanding on top of a mountain high
[Solo]
  D    F    G    Dx2
[Bridge]
N.C.
You know when I was a boy
Folks used to say to me
"Slow down Dewey, don't walk so hard"
And I used to tell them
Life's a race, and I'm in it to win it
And I'll walk as damn hard as I please
How do I walk boys?
FHaaGarrDd!
[Chorus]
When I Dmeet my maker on my Gdying dDay
Gonna lCook him in the eye and by FGod I'll sCay
I Dgave my word and my wGord was gDood
I tEook it in the face and walked as hard as I could
[Outro]
Walk Amhard
Walk Chard
Walk Fhard
Walk Ehard

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Walk Hard

by Dewey Cox

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Walk Hard - Dewey Cox

This isn't really played with a capo, but the key is the same and it's a lot easier to play.

CAPO 2nd Fret

[Intro]

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

B|-------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------------|

A|---0--2--3--(F)--3--2--0--(Am)-------|

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

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

B|-------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------------|

A|---0--2--3--(C)--3--2--0--(Am)-------|

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

[Verse]

Am C

Walk hard, hard

F G E

Down life's rocky road

Am C

Walk bold, hard

F G E

That's my creed, my code

[Chorus]

D G D

I've been scorned and slandered and ridiculed too

C F C

Had to struggle every day my whole life through

D G D

Seen my share of the worst that this world can give

But I still got a dream and a burning rage to live

[Verse]

Am C

Walk hard, hard

F G E

When they say you're all done

Am C

Walk bold, hard

F G E

Though they say you're not the one

[Chorus]

D G D

Even if you've been told time and time again

C F C

That you're always gonna lose and you're never gonna win

D G D

Gotta keep that vision in your mind's eye

When you're standing on top of a mountain high

[Solo]

D F G D

[Bridge]

N.C.

You know when I was a boy

Folks used to say to me

"Slow down Dewey, don't walk so hard"

And I used to tell them

Life's a race, and I'm in it to win it

And I'll walk as damn hard as I please

How do I walk boys?

F G D

Haaarrd!

[Chorus]

D G D

When I meet my maker on my dying day

C F C

Gonna look him in the eye and by God I'll say

D G D

I gave my word and my word was good

I took it in the face and walked as hard as I could

[Outro]

Walk hard

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