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Taking A Walk

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                       Taking a Walk - John Prine
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Tabbed by: Dave S.
Email: Dlgibson@netscape.com
Tuning: Standard
Artist: John Prine
Album: Fair and Square
Year: 2005
Intro:
G  Bm  C  D
G  Bm  C  D
G  Bm  C  D
G  Bm  C  D
G             Bm         C
A man came to our house
             D         G  Bm  C  D
I believe it was yesterday
G                        Bm   C
I would have invited him in 
      D                    G  Bm  C  D
But I didn't have a lot to say
B                      Em
His anticipation of me opening the door
B                                Em
Outweighed my apprehension as it never had before
    B                            Em
And drove my concentration right through that hardwood floor
C       D
      A
Oo-oo -ha
             G   Bm   C   D
I'm taking a walk
             G   Bm   C   D
I'm going outside
             G   Bm   C   D
I'm taking a walk
                 G   Bm   C   D
I'm just getting by
G                     Bm          C
There's a girl in the white house
        D             G   Bm   C   D
I don't even know her name
G              Bm         C
Her disheveled appearance
D                 G   Bm   C   D
Speaks volumes of shame
B                                    Em
It's an embarrassing situation but a situation just the same
B                               Em
The way she walks on others and never takes the blame
B                        Em
Upsets my constitution beyond its mortal frame
C       D
      A
Oo-oo -ha
             G   Bm   C   D
I'm taking a walk
             G   Bm   C   D
I'm going outside
                 G   Bm   C   D
I'm watching the birds
                 G   Bm   C   D
I'm just getting by
Break:
G   Bm   C   D
G   Bm   C   D
G   Bm   C   D
G   Bm   C   D
B        Em
B        Em
B        Em
C        D
G                   Bm      C
Found a card in the pocket
      D            G   Bm   C   D
Of my worn out overalls
G                    Bm     C
From a girl in Cedar Rapids
    D                 G   Bm   C   D
Now residing in Idaho Falls
B                                     Em
I wish you could have been there when she opened up the door
B                                  Em
And looked me in the face like she never did before
B                            Em
I felt about as welcome as a Wal-Mart Superstore
C         D
0o-oo - a-ha
             G   Bm   C   D
I'm taking a walk
             G   Bm   C   D
I'm going outside
             G   Bm   C   D
I'm taking a walk
               G   Bm   C   D
I don't need a ride
                 G   Bm   C   D
I'm watching the birds
          G   Bm   C   D
Flying so high

Taking A Walk chords and lyrics

Free chords for Taking A Walk by John Prine. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       Taking a Walk - John Prine
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tabbed by: Dave S.
Email: Dlgibson@netscape.com
Tuning: Standard
Artist: John Prine
Album: Fair and Square
Year: 2005
Intro:
G  Bm  C  D
G  Bm  C  D
G  Bm  C  D
G  Bm  C  D
C       D
Oo-oo A-ha
C       D
Oo-oo A-ha
Break:
G   Bm   C   D
G   Bm   C   D
G   Bm   C   D
G   Bm   C   D
B        Em
B        Em
B        Em
C        D

Taking A Walk Chords by John Prine

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What key is "Taking A Walk" in?

The chords for "Taking A Walk" show the original chord names (including G, Bm, C, D, A, B). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.