Walk Of Life Chords by Dire Straits

Tempo:
86.25 bpm
Chords used:

A

B

E

Abm

Dbm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Dire Straits - Walk Of Life chords
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[E] [B] [A]
[B] [Abm] [A] [B]
[E] [A]
[B] [Abm] [A] [B]
[E] [A]
[B] [Abm] [A]
[B] [E] [A]
[B] [A]
[B] [E] [A]
[B] [A]
[B] [E] He come down the stream and oh he's cold as, he bop his little lip, is that what I say?
He come down the stream and I got a woman, down in the tunnel trying to [A] make it play.
He got the action, he got the [E] motion, oh yeah, the boy can [A] play.
Dedication, [E] devotion, turning all the night time into day.
Do the song about the [B] sweet old lonely, [E] do the song about the [A] night, [E] do the walk, [B] do the [A] walk of life.
[B] Yeah, do the [E] walk of life.
[A]
[B] [Abm] [A]
[B] [E] He come down and I'm gonna tell you the story, hand me now my walking shoe.
He come to me with the power and the glory, black feet, the [A] talking moves.
He got the action, he got the [E] motion, oh yeah, the [Dbm] boy can [A] play.
Dedication, [E] devotion, turning all the night time into day.
Do the song about the [B] sweet old lonely, [E] do the song about the [A] night, [E] do the walk, [B] do the [Gbm] walk of life.
[B] Yeah, do the [E] walk of life.
[A]
[B] [Abm] [A]
[B] [E] [A] Woo hoo!
[B] [A]
[B] [E] He come down the stream and oh he's called it, he bop his little lip, is that what I say?
He come down the stream and I got a woman, down in the tunnel trying to [A] make it play.
He got the action, he got the [E] motion, oh yeah, the [Dbm] boy can [A] play.
Dedication, [E] devotion, turning all the night time into day.
Then after all the [B] violence and double talk, [E] it's just the song and all the [A] trouble and the strife.
[E] He do the walk, [B] yeah, he do the [A] walk of life.
[B] Yeah, do the [E] walk of life.
[A]
Woo hoo!
[B] [Abm] [A]
[B] [E] [A]
[B] [Abm] [A]
[B] Woo [E] hoo!
[A]
[B] [A]
[B] [E] Woo hoo!
[A]
Woo hoo!
[B] [Abm] [A] [B] [E] [A]
[B]
Key:  
A
1231
B
12341112
E
2311
Abm
123111114
Dbm
13421114
A
1231
B
12341112
E
2311
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To jam and learn Dire Straits - (Remastered 2022) Walk Of Life chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: B, E, A, B, A, Abm and A. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 43 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 86. Given the song's key of E Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[E] _ _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [Abm] _ [A] _ _ [B] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [Abm] _ [A] _ _ [B] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [Abm] _ [A] _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[B] _ [E] He come down the stream and oh he's cold as, he bop his little lip, is that what I say?
He come down the stream and I got a woman, down in the tunnel trying to [A] make it play.
He got the action, he got the [E] motion, oh yeah, the boy can [A] play.
Dedication, [E] devotion, turning all the night time into day.
Do the song about the [B] sweet old lonely, [E] do the song about the [A] night, [E] do the walk, [B] do the [A] walk of life.
[B] Yeah, do the [E] walk of life.
_ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [Abm] _ [A] _ _
[B] _ [E] He come down and I'm gonna tell you the story, hand me now my walking shoe.
He come to me with the power and the glory, black feet, the [A] talking moves.
He got the action, he got the [E] motion, oh yeah, the [Dbm] boy can [A] play.
Dedication, [E] devotion, turning all the night time into day.
Do the song about the [B] sweet old lonely, [E] do the song about the [A] night, [E] do the walk, [B] do the [Gbm] walk of life. _
[B] Yeah, do the [E] walk of life.
_ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [Abm] _ [A] _ _
[B] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] Woo hoo!
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[B] _ [E] He come down the stream and oh he's called it, he bop his little lip, is that what I say?
He come down the stream and I got a woman, down in the tunnel trying to [A] make it play.
He got the action, he got the [E] motion, oh yeah, the [Dbm] boy can [A] play.
Dedication, [E] devotion, turning all the night time into day.
Then after all the [B] violence and double talk, [E] it's just the song and all the [A] trouble and the strife.
[E] He do the walk, [B] yeah, he do the [A] walk of life.
[B] Yeah, do the [E] walk of life.
_ _ [A] _
Woo hoo!
[B] _ _ _ [Abm] _ [A] _ _
[B] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [Abm] _ [A] _ _
[B] Woo [E] hoo!
_ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[B] [E] Woo hoo!
_ _ _ [A] _
Woo hoo!
_ [B] _ _ _ [Abm] _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was written by Mark Knopfler.

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