Chords for Faron Young - Walk Tall
Tempo:
116.4 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D]
Walk tall, walk straight [A] and look the world right [D] in the eye.
[G] That's what my mama told me [D] when I was about knee high.
[G] She said, son, be a proud [D] man and hold your head up high.
Walk tall, walk straight and [A] look the world right [D] in the eye.
All through the years as I grew up, mom taught these things to me.
[G] But I was young and foolish [D] then and much too blind to see.
[G] I ignored the things she [D] said as if I'd never heard.
But now I see and [A] understand the wisdom of her word.
Walk tall, walk straight and look the [A] world [D] right in the eye.
[G] That's what my mama told me [D] when I was about knee high.
[G] She said, son, be a proud man [D] and hold your head up high.
Walk tall, walk straight and look [A] the world right [D] in the eye.
I started going places where a [A] youngster [D] shouldn't go.
[G] I got to know the [Em] kind of [D] girl that's better not to know.
[G] I fell in with the [Em] bad [D] crowd and I laughed and drank with them.
But through the laughter, mama's [A] word would echo now [D] and then.
Walk tall, walk straight and look the world right in the eye.
[G] That's what my mama told [D] me when I was about knee high.
[G] She said, son, be a proud [D] man and hold your head up high.
Walk tall, walk straight [A] and look the world right in [D] the eye.
I got in trouble with the law and I'm in [D] prison now.
[G] But through these prison [Em] bars, I [D] see things so much different now.
[G] I've got one year [Em] left to [D] serve, but when my time is done,
I'll walk tall and straight and make [A] mom proud and call [D] me son.
Walk tall, walk straight and look [A] the world right [D] in the eye.
[G] That's what my mama told [D] me when I was about knee high.
[G] She said, son, be a proud [D] man and hold your head up high.
Walk tall, walk straight and look [A] the world right in [D] the eye.
Walk tall, walk straight and [A] look the world right in the eye.
Walk tall, walk straight and look the world [D] right in the eye.
[N]
Walk tall, walk straight [A] and look the world right [D] in the eye.
[G] That's what my mama told me [D] when I was about knee high.
[G] She said, son, be a proud [D] man and hold your head up high.
Walk tall, walk straight and [A] look the world right [D] in the eye.
All through the years as I grew up, mom taught these things to me.
[G] But I was young and foolish [D] then and much too blind to see.
[G] I ignored the things she [D] said as if I'd never heard.
But now I see and [A] understand the wisdom of her word.
Walk tall, walk straight and look the [A] world [D] right in the eye.
[G] That's what my mama told me [D] when I was about knee high.
[G] She said, son, be a proud man [D] and hold your head up high.
Walk tall, walk straight and look [A] the world right [D] in the eye.
I started going places where a [A] youngster [D] shouldn't go.
[G] I got to know the [Em] kind of [D] girl that's better not to know.
[G] I fell in with the [Em] bad [D] crowd and I laughed and drank with them.
But through the laughter, mama's [A] word would echo now [D] and then.
Walk tall, walk straight and look the world right in the eye.
[G] That's what my mama told [D] me when I was about knee high.
[G] She said, son, be a proud [D] man and hold your head up high.
Walk tall, walk straight [A] and look the world right in [D] the eye.
I got in trouble with the law and I'm in [D] prison now.
[G] But through these prison [Em] bars, I [D] see things so much different now.
[G] I've got one year [Em] left to [D] serve, but when my time is done,
I'll walk tall and straight and make [A] mom proud and call [D] me son.
Walk tall, walk straight and look [A] the world right [D] in the eye.
[G] That's what my mama told [D] me when I was about knee high.
[G] She said, son, be a proud [D] man and hold your head up high.
Walk tall, walk straight and look [A] the world right in [D] the eye.
Walk tall, walk straight and [A] look the world right in the eye.
Walk tall, walk straight and look the world [D] right in the eye.
[N]
Key:
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_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Walk tall, walk straight [A] and look the world right [D] in the eye.
_ [G] That's what my mama told me [D] when I was about knee high.
[G] She said, son, be a proud [D] man and hold your head up high.
Walk tall, walk straight and [A] look the world right [D] in the eye.
_ All through the years as I grew up, mom taught these things to me.
[G] But I was young and foolish [D] then and much too blind to see.
[G] I ignored the things she [D] said as if I'd never heard.
But now I see and [A] understand the wisdom of her word.
Walk tall, walk straight and look the [A] world [D] right in the eye.
_ [G] That's what my mama told me [D] when I was about knee high.
[G] She said, son, be a proud man [D] and hold your head up high.
Walk tall, walk straight and look [A] the world right [D] in the eye. _
I started going places where a [A] youngster [D] shouldn't go.
_ [G] I got to know the [Em] kind of [D] girl that's better not to know.
[G] I fell in with the [Em] bad [D] crowd and I laughed and drank with them.
But through the laughter, mama's [A] word would echo now [D] and then.
Walk tall, walk straight and look the world right in the eye.
_ [G] That's what my mama told [D] me when I was about knee high.
[G] She said, son, be a proud [D] man and hold your head up high.
Walk tall, walk straight [A] and look the world right in [D] the eye.
I got in trouble with the law and I'm in [D] prison now.
_ [G] But through these prison [Em] bars, I [D] see things so much different now.
[G] I've got one year [Em] left to [D] serve, but when my time is done,
I'll walk tall and straight and make [A] mom proud and call [D] me son.
Walk tall, walk straight and look [A] the world right [D] in the eye.
_ [G] That's what my mama told [D] me when I was about knee high.
[G] She said, son, be a proud [D] man and hold your head up high.
Walk tall, walk straight and look [A] the world right in [D] the eye.
Walk tall, walk straight and [A] look the world right in the eye.
Walk tall, walk straight and look the world [D] right in the eye. _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Walk tall, walk straight [A] and look the world right [D] in the eye.
_ [G] That's what my mama told me [D] when I was about knee high.
[G] She said, son, be a proud [D] man and hold your head up high.
Walk tall, walk straight and [A] look the world right [D] in the eye.
_ All through the years as I grew up, mom taught these things to me.
[G] But I was young and foolish [D] then and much too blind to see.
[G] I ignored the things she [D] said as if I'd never heard.
But now I see and [A] understand the wisdom of her word.
Walk tall, walk straight and look the [A] world [D] right in the eye.
_ [G] That's what my mama told me [D] when I was about knee high.
[G] She said, son, be a proud man [D] and hold your head up high.
Walk tall, walk straight and look [A] the world right [D] in the eye. _
I started going places where a [A] youngster [D] shouldn't go.
_ [G] I got to know the [Em] kind of [D] girl that's better not to know.
[G] I fell in with the [Em] bad [D] crowd and I laughed and drank with them.
But through the laughter, mama's [A] word would echo now [D] and then.
Walk tall, walk straight and look the world right in the eye.
_ [G] That's what my mama told [D] me when I was about knee high.
[G] She said, son, be a proud [D] man and hold your head up high.
Walk tall, walk straight [A] and look the world right in [D] the eye.
I got in trouble with the law and I'm in [D] prison now.
_ [G] But through these prison [Em] bars, I [D] see things so much different now.
[G] I've got one year [Em] left to [D] serve, but when my time is done,
I'll walk tall and straight and make [A] mom proud and call [D] me son.
Walk tall, walk straight and look [A] the world right [D] in the eye.
_ [G] That's what my mama told [D] me when I was about knee high.
[G] She said, son, be a proud [D] man and hold your head up high.
Walk tall, walk straight and look [A] the world right in [D] the eye.
Walk tall, walk straight and [A] look the world right in the eye.
Walk tall, walk straight and look the world [D] right in the eye. _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _