Walking Man Chords by James Taylor
Tempo:
74.8 bpm
Chords used:
G
E
D
Bm
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [A] [E] [A]
[E] [A] [C#m] [E] [A] Moving in [D] silent [A] desperation, [B] keeping an [A] eye on the holy [E] land,
[F#] [E] [A] A hypothetical [Dm]
[A] destination, [B] say who is [A] this walking [E] man?
[G] [D] Well the leaves have [G] come a turning, [D] and the goose has [G] gone to [F#] fly,
[Bm] And bridges are for burning, so don't you [E] let that yearning [G] pass you by.
[D] Walking man, [Em] [D] the walking man walks, [G] [A#] [Bm] many [E] other men stops and [G] talks,
But the [D] walking man walks, [G] [D]
[G] [D] well the frost [G] is on the pumpkin,
[D] And the hay is [G] in the [A#m] barn, [Bm] yeah, and pappies [E] come the rambling [Bm] on,
Stumbling [E] around drunk down [G] on the farm.
And the [D] walking man walks, [Em] he [D] doesn't know nothing [G] at [A#] all,
[Bm]
Any [E] other man stops and [Em] talks, [G] but [D] the walking man walks [Em] on by, [D] walk [Bm] on [F#m] by.
[G]
[F#m] Most [Em] everybody got [D] seeds of soul, [G]
it [F#] ain't always easy for [D#] a weed to grow,
[F#] [D#] No, [E] no, no, so he don't [A] hold the rope for [D] no one,
For [G] sure one's always [D] missing, and something is [G] never quite [A#m] right.
[Bm] Papa who would want to [E] listen [Bm] to you, kissing [G#] his existence [G] goodnight.
[D] Walking man, [Em] [D] walk on by [G] my door, [Bm]
well [E] many other men stops [Em] and talks,
[D] [F#] [Bm] But not the walking [E] man, [G] [F#] [Bm] he's the walking [E] man, [G] born [F#] to walk, [Bm] walk on walking [E] man.
[Em] [F#] Well [Bm] now, would he have [E] wings to [D] fly, [G] yeah, [F#] whoa, [Bm]
[E] golden [Em] [F#] wings [Bm] against the sky.
[Em] [D] [Bm] [E] [Em] [F#] [Bm]
[Em] [F#] [Bm]
[G] [F#]
[E] [A] [C#m] [E] [A] Moving in [D] silent [A] desperation, [B] keeping an [A] eye on the holy [E] land,
[F#] [E] [A] A hypothetical [Dm]
[A] destination, [B] say who is [A] this walking [E] man?
[G] [D] Well the leaves have [G] come a turning, [D] and the goose has [G] gone to [F#] fly,
[Bm] And bridges are for burning, so don't you [E] let that yearning [G] pass you by.
[D] Walking man, [Em] [D] the walking man walks, [G] [A#] [Bm] many [E] other men stops and [G] talks,
But the [D] walking man walks, [G] [D]
[G] [D] well the frost [G] is on the pumpkin,
[D] And the hay is [G] in the [A#m] barn, [Bm] yeah, and pappies [E] come the rambling [Bm] on,
Stumbling [E] around drunk down [G] on the farm.
And the [D] walking man walks, [Em] he [D] doesn't know nothing [G] at [A#] all,
[Bm]
Any [E] other man stops and [Em] talks, [G] but [D] the walking man walks [Em] on by, [D] walk [Bm] on [F#m] by.
[G]
[F#m] Most [Em] everybody got [D] seeds of soul, [G]
it [F#] ain't always easy for [D#] a weed to grow,
[F#] [D#] No, [E] no, no, so he don't [A] hold the rope for [D] no one,
For [G] sure one's always [D] missing, and something is [G] never quite [A#m] right.
[Bm] Papa who would want to [E] listen [Bm] to you, kissing [G#] his existence [G] goodnight.
[D] Walking man, [Em] [D] walk on by [G] my door, [Bm]
well [E] many other men stops [Em] and talks,
[D] [F#] [Bm] But not the walking [E] man, [G] [F#] [Bm] he's the walking [E] man, [G] born [F#] to walk, [Bm] walk on walking [E] man.
[Em] [F#] Well [Bm] now, would he have [E] wings to [D] fly, [G] yeah, [F#] whoa, [Bm]
[E] golden [Em] [F#] wings [Bm] against the sky.
[Em] [D] [Bm] [E] [Em] [F#] [Bm]
[Em] [F#] [Bm]
[G] [F#]
Key:
G
E
D
Bm
F#
G
E
D
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ [C#m] _ [E] _ [A] Moving in [D] silent [A] desperation, _ _ [B] _ keeping an [A] eye on the holy [E] land,
[F#] _ [E] _ _ [A] A hypothetical [Dm]
[A] destination, _ _ _ [B] say who is [A] this walking [E] man?
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] Well the leaves have [G] come a turning, [D] and the goose has [G] gone to [F#] fly,
[Bm] And bridges are for burning, so don't you [E] let that yearning [G] pass you by.
_ [D] Walking man, [Em] _ [D] the walking man walks, [G] _ [A#] _ [Bm] many [E] other men stops and [G] talks,
_ But the [D] walking man walks, [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ [D] well the frost [G] is on the pumpkin,
[D] And the hay is [G] in the [A#m] barn, [Bm] yeah, and pappies [E] come the rambling [Bm] on,
Stumbling [E] around drunk down [G] on the farm.
And the [D] walking man walks, [Em] he [D] doesn't know nothing [G] at [A#] all,
[Bm]
Any [E] other man stops and [Em] talks, _ [G] but [D] the walking man walks [Em] on by, [D] walk [Bm] on [F#m] by.
[G] _
[F#m] Most [Em] everybody got [D] seeds of soul, _ [G]
it [F#] ain't always easy for [D#] a weed to grow,
[F#] [D#] No, [E] no, no, so he don't [A] hold the rope for [D] no one,
For [G] sure one's always [D] missing, and something is [G] never quite [A#m] right.
[Bm] Papa who would want to [E] listen [Bm] to you, kissing [G#] his existence [G] goodnight.
[D] _ Walking man, [Em] _ [D] walk on by [G] my door, [Bm]
well [E] many other men stops [Em] and talks,
[D] _ [F#] [Bm] But not the walking [E] man, _ _ [G] _ _ [F#] [Bm] he's the walking [E] man, [G] _ born [F#] to walk, [Bm] walk on walking [E] man.
_ [Em] _ _ [F#] Well [Bm] now, would he have [E] wings to [D] fly, [G] yeah, [F#] whoa, [Bm] _
[E] golden _ [Em] _ _ [F#] wings [Bm] against the sky.
_ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [F#] _ [Bm] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [Bm] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ [C#m] _ [E] _ [A] Moving in [D] silent [A] desperation, _ _ [B] _ keeping an [A] eye on the holy [E] land,
[F#] _ [E] _ _ [A] A hypothetical [Dm]
[A] destination, _ _ _ [B] say who is [A] this walking [E] man?
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] Well the leaves have [G] come a turning, [D] and the goose has [G] gone to [F#] fly,
[Bm] And bridges are for burning, so don't you [E] let that yearning [G] pass you by.
_ [D] Walking man, [Em] _ [D] the walking man walks, [G] _ [A#] _ [Bm] many [E] other men stops and [G] talks,
_ But the [D] walking man walks, [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ [D] well the frost [G] is on the pumpkin,
[D] And the hay is [G] in the [A#m] barn, [Bm] yeah, and pappies [E] come the rambling [Bm] on,
Stumbling [E] around drunk down [G] on the farm.
And the [D] walking man walks, [Em] he [D] doesn't know nothing [G] at [A#] all,
[Bm]
Any [E] other man stops and [Em] talks, _ [G] but [D] the walking man walks [Em] on by, [D] walk [Bm] on [F#m] by.
[G] _
[F#m] Most [Em] everybody got [D] seeds of soul, _ [G]
it [F#] ain't always easy for [D#] a weed to grow,
[F#] [D#] No, [E] no, no, so he don't [A] hold the rope for [D] no one,
For [G] sure one's always [D] missing, and something is [G] never quite [A#m] right.
[Bm] Papa who would want to [E] listen [Bm] to you, kissing [G#] his existence [G] goodnight.
[D] _ Walking man, [Em] _ [D] walk on by [G] my door, [Bm]
well [E] many other men stops [Em] and talks,
[D] _ [F#] [Bm] But not the walking [E] man, _ _ [G] _ _ [F#] [Bm] he's the walking [E] man, [G] _ born [F#] to walk, [Bm] walk on walking [E] man.
_ [Em] _ _ [F#] Well [Bm] now, would he have [E] wings to [D] fly, [G] yeah, [F#] whoa, [Bm] _
[E] golden _ [Em] _ _ [F#] wings [Bm] against the sky.
_ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [F#] _ [Bm] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [Bm] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _