Taking A Walk Chords by John Prine

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[G] A man [Bm] came to our house, [C] _ [D] I believe it was [G] yesterday.
_ [Bm] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] I would [G] have invited him in, _ [C] _ [D] but I didn't have a [G] lot to say.
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[B] His anticipation [Em] of me opening the door, _
[B] outweighed my apprehension.
[Em] As I never have before, [B] and drove my concentration, [Em] right through that hardwood floor.
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[C] Oh, _ _ [D] I'm taking [G] a walk, _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] I'm going [G] outside.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] I'm taking [G] a walk, _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] I'm just [G] getting by.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] There's a girl [Bm] in the White House, [C] _ _ [D] I don't even [G] know her name.
[D] _ [G] _ [C] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ Her [Bm] disheveled appearance, _ [C] _ _ [D] speaks volumes [G] of shame. _
[Bm] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ [B] It's an embarrassing situation, but [Em] the situation's just the same.
[B] The way she walks on others, [Em] and never takes the blame.
[B] Upsets my constitution, [Em] beyond its moral frame.
_ [C] Ooh, _ _ [D] I'm taking [G] a walk.
Taking [C] a [D] walk, I'm going [G] outside.
Going [C] outside, _ [D] I'm watching [G] the birds.
Taking a [C] walk, [D] I'm just getting [G] back.
Just getting [C] by.
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[Em] _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ [D] Found
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[G] a card in the pocket, _ [C] _ [A] of my worn out [G] overalls.
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[G] From a girl in Cedar Rapids, [C] _ [D] now residing in Idaho [G] Falls.
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[B] I wish you could have been there, [Em] when she opened up the door.
[B] And looked me in the face, [Em] like she never did before.
[B] I felt about as welcome, [Em] as a Walmart superstore. _
[C] _ _ Ooh, [D] I'm _ _
[G] _ _ [D] [G] taking a walk.
Taking [C] a walk, [D] [G] I'm going outside.
Going [C] outside, _ [D] [G] I'm taking a walk.
Taking [C] a walk, _ [D] I don't need a [G] rat.
_ [D] Just [C] getting by.
[D] I'm watching the [G] birds.
Taking [C] a walk.
[D] Flying [G] so high, [D] _ _
[C] _ _ [D] [G] I'm just getting back.
_ [Bm] _ _