Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - Walk On Chords

Tempo:
112.4 bpm
Chords used:

F

Bb

C

Fm

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - Walk On chords
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People, if you want to go somewhere and you don't have railroad fare, plane fare, train
fare, boat fare, or don't have no fare period, there's one way of getting there.
I've been using the method for 25 years or more, me and old Sonny, and it seems to have paid off.
So how you do that, man?
Just walk on.
Well, let's go.
[C] [Bb]
[F] [C]
Walk on, [Bb] walk on, walk on, [F] walk on.
I say walk on.
[C] I'm gonna keep on walking.
Well, [Bb] I'm on my way.
[F] [C]
Well, your mind gets worried when your shoes get thin.
Don't know where you're going, but you do know where you've been.
[Bb] Walk on, walk on, [F] walk on.
I'll walk on.
[C] I'm gonna keep on walking.
[Bb]
[F] [C]
I see so many people happy.
I can't get used to happiness.
Maybe it is true.
Happiness is not for me, I guess.
[Bb] I'll walk on.
Walk on.
[F] Walk on.
I'll walk on.
[C] I'm gonna keep on walking.
[Bb] Walk on.
Well, [F] [F] walk on, Sonny boy.
Walk on, boy.
[Bb]
[F] [Bb] [Fm]
[G] [C] [Bb]
[F] [Bb] [C]
Well, the [F] world is too high.
Highways are too long.
No need of us being together.
We can't get along.
I'll [Bb] walk on.
Walk on.
[F] Walk on.
I'm [C] gonna keep on walking.
[Bb] Till I find my way [F] back home.
[Bb] [F]
Keep on [Bb] walking.
Till I find my way [F] back home.
[Bb] Walk a [F] little further.
[C] [Bb]
[F] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] Keep on walking.
Till I find my way [F] back home.
Let's walk together now.
[Gm] I'm gonna keep on walking.
[Bb] Till I find my [F] way back home.
Hey!
[F] Walk on.
Key:  
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
C
3211
Fm
123111111
G
2131
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
C
3211
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To learn Sonny Terry And Brownie Mcghee - Walk On chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - Bb, F, C, Bb, F, Bb, C and F in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 56 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 112. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: C Minor.

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People, if you want to go somewhere and you don't have railroad fare, plane fare, train
fare, boat fare, or don't have no fare period, _ there's one way of getting there.
I've been using the method for 25 years or more, me and old Sonny, and it seems to have paid off.
So how you do that, man?
Just walk on.
Well, let's go.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Walk on, [Bb] walk on, _ walk on, _ [F] walk on.
I say walk on.
[C] I'm gonna keep on walking.
Well, [Bb] I'm on my way.
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C]
Well, your mind gets worried when your shoes get thin.
Don't know where you're going, but you do know where you've been.
[Bb] Walk on, _ walk on, [F] walk on.
I'll walk on.
[C] I'm gonna keep on walking.
_ [Bb] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C]
I see so many people happy.
I can't get used to happiness.
_ Maybe it is true.
Happiness is not for me, I guess.
[Bb] I'll walk on.
_ Walk on. _
[F] Walk on.
_ I'll walk on. _
[C] I'm gonna keep on walking.
[Bb] Walk on.
Well, [F] _ [F] walk on, Sonny boy.
Walk on, boy. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
[G] _ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _
Well, the [F] world is too high.
_ Highways are too long.
No need of us being together.
We can't get along.
I'll [Bb] walk on.
_ Walk on. _
[F] Walk on. _ _ _ _
I'm [C] gonna keep on walking.
[Bb] Till I find my way [F] back home.
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ Keep on [Bb] walking.
Till I find my way [F] back home.
_ [Bb] Walk a [F] little further. _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Bb] Keep on walking.
Till I find my way [F] back home.
Let's walk together now. _ _ _
[Gm] I'm gonna keep on walking.
[Bb] Till I find my [F] way back home.
Hey!
_ _ [F] Walk on. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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