Chords for Walk of life — Dire Straits 1986 Sydney LIVE pro-shot [BRILLIANT PERFOMANCE!!]

Tempo:
89.7 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

B

Abm

Dbm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Show Tuner
Walk of life — Dire Straits 1986 Sydney LIVE pro-shot [BRILLIANT PERFOMANCE!!] chords
Start Jamming...
[E] [B] [A]
[B] [Abm] [A] [B]
[E] [B] [A]
[Gbm] [B] [Abm] [A]
[B] [E] [Abm] [A]
[B] [Abm] [A]
[B] [E] [A]
[B] [Abm] [A]
[B] [E] [A]
[B] [Abm] [A]
[B] [E] [A]
[B] [Abm] [A]
[B] [E] [A]
[B] [Abm] [A]
[B] [E] He comes home to sing all this story
Baba ooo, baby what I say
He comes home to sing I got a woman
Down in the tunnel trying to make it [A] back
He got the action, he got the [E] motion
Yeah, the boy could [A] lack dedication
He got the [E] devotion
Turnin' on the night time in the day
Song about the [B] sweet little mama
[E] Song about the [A] man
[E] Yeah, he do the walk
[B] [A] Walk on, [Dbm]
[B] walk [E] on
Do do [A] do do do do
Come [B] [Abm] [A]
[B] [E] on Johnny, gonna tell you the story now
Hand me down my walking shoes
Come on Johnny, got the power and the glory
Back beat, he got a talking [A] blues
He got the action, he got the [E] motion
Yeah, the boy could [A] lack dedication
He got the [E] devotion
Turnin' on the night time in the day
Song about [B] the sweet little mama
[E] Song about [A] the man
Yeah, he do [E] the walk
[B] [A] Walk on, walk [B] [E] on
Yeah, [A]
[B] [A]
[B] [E] [A]
[B] [Abm] [A]
[B] [E] Johnny got the oldies, the goldies
The pony and the ronie, baby what did I say
He comes home to sing long tall Sally
Yeah, tell the great cause
[A] He got the action, he got the [E] motion
Oh yeah, the boy can [A] play
Dedication, he got the [E] boost
Turnin' on the night time in the day
Left around the [B] violin saying double [E] talk
It's the song about the [A] trouble and the strife
[E] He do the walk
[B] He do [A] the walk on
Oh [E] yeah, he do the walk on
Do [A] do do do do do
Tra [B]-da-da-da-da
[Abm] [A]
[B] [E] [A]
[B] [Abm] [A]
[B] [E] [Ab] [Dbm] [Ab]
[Abm] [Dbm]
[Ab] [E]
[Abm] [Dbm] [Ab]
[E] [Dbm] [Ab]
[Abm] Hang on, Jack's gonna take a [Dbm] picture of you
[Ab]
[E] Hey, Jackie, Jack, Jack, Jack
[Gb]
[B] [Dbm] [Ab]
[E] Yeah, man, yeah
[Bb]
[B] Francis Ford Sonnewell
[Dbm] [Ab]
[Dbm] [Abm]
Well, well, well, well
Nice to see [E] the fans, nice to see a few tourists too
[C]
[Abm] Tra-da-da-da-da
[Dbm] [Ab] [E]
Gonna introduce you to the Dire Straits Rock and Roll [Ab] Band
On the bass guitar we have Mr.
John Ilseley
[Gb] [Db]
[E] Going through his [Abm] film noir period on guitar
Mr.
Jack Sonne
[Gb] Flute [Ab]
and saxophone, Mr.
Chris White
[Dbm] [Abm]
Sporting the [E] new surfing look on keyboards, Guy Fletcher
[Ab]
On [E] [Abm] drums we have what makes her part of the Welsh contingent
Mr.
Terry [Dbm] Williams
[Ab] [E]
[A] [Abm]
[Dbm] [E] Keyboards, Alan Clark
[Ab] [Dbm] [Bb] [Abm] Now, Jack, you need a nice
Where are you?
Where'd he
Oh, there he [Dbm] is
[E] Pose it, pose it, yeah
Yeah
[A] If [B]
[A] [B] [E]
[A] [B]
[Abm] [A] [E]
[A] [B]
[A] [E]
[G]
[Gm]
[G]
[Abm] any of that sounds [G] strange
I [N] just broke a nail doing that little dance with you, man
[G] You know that?
You got some clippers?
[Gm]
[G] [Gb] I'm just gonna bite as I go, if [G] you know what I mean
Hang on, hang on, hang on
Mmmmm
Alright?
See, I've only got half of it, so
[Gb] The best thing to do [G] is get rid of this half
And then just do it in the raw Alright
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
Abm
123111114
Dbm
13421114
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
Show All Diagrams
Chords
NotesBeta

Let's start jamming Dire Straits - (Live in Sydney, 26.4.1986) Live In Sydney, 26.4.1986 chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - B, E, A, B, Abm, A, E and B in sequence. Start with a comfortable 44 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 90. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: E Major.

Download PDF
Download Midi
Edit This Version
Hide Lyrics Hint
[E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [Abm] _ [A] _ _ [B] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _
_ [Gbm] _ [B] _ _ _ [Abm] _ [A] _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Abm] _ [A] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [Abm] _ [A] _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [Abm] _ [A] _ _
[B] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [Abm] _ [A] _ _
[B] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [Abm] _ [A] _ _
[B] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [Abm] _ [A] _ _
[B] _ [E] He comes home to sing all this story
Baba ooo, baby what I say
He comes home to sing I got a woman
Down in the tunnel trying to make it [A] back
He got the action, he got the [E] motion
Yeah, the boy could [A] lack dedication
He got the [E] devotion
Turnin' on the night time in the day
Song about the [B] sweet little mama
[E] Song about the [A] man
[E] Yeah, he do the walk
[B] _ [A] Walk on, [Dbm]
[B] walk [E] _ on
Do do [A] do do do do
Come [B] _ _ _ [Abm] _ [A] _ _
[B] _ [E] _ on Johnny, gonna tell you the story now
Hand me down my walking shoes
Come on Johnny, got the power and the glory
Back beat, he got a talking [A] blues
He got the action, he got the [E] motion
Yeah, the boy could [A] lack dedication
He got the [E] devotion
Turnin' on the night time in the day
Song about [B] the sweet little mama
[E] Song about [A] the man
Yeah, he do [E] the walk
[B] _ [A] Walk on, walk [B] _ [E] on
Yeah, _ [A] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[B] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [Abm] _ [A] _ _
[B] _ [E] _ Johnny got the oldies, the goldies
The pony and the ronie, baby what did I say
He comes home to sing long tall Sally
Yeah, tell the great cause
[A] He got the action, he got the [E] motion
Oh yeah, the boy can [A] play
Dedication, he got the [E] boost
Turnin' on the night time in the day
Left around the [B] violin saying double [E] talk
It's the song about the [A] trouble and the strife
[E] He do the walk
[B] He do [A] the walk on
Oh [E] yeah, he do the walk on
_ Do [A] do do do do do
Tra [B]-da-da-da-da
[Abm] _ [A] _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [Abm] _ [A] _ _
[B] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Dbm] _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [Dbm] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [Ab] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dbm] _ [Ab] _
_ [Abm] _ Hang on, Jack's gonna take a [Dbm] picture of you
_ [Ab]
[E] Hey, Jackie, Jack, Jack, Jack
_ _ [Gb] _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [Ab] _
[E] _ _ Yeah, man, yeah
_ [Bb] _
[B] Francis Ford Sonnewell
_ _ [Dbm] _ [Ab] _ _
[Dbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm]
Well, well, well, well
Nice to see [E] the fans, nice to see a few tourists too
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[Abm] Tra-da-da-da-da
_ [Dbm] _ _ [Ab] _ [E] _
_ _ _ Gonna introduce you to the Dire Straits Rock and Roll [Ab] Band
On the bass guitar we have Mr.
John Ilseley
_ [Gb] _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ [E] _ Going through his [Abm] film noir period on guitar
Mr.
Jack Sonne
[Gb] Flute _ [Ab] _ _
and saxophone, Mr.
Chris White
[Dbm] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ Sporting the [E] new surfing look on keyboards, Guy Fletcher
[Ab]
On _ [E] _ _ [Abm] drums we have what makes her part of the Welsh contingent
Mr.
Terry [Dbm] Williams
[Ab] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ [Dbm] _ [E] Keyboards, Alan Clark _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [Bb] [Abm] Now, Jack, you need a nice_
Where are you?
Where'd he_
Oh, there he [Dbm] is
[E] Pose it, pose it, yeah _ _
Yeah
[A] If _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [Abm] _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Abm] any of that sounds [G] strange
I [N] just broke a nail doing that little dance with you, man
[G] You know that?
_ _ You got some clippers? _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Gb] I'm just gonna bite as I go, if [G] you know what I mean _ _ _ _ _
Hang on, hang on, hang on
Mmmmm _ _ _
_ Alright? _ _ _ _
See, _ _ _ _ _ I've only got half of it, so
[Gb] The best thing to do [G] is get rid of this half
And then just do it in the raw Alright _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was written by Mark Knopfler.

You may also like to play

7:38
Two young lovers — Dire Straits 1986 Sydney LIVE pro-shot
7:38
Walk of life — Mark Knopfler 2001 Portland LIVE [excellent version!]
3:03
Dire Straits - Walk Of life - Versão Trio Kassanikeo
4:35
Dire Straits Walk Of Life (Lost 12'' Version)