Walk On Boy Chords by Doc Watson, Richard Watson
Tempo:
172.45 bpm
Chords used:
Bm
F#
D
G
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Jam Along & Learn...
[Bm] [D] [G]
[F#] [E] [Bm]
I was born [F#] one morning, [Bm] the rain a [F#]-pouring down,
my [D] mammy say to [G] my [F#] pappy,
[E] John Henry [Bm] Brown.
walk on down [F#] the road,
[D] nobody in this whole wide [G] world
[Em] carry [Bm] your [A] load.
[F#] [E] [Bm]
I was born [F#] one morning, [Bm] the rain a [F#]-pouring down,
my [D] mammy say to [G] my [F#] pappy,
[E] John Henry [Bm] Brown.
walk on down [F#] the road,
[D] nobody in this whole wide [G] world
[Em] carry [Bm] your [A] load.
100% ➙ 172BPM
Bm
F#
D
G
F#m
Bm
F#
D
[Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[F#] _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I was born [F#] one morning, _ [Bm] the rain a [F#]-pouring down,
_ [Bm] _ Heard my [D] mammy say to [G] my [F#] pappy,
Let's call him [E] John Henry [Bm] Brown.
Walk on boy, _ _ _ _ _ _ walk on down [F#] the road,
_ _ [Bm] Ain't [D] nobody in this whole wide [G] world
[F#] Gonna help you [Em] carry [Bm] your [A] load.
_ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
One day my [F#] pappy told me,
[Bm] Some advice I'd like to give [F#] to you,
_ [Bm] Son, find a good woman, [D] be good [G] to her,
[F#] And she's gonna [Em] be [Bm] good to you.
Walk on boy, _ _ _ _ _ _ walk on down [F#] the road,
_ _ [Bm] Ain't nobody [D] in this whole [G] wide world
[F#] Gonna help [Em] you carry [Bm] your load. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [F#] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [F#] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ I left my [F#] mammy and pappy
_ [Bm] At just about the [F#] age of ten,
_ [Bm] Lord, I got me a [D] job
Of [G] working on the [F#] levee,
Doping water [E] for the [Bm] hard-working men.
Walk on boy, _ _ _ _ _ _ walk on down [F#] the road,
_ _ [Bm] _
Ain't [D] nobody in this whole [G] wide world
[F#] Gonna help [Em] you carry [Bm] your [F#m] load.
_ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Anyone [F#] ever should ask you,
_ [Bm] Just who is that fellow [F#] Brown?
_ You [Bm] can tell them I'm the [D] boy
That left [G] his hammer smoking,
[F#] Where he beat [Em] that old steam drill [Bm] down.
Walk on boy, _ _ _ _ _ walk on [F#] down the road,
_ [Bm] Ain't nobody [D] in this whole [G] wide world
[F#] Gonna help [E] you carry [Bm] your load.
[F#m] Walk [Bm] on boy.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[A] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I was born [F#] one morning, _ [Bm] the rain a [F#]-pouring down,
_ [Bm] _ Heard my [D] mammy say to [G] my [F#] pappy,
Let's call him [E] John Henry [Bm] Brown.
Walk on boy, _ _ _ _ _ _ walk on down [F#] the road,
_ _ [Bm] Ain't [D] nobody in this whole wide [G] world
[F#] Gonna help you [Em] carry [Bm] your [A] load.
_ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
One day my [F#] pappy told me,
[Bm] Some advice I'd like to give [F#] to you,
_ [Bm] Son, find a good woman, [D] be good [G] to her,
[F#] And she's gonna [Em] be [Bm] good to you.
Walk on boy, _ _ _ _ _ _ walk on down [F#] the road,
_ _ [Bm] Ain't nobody [D] in this whole [G] wide world
[F#] Gonna help [Em] you carry [Bm] your load. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [F#] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [F#] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ I left my [F#] mammy and pappy
_ [Bm] At just about the [F#] age of ten,
_ [Bm] Lord, I got me a [D] job
Of [G] working on the [F#] levee,
Doping water [E] for the [Bm] hard-working men.
Walk on boy, _ _ _ _ _ _ walk on down [F#] the road,
_ _ [Bm] _
Ain't [D] nobody in this whole [G] wide world
[F#] Gonna help [Em] you carry [Bm] your [F#m] load.
_ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Anyone [F#] ever should ask you,
_ [Bm] Just who is that fellow [F#] Brown?
_ You [Bm] can tell them I'm the [D] boy
That left [G] his hammer smoking,
[F#] Where he beat [Em] that old steam drill [Bm] down.
Walk on boy, _ _ _ _ _ walk on [F#] down the road,
_ [Bm] Ain't nobody [D] in this whole [G] wide world
[F#] Gonna help [E] you carry [Bm] your load.
[F#m] Walk [Bm] on boy.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[A] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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