Chords for you ain't ever seen a walking bass
Tempo:
120.85 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
A
D
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [F] [G] [Dbm] [D] [C]
[B] [C] [D] [G]
[B] [A] [D] [F]
[B] [Em] [Ab] [G]
[Cm] [E] [F] [G] [C]
I was [G] sitting in the rain the other day, getting soaked watching those football players play.
[C] My team was losing [D] so it wasn't even [Gb] funny.
[G]
[Cm] And old dumb [A] me, I bet [D] all my [A] rent money.
[G]
I got so shook [A] [D] I could hardly [G] even talk.
[B] So [C] I got my bass and we went for a [B] walk.
We [C] started walking.
[A] [Dm] [Ebm] [G] [A]
[D] [F] [B] [C]
[A] [Dm] [Ab] [G] [Cm]
[E] [Cm] [C]
[A] Now the bass and I, [D] we got [Cm] a good thing [B] going.
[C]
We can stand [A] on the corner and [G] see what legs are showing.
Some of [A] the girls that walk by [D] don't like [G] the look of my face, but every last one says,
can I pluck that bass?
[B] And I say, [Gm]
no, you just keep walking.
[Dm] [D] [G] [B] [Gm]
[A] [D] [F] [B] [C]
[Dm] [B] [G] [Cm]
[E] [F] [C]
[Am] We must [G] have walked about a mile or more.
[B] [C]
I started to get [D] tired.
My feet [G] were getting sore.
[C]
So I [G] said, bass, we've walked [B] pretty far.
[C]
[Dm] Let's go have a taste in this soulful looking [B] bar.
[C]
So we [G] walked in [A] and order two.
[G]
And the [C] bartender, he's standing there [G] like he doesn't know what to do.
So I said, [C]
hey [A] man, [D] why that blank look on [G] your face?
He [Abm] said, first time in my life I've ever seen a drinking bass.
Let's [Gm] go walk.
[A] [D] [Ebm] [A]
[D] [G] [Am]
We [D] [Ebm] [G] [Cm]
[E] [Fm] [G] [C]
had, oh, round [G] after round.
[C]
Finally, [A] I got [D] so I thought my insides would [Gm] drown.
I mean, every time I looked [F] down, I saw them shake like [G] jelly and [C]
I can't drink as much as this [D] bass.
It's got a much [A] bigger belly.
[C] So I said, bass, after [A] we get these [G] last two down, [C]
let's make [B] ourselves homeward bound.
And [Gm] we tried to walk, but we were [Dm] pretty [E] messed up.
[Gm]
Leaning on me, [Am] fiddled [Ab] with a thyroid problem.
I mean, [B] I was [C] seeing double [A] [Ab] bass, [G] [C]
[E] [F] that [Ebm] is.
[Gm] [C]
[A] By the time we [G] got home, [C] I'd straightened up.
[Am] So I walked into my house and [G] said, hi, [C] buttercup.
She said, uh-huh, JC, I can tell by that [Em] look on your face, you've been out [Am] drinking again.
[Ab] You and that old [A] drunken bass.
Now, now, now we don't have any money and we can't pay the rent.
[G] And where are we going to [C] sleep?
Are we going to sleep in that old [Eb] tent?
And I said, [G] you, [C]
Jadon, get out of my [B] face.
I [C] don't need you.
[B] I've got my bass.
Let's go [Cm] walking.
[Am] [Gm] [Gb] [G]
[Gm] [A] [D] [G] [B]
[C] [Gb] [G] [Cm]
[E] [A] [C] [Gm]
[Am] So [G] if you've got domestic problems or whatever may be the [A] case, [Am] just save a little money [G] and go buy a [C] bass.
And when your mate [D] starts that nagging [G] talking, you can just [Gm] grab your raincoat, take your bass and [G] go [B] walking.
You might [C] say, spend all that money.
[G] It's only made of wood, but you can tell by its shape, it must be [Db] some kind of good.
Let's [Gm] go walking.
[Am] [C] [Ab]
[A] [Ab]
[G] [Am] [Cm] [G]
[C] [Db] That
[C] [Am] [C]
[B] [C] [D] [G]
[B] [A] [D] [F]
[B] [Em] [Ab] [G]
[Cm] [E] [F] [G] [C]
I was [G] sitting in the rain the other day, getting soaked watching those football players play.
[C] My team was losing [D] so it wasn't even [Gb] funny.
[G]
[Cm] And old dumb [A] me, I bet [D] all my [A] rent money.
[G]
I got so shook [A] [D] I could hardly [G] even talk.
[B] So [C] I got my bass and we went for a [B] walk.
We [C] started walking.
[A] [Dm] [Ebm] [G] [A]
[D] [F] [B] [C]
[A] [Dm] [Ab] [G] [Cm]
[E] [Cm] [C]
[A] Now the bass and I, [D] we got [Cm] a good thing [B] going.
[C]
We can stand [A] on the corner and [G] see what legs are showing.
Some of [A] the girls that walk by [D] don't like [G] the look of my face, but every last one says,
can I pluck that bass?
[B] And I say, [Gm]
no, you just keep walking.
[Dm] [D] [G] [B] [Gm]
[A] [D] [F] [B] [C]
[Dm] [B] [G] [Cm]
[E] [F] [C]
[Am] We must [G] have walked about a mile or more.
[B] [C]
I started to get [D] tired.
My feet [G] were getting sore.
[C]
So I [G] said, bass, we've walked [B] pretty far.
[C]
[Dm] Let's go have a taste in this soulful looking [B] bar.
[C]
So we [G] walked in [A] and order two.
[G]
And the [C] bartender, he's standing there [G] like he doesn't know what to do.
So I said, [C]
hey [A] man, [D] why that blank look on [G] your face?
He [Abm] said, first time in my life I've ever seen a drinking bass.
Let's [Gm] go walk.
[A] [D] [Ebm] [A]
[D] [G] [Am]
We [D] [Ebm] [G] [Cm]
[E] [Fm] [G] [C]
had, oh, round [G] after round.
[C]
Finally, [A] I got [D] so I thought my insides would [Gm] drown.
I mean, every time I looked [F] down, I saw them shake like [G] jelly and [C]
I can't drink as much as this [D] bass.
It's got a much [A] bigger belly.
[C] So I said, bass, after [A] we get these [G] last two down, [C]
let's make [B] ourselves homeward bound.
And [Gm] we tried to walk, but we were [Dm] pretty [E] messed up.
[Gm]
Leaning on me, [Am] fiddled [Ab] with a thyroid problem.
I mean, [B] I was [C] seeing double [A] [Ab] bass, [G] [C]
[E] [F] that [Ebm] is.
[Gm] [C]
[A] By the time we [G] got home, [C] I'd straightened up.
[Am] So I walked into my house and [G] said, hi, [C] buttercup.
She said, uh-huh, JC, I can tell by that [Em] look on your face, you've been out [Am] drinking again.
[Ab] You and that old [A] drunken bass.
Now, now, now we don't have any money and we can't pay the rent.
[G] And where are we going to [C] sleep?
Are we going to sleep in that old [Eb] tent?
And I said, [G] you, [C]
Jadon, get out of my [B] face.
I [C] don't need you.
[B] I've got my bass.
Let's go [Cm] walking.
[Am] [Gm] [Gb] [G]
[Gm] [A] [D] [G] [B]
[C] [Gb] [G] [Cm]
[E] [A] [C] [Gm]
[Am] So [G] if you've got domestic problems or whatever may be the [A] case, [Am] just save a little money [G] and go buy a [C] bass.
And when your mate [D] starts that nagging [G] talking, you can just [Gm] grab your raincoat, take your bass and [G] go [B] walking.
You might [C] say, spend all that money.
[G] It's only made of wood, but you can tell by its shape, it must be [Db] some kind of good.
Let's [Gm] go walking.
[Am] [C] [Ab]
[A] [Ab]
[G] [Am] [Cm] [G]
[C] [Db] That
[C] [Am] [C]
Key:
G
C
A
D
B
G
C
A
[G] _ [F] _ [G] _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [D] _ [C] _
[B] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
[B] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [F] _
[B] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [G] _
[Cm] _ _ [E] _ [F] _ [G] _ [C] _ _ _
_ I was [G] sitting in the rain the other day, _ _ getting soaked watching those football players play.
_ [C] My team was losing [D] so it wasn't even [Gb] funny.
[G] _
[Cm] And old dumb [A] me, I bet [D] all my [A] rent money.
_ [G]
I got so shook [A] _ [D] I could hardly [G] even talk.
[B] So [C] I got my bass and we went for a [B] walk.
We [C] started walking.
[A] _ _ [Dm] _ [Ebm] _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [F] _ [B] _ [C] _
_ [A] _ _ [Dm] _ [Ab] _ [G] _ _ [Cm] _
[E] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[A] Now the bass and I, [D] we got [Cm] a good thing [B] going.
[C] _
We can stand [A] on the corner and [G] see what legs are showing.
Some of [A] the girls that walk by [D] don't like [G] the look of my face, but every last one says,
can I pluck that bass?
[B] And I say, [Gm]
no, you just keep walking.
[Dm] _ [D] _ [G] _ [B] _ [Gm] _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ [F] _ [B] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ [B] _ [G] _ [Cm] _ _
[E] _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] We must [G] have walked about a mile or more.
[B] _ [C]
I started to get [D] tired.
My feet [G] were getting sore.
[C]
So I [G] said, bass, _ we've walked [B] pretty far.
[C] _
[Dm] Let's go have a taste in this soulful looking [B] bar.
_ [C]
So we [G] walked in [A] _ and order two.
_ [G]
And the [C] bartender, he's standing there [G] like he doesn't know what to do.
So I said, [C]
hey [A] man, [D] why that blank look on [G] your face?
He [Abm] said, first time in my life I've ever seen a drinking bass.
Let's [Gm] go walk.
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ [Ebm] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am]
We _ _ [D] _ [Ebm] _ [G] _ _ [Cm] _
[E] _ [Fm] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ had, oh, round [G] after round.
[C] _
Finally, [A] I got [D] so I thought my insides would [Gm] drown.
I mean, every time I looked [F] down, I saw them shake like [G] jelly and [C]
I can't drink as much as this [D] bass.
It's got a much [A] bigger belly.
[C] So I said, bass, after [A] we get these [G] last two down, _ [C]
let's make [B] ourselves homeward bound.
And [Gm] we tried to walk, but we were [Dm] pretty [E] messed up.
_ [Gm]
Leaning on me, [Am] fiddled [Ab] with a thyroid problem.
I mean, [B] I was [C] seeing double [A] _ [Ab] bass, [G] _ _ [C] _
[E] [F] that [Ebm] is.
[Gm] _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [A] By the time we [G] got home, [C] I'd straightened up.
[Am] So I walked into my house and [G] said, hi, [C] buttercup.
She said, uh-huh, JC, I can tell by that [Em] look on your face, you've been out [Am] drinking again.
[Ab] You and that old [A] drunken bass.
Now, now, now we don't have any money and we can't pay the rent.
[G] And where are we going to [C] sleep?
Are we going to sleep in that old [Eb] tent?
And I said, [G] you, _ [C]
Jadon, get out of my _ _ [B] face.
I [C] don't need you.
_ [B] I've got my bass.
Let's go [Cm] walking.
_ [Am] _ [Gm] _ [Gb] _ [G] _ _ _
[Gm] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ [B] _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [G] _ [Cm] _
_ [E] _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ [Am] So [G] if you've got domestic problems or whatever may be the [A] case, [Am] just save a little money [G] and go buy a [C] bass.
And when your mate [D] starts that nagging [G] talking, you can just [Gm] grab your raincoat, take your bass and [G] go [B] walking.
You might [C] say, spend all that money.
[G] It's only made of wood, but you can tell by its shape, it must be [Db] some kind of good.
Let's [Gm] go walking.
[Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [Ab] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Cm] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] [Db] That _
[C] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
[B] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [F] _
[B] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [G] _
[Cm] _ _ [E] _ [F] _ [G] _ [C] _ _ _
_ I was [G] sitting in the rain the other day, _ _ getting soaked watching those football players play.
_ [C] My team was losing [D] so it wasn't even [Gb] funny.
[G] _
[Cm] And old dumb [A] me, I bet [D] all my [A] rent money.
_ [G]
I got so shook [A] _ [D] I could hardly [G] even talk.
[B] So [C] I got my bass and we went for a [B] walk.
We [C] started walking.
[A] _ _ [Dm] _ [Ebm] _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [F] _ [B] _ [C] _
_ [A] _ _ [Dm] _ [Ab] _ [G] _ _ [Cm] _
[E] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[A] Now the bass and I, [D] we got [Cm] a good thing [B] going.
[C] _
We can stand [A] on the corner and [G] see what legs are showing.
Some of [A] the girls that walk by [D] don't like [G] the look of my face, but every last one says,
can I pluck that bass?
[B] And I say, [Gm]
no, you just keep walking.
[Dm] _ [D] _ [G] _ [B] _ [Gm] _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ [F] _ [B] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ [B] _ [G] _ [Cm] _ _
[E] _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] We must [G] have walked about a mile or more.
[B] _ [C]
I started to get [D] tired.
My feet [G] were getting sore.
[C]
So I [G] said, bass, _ we've walked [B] pretty far.
[C] _
[Dm] Let's go have a taste in this soulful looking [B] bar.
_ [C]
So we [G] walked in [A] _ and order two.
_ [G]
And the [C] bartender, he's standing there [G] like he doesn't know what to do.
So I said, [C]
hey [A] man, [D] why that blank look on [G] your face?
He [Abm] said, first time in my life I've ever seen a drinking bass.
Let's [Gm] go walk.
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ [Ebm] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am]
We _ _ [D] _ [Ebm] _ [G] _ _ [Cm] _
[E] _ [Fm] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ had, oh, round [G] after round.
[C] _
Finally, [A] I got [D] so I thought my insides would [Gm] drown.
I mean, every time I looked [F] down, I saw them shake like [G] jelly and [C]
I can't drink as much as this [D] bass.
It's got a much [A] bigger belly.
[C] So I said, bass, after [A] we get these [G] last two down, _ [C]
let's make [B] ourselves homeward bound.
And [Gm] we tried to walk, but we were [Dm] pretty [E] messed up.
_ [Gm]
Leaning on me, [Am] fiddled [Ab] with a thyroid problem.
I mean, [B] I was [C] seeing double [A] _ [Ab] bass, [G] _ _ [C] _
[E] [F] that [Ebm] is.
[Gm] _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [A] By the time we [G] got home, [C] I'd straightened up.
[Am] So I walked into my house and [G] said, hi, [C] buttercup.
She said, uh-huh, JC, I can tell by that [Em] look on your face, you've been out [Am] drinking again.
[Ab] You and that old [A] drunken bass.
Now, now, now we don't have any money and we can't pay the rent.
[G] And where are we going to [C] sleep?
Are we going to sleep in that old [Eb] tent?
And I said, [G] you, _ [C]
Jadon, get out of my _ _ [B] face.
I [C] don't need you.
_ [B] I've got my bass.
Let's go [Cm] walking.
_ [Am] _ [Gm] _ [Gb] _ [G] _ _ _
[Gm] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ [B] _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [G] _ [Cm] _
_ [E] _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ [Am] So [G] if you've got domestic problems or whatever may be the [A] case, [Am] just save a little money [G] and go buy a [C] bass.
And when your mate [D] starts that nagging [G] talking, you can just [Gm] grab your raincoat, take your bass and [G] go [B] walking.
You might [C] say, spend all that money.
[G] It's only made of wood, but you can tell by its shape, it must be [Db] some kind of good.
Let's [Gm] go walking.
[Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [Ab] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Cm] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] [Db] That _
[C] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _