Walk Of Life Chords

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Difficulty:	beginner
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	no capo

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[Intro]
E     B A       B       A   B7
E     B A       B       A   B7
E     B A       B       A   B7
 
 
[Interlude]
E       A       B       A   B7
E       A       B       A   B7
  Wo ho   Wo ho
 
[Verse 1]
E
Here comes Johnny singing oldies, goldies
BeBopALula, Baby What I Say
Here comes Johnny singng I Gotta Woman
Down in the tunnels, trying to make it pay
A
 He got the action, he got the motion
E
 Oh yeah, the boy can play
A
 Dedication, devotion
E
Turning all the night time into the day
 
[Chorus]
          E                           B
He do the song about the sweet lovin' woman
          E
He do the song about the knife
A                E    B                   A
 Well, he do the walk, do the walk of life
     B7                      E
Yeah,  he do the walk of life
 
 
[Interlude]
E       A       B       A   B7
                  Wo ho
 
[Verse 2]
E
Here comes Johnny and he'll tell you the story
Hand me down my walkin' shoes
Here comes Johnny with the power and the glory
Backbeat the talkin' blues
A
 He got the action, he got the motion
E
 Oh yeah, the boy can play
A
 Dedication, devotion
E
Turning all the night time into the day
 
[Chorus]
          E                           B
He do the song about the sweet lovin' woman
          E
He do the song about the knife
A                E    B                   A
 Well, he do the walk, do the walk of life
     B7                      E
Yeah,  he do the walk of life
 
 
[Interlude]
E       A       B       A   B7
E       A       B       A   B7
         Woho ho
 
[Verse 3]
E
Here comes Johnny singing oldies, goldies
BeBopALula, Baby What I Say
Here comes Johnny singng I Gotta Woman
Down in the tunnels, trying to make it pay
A
 He got the action, he got the motion
E
 Oh yeah, the boy can play
A
 Dedication, devotion
E
Turning all the night time into the day
 
 
[Chorus]
    E                          B
And after all the violence and double talk
               E                               A
There's just a song in all the trouble and the strife
           E          B                       A
You do the walk, yeah, you do the walk of life
    B7                       E
Mmm,  you do the walk of life
 
 
[Outro]
E       A       B       A   B7
          Woho
E       A       B       A   B7
                              Woho ho
 
[Fade Out]
E       A       B       A   B7
                              Woho ho
E       A       B       A   B7
          Woho
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Walk Of Life – Dire Straits

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C F G F G [Verse 1] Here comes Johnny singing oldies, goldies Be-Bop-A-Lula, Baby What I Say Here comes Johnny singing I Gotta Woman Down in the tunnels, trying to make it pay F C He got the action, He got the motion Yeah the boy can play F C Dedication, devotion Turning all the night time into the day [Chorus] C G He do the song about the sweet lovin' woman C F He do the song about the knife C7 G F G C F G F G He do the walk, he do the walk of life. Yeah, he do the walk of life [Verse 2] Here comes Johnny and he'll tell you the story Hand me down my walkin' shoes Here come Johnny with the power and the glory Backbeat the talkin' blues F He got the action, He got the motion C Yeah the boy can play F Dedication, devotion C Turning all the night time into the day [Chorus] C G He do the song about the sweet lovin' woman C He do the song about the knife C7 G F G C F G F G He do the walk, he do the walk of life. Yeah, he do the walk of life [Verse 1] Here comes Johnny singing oldies, goldies Be-Bop-A-Lula, Baby What I Say Here comes Johnny singing I Gotta Woman Down in the tunnels, trying to make it pay F He got the action, He got the motion C Yeah the boy can play F Dedication, devotion C Turning all the night time into the day [Outro] C G And after all the violence and double talk C F There's just a song in all the trouble and the strife C7 G F G C F G F G You do the walk, you do the walk of life. Yeah, you do the walk of life What's this?

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