Take A Walk

Intro G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|-----4--4--4--4/-7--7--7--7\----------------------| E|--2/-------------------------4--4--4--4--2--2--2--| Verse All these kinds of places Make it seem like it's been ages Tomorrow some new building will scrape the sky G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|-----4--4--4--4/-7--7--7--7\----------------------| E|--2/-------------------------4--4--4--4--2--2--2--| I love this country dearly I can feel the ladder clearly But I never thought I'd be alone to try G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|-----4--4--4--4/-7--7--7--7\----------------------| E|--2/-------------------------4--4--4--4--2--2--2--| Once I was outside Penn station Selling red and white carnations We were still alone, My wife and I G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|-----4--4--4--4/-7--7--7--7\----------------------| E|--2/-------------------------4--4--4--4--2--2--2--| Before we marry, save my money Brought my dear wife over Now I want to bring my family state side G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|-----4--4--4--4/-7--7--7--7\----------------------| E|--2/-------------------------4--4--4--4--2--2--2--| Pre-Chorus But off the boat they stayed awhile Then scattered across the coast G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|--7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--| E|---------------------------------------| Once a year I'll see them for a week or so at most G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|--7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--| E|---------------------------------------| Chorus I took a walk Take a walk, take a walk, take a walk Take a walk, take a walk, take a walk, (oh-ah-ohhhh) G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|-----4--4--4--4/-7--7--7--7\----------------------| E|--2/-------------------------4--4--4--4--2--2--2--| I take a walk Take a walk, take a walk, take a walk Take a walk, take a walk, take a walk (oh-ah-oh-oh-oh-oh) G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|-----4--4--4--4/-7--7--7--7\----------------------| E|--2/-------------------------4--4--4--4--2--2--2--| verse 2 Practice isn't perfect But the market cuts the loss I remind myself that times could be much worse G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|-----4--4--4--4/-7--7--7--7\----------------------| E|--2/-------------------------4--4--4--4--2--2--2--| My wife won't ask me questions There's not so much to ask And she'll never flaunt around an empty purse G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|-----4--4--4--4/-7--7--7--7\----------------------| E|--2/-------------------------4--4--4--4--2--2--2--| Once my mother-in-law came Just to stay a couple nights Then decided she would stay the rest of her life G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|-----4--4--4--4/-7--7--7--7\----------------------| E|--2/-------------------------4--4--4--4--2--2--2--| I watch my little children, play some board game in the kitchen And I sit and pray they never feel my strife. G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|-----4--4--4--4/-7--7--7--7\----------------------| E|--2/-------------------------4--4--4--4--2--2--2--| Pre-Chorus 2 But then my partner called to say the pension funds were gone G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|--7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--| E|---------------------------------------| He made some bad investments, now the accounts are overdrawn G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|--7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--| E|---------------------------------------| Chorus 2 I took a walk Take a walk, take a walk, take a walk Take a walk, take a walk, take a walk, (oh-ah-ohhhh) G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|-----4--4--4--4/-7--7--7--7\----------------------| E|--2/-------------------------4--4--4--4--2--2--2--| I take a walk Take a walk, take a walk, take a walk Take a walk, take a walk, take a walk (oh-ah-oh-oh-oh-oh) G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|-----4--4--4--4/-7--7--7--7\----------------------| E|--2/-------------------------4--4--4--4--2--2--2--| Bridge Honey it's your son I think I borrowed just too much G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|--4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9--| E|-----------------------------------| We had taxes, we had bills, we had a lifestyle of fun G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|--4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9--| E|-----------------------------------| And tonight I swear I'll come home and we'll make love like we're young G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|--4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9--| E|-----------------------------------| Pre-Outro Then tomorrow you'll cook dinner for the neighbours and their kids G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|--7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--| E|---------------------------------------| We can rip apart those socialists and all their damn taxes G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|--7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--| E|---------------------------------------| But see I am no criminal I'm down on both bad knees G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|--7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--| E|---------------------------------------| I'm just too much a coward to admit when I'm in need G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|--7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--| E|---------------------------------------| Outro I took a walk Take a walk, take a walk, take a walk Take a walk, take a walk, take a walk, (oh-ah-ohhhh) G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|-----4--4--4--4/-7--7--7--7\----------------------| E|--2/-------------------------4--4--4--4--2--2--2--| I take a walk Take a walk, take a walk, take a walk Take a walk, take a walk, take a walk (oh-ah-oh-oh-oh-oh) G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|-----4--4--4--4/-7--7--7--7\----------------------| E|--2/-------------------------4--4--4--4--2--2--2--| I take a walk Take a walk, take a walk, take a walk Take a walk, take a walk, take a walk, (oh-ah-ohhhh) G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|-----4--4--4--4/-7--7--7--7\----------------------| E|--2/-------------------------4--4--4--4--2--2--2--| I take a walk Take a walk, take a walk, take a walk Take a walk, take a walk, take a walk (oh-ah-oh-oh-oh-oh) G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|-----4--4--4--4/-7--7--7--7\----------------------| E|--2/-------------------------4--4--4--4--2--2--2--| ************************************ | / Slide up | \ Slide down ************************************