Dire Straits-Walk of Life
[Intro - key pads - BPM 172 - E = 476454 before move to other chords]E x x B
A x x E
B x x E
A x E B
[Keyboard riff x 2 then 3rd time with drums - WHISTLE OVER TOP SOMETIMES HARMONIES]
E x x x - A x x x - B x x x - A x B x
[Verse 1]
[E] Here comes Johnny singing oldies, goldies
BeBopALula, Baby What I Say
Here comes Johnny singing 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 (drums just to bass drum)
[E] Turning all the night time into the day
[Chorus - Stevie Ray - play G# on low E going to B]
He do the [E] song about the sweet lovin' [B] woman
He do the [E] song about the knife
[A] Well, he do the [E] walk, [B] do the walk of life [A]
Yeah, [B7] he do the walk of life [E]
[Interlude - keyboard riff]
E x x x - A x x x - B x x x - A x B x
Wo ho hoo bit
[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 (drums just to bass drum)
[E] Turning all the night time into the day
[Chorus]
He do the [E] song about the sweet lovin' [B] woman
He do the [E] song about the knife
[A] Well, he do the [E] walk, [B] do the walk of life [A]
Yeah, [B7] he do the walk of life [E]
[Interlude - Keyboard Riff]
E x x x - A x x x - B x x x - A x B x
Wo ho hoo bit
[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 (drums just to bass drum)
[E] Turning all the night time into the day
[Chorus]
And [E] after all the violence and [B] double talk
There's just a [E] song in all the trouble and the [A] strife
You do the [E] walk, yeah, [B] you do the walk of life [A]
Mmm, [B7] you do the walk of life [E]
[Outro]
E x x x - A x x x - B x x x - A x B x
Wo ho hoo bit
(repeat until end)
[End]
[Notes]
v1 - 2 - proximity, v2 - 3 for some bits 'oh yeah' and 'turning..'
[Tab for intro - CHECK THIS]
[E] [A] [B] [A] [B]
E ----------------------------------7--------7----------------7--------7-----
B -9----9-12---9-----5--------5--7--7--7--9----9--7---5-------7--7--9----9--7
G -9--11---------11--6--------------8-----------------6-------8--------------
D -9-----------------7--------------9-----------------7-------9--------------
A -------------------0--------------9-------------------------9--------------
E -0--------------------------------7-------------------------7--------------