Taking A Walk
John PrineVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
A man came to our house
I believe it was yesterday
I would have invited him in
But I didn't have a lot to say
His anticipation of me opening the door
Outweighed my apprehension as it never had before
And drove my concentration right through that hardwood floor
Oo-oo -ha
I'm taking a walk
I'm going outside
I'm taking a walk
I'm just getting by
There's a girl in the white house
I don't even know her name
Her disheveled appearance
Speaks volumes of shame
It's an embarrassing situation but a situation just the same
The way she walks on others and never takes the blame
Upsets my constitution beyond its mortal frame
Oo-oo -ha
I'm taking a walk
I'm going outside
I'm watching the birds
I'm just getting by
Found a card in the pocket
Of my worn out overalls
From a girl in Cedar Rapids
Now residing in Idaho Falls
I wish you could have been there when she opened up the door
And looked me in the face like she never did before
I felt about as welcome as a Wal-Mart Superstore
0o-oo - a-ha
I'm taking a walk
I'm going outside
I'm taking a walk
I don't need a ride
I'm watching the birds
Flying so high
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Readable chord sheet for Taking A Walk by John Prine
[G] [Bm] [C] [D] [G] [Bm] [C] [D] [G] [Bm] [C] [D] [G] [Bm] [C] [D] [G]A man came to [Bm]our house [C] I believe it [D]was yester[G]day[Bm] [C] [D] [G]I would have invited him [Bm]in [C] But I [D]didn't have a lot to [G]say[Bm] [C] [D] [B]His anticipation of me [Em]opening the door [B]Outweighed my apprehension as it [Em]never had before And [B]drove my concentration right [Em]through that hardwood floor [C] [D] Oo-oo [A]-ha I'm taking a [G]walk[Bm] [C] [D] I'm going out[G]side[Bm] [C] [D] I'm taking a [G]walk[Bm] [C] [D] I'm just getting [G]by [Bm] [C] [D] [G]There's a girl in the [Bm]white house [C] I don't [D]even know her [G]name[Bm] [C] [D] [G]Her disheveled [Bm]appearance [C] [D]Speaks volumes of [G]sham[Bm]e [C] [D] [B]It's an embarrassing situation but a [Em]situation just the same [B]The way she walks on others and [Em]never takes the blame [B]Upsets my constitution be[Em]yond its mortal frame [C] [D] Oo-oo [A]-ha I'm taking a [G]walk[Bm] [C] [D] I'm going out[G]side[Bm] [C] [D] I'm watching the [G]bird[Bm]s [C] [D] I'm just getting [G]by [Bm] [C] [D] [G] [Bm] [C] [D] [G] [Bm] [C] [D] [G] [Bm] [C] [D] [G] [Bm] [C] [D] [B] [Em] [B] [Em] [B] [Em] [C] [D] [G]Found a card in the [Bm]pocket [C] Of my [D]worn out over[G]alls[Bm] [C] [D] [G]From a girl in Cedar [Bm]Rapids [C] Now [D]residing in Idaho [G]Fall[Bm]s [C] [D] [B]I wish you could have been there when [Em]she opened up the door [B]And looked me in the face like she [Em]never did before [B]I felt about as welcome as a [Em]Wal-Mart Superstore [C]0o-oo - a-[D]ha I'm taking a [G]walk[Bm] [C] [D] I'm going out[G]side[Bm] [C] [D] I'm taking a [G]walk[Bm] [C] [D] I don't need a [G]ride[Bm] [C] [D] I'm watching the [G]bird[Bm]s [C] [D] Flying so [G]high[Bm] [C] [D]