Walking Man
James Taylor
James Taylor
Walking Man
1974
I realized that I had kinda stagnated on the JT stuff,
so here's some more. This was a rather difficult song
to figure out, but it seems fun and I hope that I will
be able to perform it when I'm done. Enjoy!
Lyrics
Chords
INTRO:
B E A B E A
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e:-2-------4---0---|-----------------|-2-------4---0---|-----------------|
B:-4-------5---2---|-----------------|-4-------5---2---|-----------------|
G:-4-------4---2---|-----------------|-4-------4---2---|-----------------|
D:-------------2---|-----------------|-------------2---|-------------2---|
A:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------2-4-----|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
movin' in silent desper-
B E A E
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e:-2-------4---0---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-4-------5---2---|---------0h2-0---|-----------------|---------0-------|
G:-4-------4---2---|-----------------|---------1-------|-1-----1-----1---|
D:-------------2---|-----------------|-------------2---|-----2---------2-|
A:-----------------|-----------------|-----2---------2-|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
ation keepin' an eye... Holy Land
A B A
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e:---------0-------|---------0-------|-------------2---|---------0-------|
B:-0h2-------2p0---|-0h2---------2---|-4-----------4---|-----4---2-------|
G:-2-------------2-|---------------2-|-4-------4-------|-----------------|
D:-----------------|-----------------|-----4-----------|-----------------|
A:-0---0-----------|-----0-----------|-2---------------|-------------0---|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
a hypo - thetical destin-
E Esus4 E Esus4 E
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e:--------/4-------|-2p0---------0---|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-----------------|-----0-------0---|-0---------------|---------0-------|
G:-----------------|-------1---2-----|-1-------1-------|-2-------------1-|
D:-----------------|-----------------|-------2-------2-|-------2-----2---|
A:-----------------|-----------------|-----2-------2---|-----2-----------|
E:-0---------------|---------0-------|-0---------------|-----------------|
ation who is this walkin'
A B A
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e:-0-------0-------|-0---0-----------|-------------2---|---------0-------|
B:-0h2-------2p0---|-0---0h2-----2---|-4-----------4---|-----4---2-------|
G:---------------2-|---------2-------|-4-------4-------|-------------2---|
D:-----2-----------|-----------------|-----4-----------|-----------------|
A:-0---------------|-0---0-----------|-2---------------|---------0-------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
man well the
E Esus4 E A7sus4
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e:---------4-------|-2p0-------------|-------------0---|----------------|
B:-----------------|-----0-----------|---------0---3---|----------------|
G:-----------------|-------1-----2---|-1---2---0---0---|----------------|
D:-----------------|-----------2-----|-2---4-------2---|----------------|
A:-----------------|-----------------|-------------0---|----------------|
E:-0---------------|---------0-------|-----------------|----------------|
This is the verse and chorus:
leaves have come to turnin' and the goose has gone to fly and
Dmaj7 A7sus4 Dmaj7 A7sus4 Bbº
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e:-2---------------|-0---------------|-2---------------|-0-------0-------|
B:-2---------------|-3---------------|-2---------------|-3-------2-------|
G:-2---------------|-0---------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|
D:-0---------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|-2---------------|
A:-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-0-------1-------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
bridges are for burnin' so don't you let that yearnin pass you
Bm7 E7 Bm7 E7
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e:-2-----------2---|-0---------------|-2-------2-------|-0---------------|
B:-3-------3-------|-3---------------|-3-------3-------|-3---------------|
G:-2---------------|-1---------------|-2-----------2---|-1---------------|
D:-4---4-----------|-2---------------|-4---4-----------|-2---------------|
A:-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|
E:-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
by walkin' man the walkin' man
A7sus4(add6) Dmaj7 A7sus4
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e:-----------2-----|-----------------|-2-------2---0---|-----------------|
B:-------3-----3---|-----------------|-2-------2---3---|-----------------|
G:-----0---0-------|-----------------|-2-------2---0---|-----------------|
D:---2-------------|-----------------|-0-------0---2---|-------------0---|
A:-0---------------|-----------------|-------------0---|---------0-2-----|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
walks well any other man stops and talks
Dmaj7 A7sus4 Bm7 Em7 A7sus4(add6)
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e:-2-------2---0---|-----------------|-----2-----------|-----------2-----|
B:-2-------2---3---|-----------------|---3---3-----3---|-------------3---|
G:-2-------2---0---|-----------------|-2---------------|-----0---0-------|
D:-0-------0---2---|-----------------|-----------2-----|---2---2---------|
A:-------------0---|---------0-1---2-|-----------------|-0---------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|---------0-------|-----------------|
but the walkin man walks
Dmaj7 A7sus4 Dmaj7 A7sus4
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e:-----------------|-2-------2---0---|-----------------|-2-------2---0---|-----------------|
B:-----------------|-2-------2---3---|-----------------|-2-------2---3---|-----------------|
G:-----------------|-2-------2---0---|-----------------|-2-------2---0---|-----------------|
D:-----------------|-0-------0---2---|-------------0---|-0-------0---2---|-----------------|
A:-----------------|-------------0---|---------0-2-----|-------------0---|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
This is the bridge:
walk on by most everybody's got seed to
Dmaj7 A7sus4 A Bm A G A7sus4
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e:-2-------2---0---|-----0---0-------|-2---2---0---0---|-3---3---0---2---|
B:-2-------2---3---|-----3---2-------|-3---3---2---2---|-0---0---3---3---|
G:-2-------2---0---|-----0---2-------|-2---2---2---2---|-0---0---0---0---|
D:-0-------0---2---|-----2---2-------|-4---4---2---2---|-0---0---2---2---|
A:-------------0---|-----0---0-------|-2---2---0---0---|-2---2---0---0---|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---3-----------|
sow it ain't always easy for a weed to
Dmaj7 Gmaj7 F#+5
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e:-2---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-2---------------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|
G:-2---------------|-----------------|-4-------4-------|-3-------3-------|
D:-0---------------|-----------------|-4-------4-------|-2-------2-------|
A:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|-2-------2-------|
grow no no but he don't hold the row for no one
B9 F#+5 B9 E7 A7sus4
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e:-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
B:-2-----------3---|-----2-----------|-3---------------|-3---------------|
G:-2-----------3---|-----2-----------|-1---------------|-0---------------|
D:-1-----------2---|-----1-----------|-2---------------|-2---------------|
A:-2---------------|-----2-----------|-2---------------|-0---------------|
E:-------------2---|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
LYRICS:
play INTRO
Moving in silent desperation
Keepin' an eye on the Holy Land
A hypothetical destination
Say who is the walkin' man
Well the leaves have come to turnin'
And the goose has gone to fly
And bridges are for burnin'
So don't you let that yearnin' pass you by
CHORUS
Walkin' man
The walkin' man walks
Well any other man stops and talks
But the walkin' man walks
Well the frost is on the pumpkin
And the hay is in the barn yeah
And pappy's come to ramblin on
Stumblin' 'round drunk down on the farm
CHORUS
And the walkin' man walks
He doesn't know nothin' at all
Any other man stops and talks
But the walkin' man walks on by
Walk on by
BRIDGE
Most everybody's got seed to sow
It ain't always easy for a weed to grow no no
So he don't hold the row for no one
But sure one's always missin'
And somethin' is never quite right
Ah but who would want to listen to ya'
Kissin' his existence goodnight
CHORUS
Walkin' man
Walk on by my door
Well any other man stops and talks
But not the walkin' man
ad-libbed ending over Bm7 E7 A7sus4(add6)
He's the walkin' man
Born to walk, walk on walkin' man
Well now would he have wings to fly
Woah would he be free
Golden wings against the sky
Walkin' man walk on by
So long walkin' man
fade out
CHORDS:
Dmaj7 xx0222
A7sus4 x02030
Esus4 022200
E7 022130
A7sus4(add6) x02032
Gmaj7 3x443x
F#+5 2x233x
B9 x2122x
To learn why these chords are named this way, check out Dansm's Guitar Chord Theory.
Created on 9-28-97 by Daniel E. Smith.