Walk A Mile In My Blues Chords by Curtis Salgado
Tempo:
99.8 bpm
Chords used:
Em
C
G
Am
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A] [E]
[Bm] [C] [Em]
[Am] [F]
[Em] You [E]
can't imagine [Bm] this here life [Em] and all the things [D] I've been through.
[Em]
I've been knocked [C] down so many [Am] times.
Hard times ain't [Em] nothing new.
I've been cut from the stand to stand, so back up again.
Lost my brother [C] to the needle.
[Bm] [Am]
Lost my wife to [Em] her best friend.
[D] Oh, you'll [G] never know just what it takes [A] to fill these shoes.
For you [C] criticized me, [G] well, walk a mile [Am] in my booze.
[Bm] [A] I [Em]
know I'm not the only one to [G] walk a [Em] trail of tears.
And I've got the [C] scars to prove it.
[Am] I've been on the [Em] road for years.
[G]
I hold [Em] my head up high, [G]
[Em] I do no good.
I ain't [C] asking for nothing.
[Em] [Am]
Hell, I wouldn't if [Em] I could.
[D] Oh, you'll [G] never know just what it takes to [A] fill these shoes.
For you [C] rushed to judge me, [Em]
walk a mile [Am] in my [B] [A] booze.
[Bm]
[C] Everybody's fighting a battle, [Bm] a little pain goes a long, [Am] long way.
[Bm] [C]
We all want to be understood, but [A] there's a price we gotta [B] pay.
[Em]
[G] [Am] [A]
[Em]
[A]
[G] [Em] [D]
As long as [E] I'm still standing [Bm] [Em] right here in front of you.
[Dm] [Em]
I don't care what [C] you say, [Am]
I've got [Em] nothing left to prove.
[G] Lord, I don't know what it takes to [A] fill these shoes.
For you [C] talk [G] about me, walk a mile in [Em] my booze.
[C]
[Bm] Yeah, [Em]
[G] you'll never [C] understand all [D] the living [Am] I've been through.
[G]
Every, [C] every road I travel, yeah,
[D] [Em] I've paid my dues.
[G] [C] Walk a mile in [Em] my [G] booze.
[Em] Walk a mile in my booze.
[Am] [C]
[Em] [N]
[Bm] [C] [Em]
[Am] [F]
[Em] You [E]
can't imagine [Bm] this here life [Em] and all the things [D] I've been through.
[Em]
I've been knocked [C] down so many [Am] times.
Hard times ain't [Em] nothing new.
I've been cut from the stand to stand, so back up again.
Lost my brother [C] to the needle.
[Bm] [Am]
Lost my wife to [Em] her best friend.
[D] Oh, you'll [G] never know just what it takes [A] to fill these shoes.
For you [C] criticized me, [G] well, walk a mile [Am] in my booze.
[Bm] [A] I [Em]
know I'm not the only one to [G] walk a [Em] trail of tears.
And I've got the [C] scars to prove it.
[Am] I've been on the [Em] road for years.
[G]
I hold [Em] my head up high, [G]
[Em] I do no good.
I ain't [C] asking for nothing.
[Em] [Am]
Hell, I wouldn't if [Em] I could.
[D] Oh, you'll [G] never know just what it takes to [A] fill these shoes.
For you [C] rushed to judge me, [Em]
walk a mile [Am] in my [B] [A] booze.
[Bm]
[C] Everybody's fighting a battle, [Bm] a little pain goes a long, [Am] long way.
[Bm] [C]
We all want to be understood, but [A] there's a price we gotta [B] pay.
[Em]
[G] [Am] [A]
[Em]
[A]
[G] [Em] [D]
As long as [E] I'm still standing [Bm] [Em] right here in front of you.
[Dm] [Em]
I don't care what [C] you say, [Am]
I've got [Em] nothing left to prove.
[G] Lord, I don't know what it takes to [A] fill these shoes.
For you [C] talk [G] about me, walk a mile in [Em] my booze.
[C]
[Bm] Yeah, [Em]
[G] you'll never [C] understand all [D] the living [Am] I've been through.
[G]
Every, [C] every road I travel, yeah,
[D] [Em] I've paid my dues.
[G] [C] Walk a mile in [Em] my [G] booze.
[Em] Walk a mile in my booze.
[Am] [C]
[Em] [N]
Key:
Em
C
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Am
A
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C
G
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ You [E]
can't imagine [Bm] this here life _ [Em] and all the things [D] I've been through.
[Em] _
I've been knocked [C] down so many [Am] times.
Hard times ain't [Em] nothing new. _ _ _
I've been cut from the stand to stand, _ _ so back up again. _ _ _
Lost my brother [C] to the needle.
[Bm] _ [Am] _
Lost my wife to [Em] her best friend. _
[D] Oh, you'll [G] never know _ _ just what it takes [A] to fill these shoes. _ _
For you [C] criticized me, [G] well, walk a mile [Am] in my booze.
[Bm] [A] I [Em] _
know I'm not the only one to [G] walk a [Em] trail of tears.
_ _ And I've got the [C] scars to prove it.
_ _ [Am] I've been on the [Em] road for years.
_ [G] _ _
I hold [Em] my head up high, _ _ [G] _ _
[Em] _ I do no good. _
I ain't [C] asking for nothing.
_ [Em] _ [Am] _
Hell, I wouldn't if [Em] I could. _ _ _
[D] Oh, you'll [G] never _ _ know just what it takes to [A] fill these shoes. _ _ _ _
For you [C] rushed to judge me, [Em] _
walk a mile [Am] in my [B] _ [A] booze.
[Bm] _ _
_ [C] Everybody's fighting a battle, [Bm] a little pain goes a long, [Am] long way.
_ [Bm] _ [C]
We all want to be _ understood, but [A] there's a price we gotta [B] _ pay.
[Em] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _
As long as [E] I'm still standing [Bm] _ [Em] right here in front of you.
_ _ [Dm] _ [Em] _
I don't care what [C] you say, _ _ [Am] _
I've got [Em] nothing left to prove. _ _ _
[G] Lord, I don't know _ _ _ what it takes to [A] fill these shoes. _ _ _
For you [C] talk [G] about me, _ walk a mile in [Em] my booze. _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] Yeah, _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[G] you'll never _ [C] understand _ _ all [D] the living [Am] I've been through.
[G] _ _ _ _
Every, [C] every road I travel, yeah, _
_ [D] _ [Em] _ _ I've paid my dues.
[G] _ _ [C] Walk a mile in [Em] my [G] booze.
_ _ [Em] _ Walk _ _ _ _ _ _ _ a mile in my booze.
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ You [E]
can't imagine [Bm] this here life _ [Em] and all the things [D] I've been through.
[Em] _
I've been knocked [C] down so many [Am] times.
Hard times ain't [Em] nothing new. _ _ _
I've been cut from the stand to stand, _ _ so back up again. _ _ _
Lost my brother [C] to the needle.
[Bm] _ [Am] _
Lost my wife to [Em] her best friend. _
[D] Oh, you'll [G] never know _ _ just what it takes [A] to fill these shoes. _ _
For you [C] criticized me, [G] well, walk a mile [Am] in my booze.
[Bm] [A] I [Em] _
know I'm not the only one to [G] walk a [Em] trail of tears.
_ _ And I've got the [C] scars to prove it.
_ _ [Am] I've been on the [Em] road for years.
_ [G] _ _
I hold [Em] my head up high, _ _ [G] _ _
[Em] _ I do no good. _
I ain't [C] asking for nothing.
_ [Em] _ [Am] _
Hell, I wouldn't if [Em] I could. _ _ _
[D] Oh, you'll [G] never _ _ know just what it takes to [A] fill these shoes. _ _ _ _
For you [C] rushed to judge me, [Em] _
walk a mile [Am] in my [B] _ [A] booze.
[Bm] _ _
_ [C] Everybody's fighting a battle, [Bm] a little pain goes a long, [Am] long way.
_ [Bm] _ [C]
We all want to be _ understood, but [A] there's a price we gotta [B] _ pay.
[Em] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _
As long as [E] I'm still standing [Bm] _ [Em] right here in front of you.
_ _ [Dm] _ [Em] _
I don't care what [C] you say, _ _ [Am] _
I've got [Em] nothing left to prove. _ _ _
[G] Lord, I don't know _ _ _ what it takes to [A] fill these shoes. _ _ _
For you [C] talk [G] about me, _ walk a mile in [Em] my booze. _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] Yeah, _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[G] you'll never _ [C] understand _ _ all [D] the living [Am] I've been through.
[G] _ _ _ _
Every, [C] every road I travel, yeah, _
_ [D] _ [Em] _ _ I've paid my dues.
[G] _ _ [C] Walk a mile in [Em] my [G] booze.
_ _ [Em] _ Walk _ _ _ _ _ _ _ a mile in my booze.
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _