Walk On Boy Chords by Doc Watson

Tempo:
154.95 bpm
Chords used:

Cm

G

Fm

Ab

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Doc Watson - Walk on Boy chords
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[Cm] I was [C] born [G] one morning, [Cm] the rain a-pouring [G] down
[Cm] Heard my mammy [Eb] say [Ab] to my pappy, [G] let's call him [Fm] John Henry [Cm] Brown
Walk on boys, walk on down [G] the road
[Cm] Ain't nobody in this whole [Ab] wide world [G] a-gonna help [Fm] you carry [Cm] your load
[G] [Cm]
[Gm] [G] [Cm]
[Gm] [Abm] [Gm]
[Fm] [Cm]
[G] [Cm]
[Gm]
[Fm] [Cm]
I left my mammy [G] and pappy [Cm] at just about the age of [G] ten
[Cm] Lord, it got me a [Eb] job a-workin' on [Ab] the levee
[G] Totin' water for [Fm] the hard [Cm]-workin' men
Walk on [Gm] boys, [Cm] walk on down [G] the road
[Cm] Ain't [Eb] nobody in this whole [Ab] wide world a [G]-gonna help [Fm] you carry [Cm] your load
[G] [Cm]
[G] [Eb]
[Ab] [G]
[Fm] [Cm]
[G] [Cm]
[Eb] [Ab] [Gm]
[Fm] [Cm]
One day my pappy [G] told me some [Cm] advice I wanna give to [G] you
Son, [Cm] find a good woman, [Eb] be good to [Ab] her, and [G] she's gonna [Fm] be good to [Cm] you
Walk on boys, walk on down [G] the road
[Cm] Ain't nobody [Eb] in this whole [Ab] wide world a [G]-gonna help [Fm] you carry [Cm] your load
[Gm] [G] [Cm]
[G] [Cm]
[Gm] [Ab] [Gm]
[Fm] [Cm]
[F] [G] [Cm]
[Gm]
[Fm] [Cm]
If anyone ever [G] should ask you, [Cm] just who is that fella, Brian?
[G]
You [Cm] can tell them I'm the [Eb] boy that left his [Ab] hammer smokin' [G] where he beat [Fm] that steam drill [Cm] down
Walk on boys, walk on down [G] the road
[Cm] Ain't nobody [Eb] in this whole [Ab] wide world a [G]-gonna help [Fm] you carry [Cm] your load
Walk on boys, walk on boys, walk on boys
[A] [Cm]
Key:  
Cm
13421113
G
2131
Fm
123111111
Ab
134211114
Gm
123111113
Cm
13421113
G
2131
Fm
123111111
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Doc Watson - (Vanguard Version) Walk On Boy chords, practice playing G, Fm, Cm, G, Cm, Eb, Ab and G in sequence. Kick off your practice at a gentle 77 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 155 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: C Minor.

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[Cm] I was [C] _ born [G] one _ morning, _ _ [Cm] the _ rain a-pouring [G] _ _ down
_ _ _ _ [Cm] Heard my mammy [Eb] say [Ab] to my pappy, [G] let's call him [Fm] John Henry [Cm] Brown
Walk on boys, _ _ _ _ _ walk on down [G] the road
_ [Cm] Ain't nobody in this whole [Ab] wide world [G] a-gonna help [Fm] you carry [Cm] your load _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ [Gm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Gm] _
_ [Fm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I left my mammy [G] and pappy _ [Cm] at just about the age of [G] ten
_ [Cm] Lord, it got me a [Eb] job a-workin' on [Ab] the levee
[G] Totin' water for [Fm] the hard [Cm]-workin' men
Walk on [Gm] boys, _ _ _ [Cm] walk _ _ on down [G] the road
_ _ [Cm] Ain't [Eb] nobody in this whole [Ab] wide world a [G]-gonna help [Fm] you carry [Cm] your load
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [G] _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[Fm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ One day my pappy [G] told me some [Cm] advice I wanna give to [G] you
Son, [Cm] find a good woman, [Eb] be good to [Ab] her, and [G] she's gonna [Fm] be good to [Cm] you
Walk on boys, _ _ _ _ _ walk on down [G] the _ road
[Cm] Ain't nobody [Eb] in this whole [Ab] wide world a [G]-gonna help [Fm] you carry [Cm] your load
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[Fm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ If anyone ever [G] should ask you, [Cm] just who is that fella, Brian?
[G] _ _
You [Cm] can tell them I'm the [Eb] boy that left his [Ab] hammer smokin' [G] where he beat [Fm] that steam drill [Cm] down
Walk on boys, _ _ _ _ _ walk on down [G] the road
_ [Cm] Ain't nobody [Eb] in this whole [Ab] wide world a [G]-gonna help [Fm] you carry [Cm] your load
Walk on boys, _ _ _ walk on boys, _ _ _ walk on boys _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _

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