Chords for Leon Redbone Live- My Walking Stick at the 1973 Buffalo Folk Festival.
Tempo:
133.9 bpm
Chords used:
Gm
D
A
G
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
[A] [Abm]
[Bb] What's too fast?
Stack of walking sticks.
I [Gm]
do them both at the same time.
[D]
[Gm] I'm glad [Ab] you know all these songs.
Walking [E]
[Gm] [Fm] stick in the key of A minor.
Modulating to the key of C.
B flat.
Now wait a second.
I'll do that.
And when that's all over, we'll go right into Champagne Charlie.
Right before that, I gotta hit something really interesting.
We'll make it an F augmented and we'll change key into B flat from A minor.
This is [Gm] A minor.
This is a song recorded by Louis Armstrong.
I forgot my walking stick.
I had one with me, but I'll do the song in here.
This is Walking Stick in A minor.
[G] [Eb] [G]
[Ab] [G]
[Gm]
[F] [D] [Gm]
[Bbm] [Gm]
[Em] [Ab]
Without [G]
my walking stick
I'd go insane
I [D] can't look my best
I feel [Abm] undressed without my cane
[E] Must [Gm]
have my walking stick
Cause it [Eb] may [A]
rain
When [D]
it pours, can't be [A] outdoors [G] without my [Eb] cane
[Gm] If [Ab] I ever left my house [Cm] without my walking stick
[Gm] There would be something [A] I could never [D] call
The [Db] [Gm] thing that makes me clay
I'll [Eb] never blame
[A] Would [D]
go for naught if I were [E] caught without my cane
[Gm]
[G]
[D] [Db] [D] [Db]
[Gm] [D]
[Gm]
[G]
[D] [B] [D] [Gm]
[A]
[Gm] [A]
[D] If [Gm] I ever left my house without my walking stick
The thing that makes me clay
I'll never [A] [E] blame
[A] Would [D] go for naught if I were caught without my cane
I'll never blame
Would go for naught if I were caught without [G] my cane
[D]
[Gm]
[A] [D]
[Gm] [Gb]
[Gm]
[D]
[Eb]
[Cm]
[Gm]
[A] [D]
[Ab] [Gm]
[D] [Eb] [G]
[Gm]
[G]
[Gm] I'd go [D] insane
[Gb] [A] I believe I'd go insane
[D] I can't look my best
I feel undressed [Gm] without my cane
[Eb]
[G] I'll teach you how to be [Eb] [Gm] successful
[A] [G] [Ab] The [Gm]
[Am]
[Cm] [Gm]
[Gbm] [A] [D]
thing [G]
that makes me clay
I'll never blame
[Gm] Would go for [D] naught if I [E] were caught without my cane
[D]
[Gm]
[A] Without my [Gm] cane
Without
[G]
[D]
[Gm] my cane
[A] [Abm]
[Bb] What's too fast?
Stack of walking sticks.
I [Gm]
do them both at the same time.
[D]
[Gm] I'm glad [Ab] you know all these songs.
Walking [E]
[Gm] [Fm] stick in the key of A minor.
Modulating to the key of C.
B flat.
Now wait a second.
I'll do that.
And when that's all over, we'll go right into Champagne Charlie.
Right before that, I gotta hit something really interesting.
We'll make it an F augmented and we'll change key into B flat from A minor.
This is [Gm] A minor.
This is a song recorded by Louis Armstrong.
I forgot my walking stick.
I had one with me, but I'll do the song in here.
This is Walking Stick in A minor.
[G] [Eb] [G]
[Ab] [G]
[Gm]
[F] [D] [Gm]
[Bbm] [Gm]
[Em] [Ab]
Without [G]
my walking stick
I'd go insane
I [D] can't look my best
I feel [Abm] undressed without my cane
[E] Must [Gm]
have my walking stick
Cause it [Eb] may [A]
rain
When [D]
it pours, can't be [A] outdoors [G] without my [Eb] cane
[Gm] If [Ab] I ever left my house [Cm] without my walking stick
[Gm] There would be something [A] I could never [D] call
The [Db] [Gm] thing that makes me clay
I'll [Eb] never blame
[A] Would [D]
go for naught if I were [E] caught without my cane
[Gm]
[G]
[D] [Db] [D] [Db]
[Gm] [D]
[Gm]
[G]
[D] [B] [D] [Gm]
[A]
[Gm] [A]
[D] If [Gm] I ever left my house without my walking stick
The thing that makes me clay
I'll never [A] [E] blame
[A] Would [D] go for naught if I were caught without my cane
I'll never blame
Would go for naught if I were caught without [G] my cane
[D]
[Gm]
[A] [D]
[Gm] [Gb]
[Gm]
[D]
[Eb]
[Cm]
[Gm]
[A] [D]
[Ab] [Gm]
[D] [Eb] [G]
[Gm]
[G]
[Gm] I'd go [D] insane
[Gb] [A] I believe I'd go insane
[D] I can't look my best
I feel undressed [Gm] without my cane
[Eb]
[G] I'll teach you how to be [Eb] [Gm] successful
[A] [G] [Ab] The [Gm]
[Am]
[Cm] [Gm]
[Gbm] [A] [D]
thing [G]
that makes me clay
I'll never blame
[Gm] Would go for [D] naught if I [E] were caught without my cane
[D]
[Gm]
[A] Without my [Gm] cane
Without
[G]
[D]
[Gm] my cane
Key:
Gm
D
A
G
Eb
Gm
D
A
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ What's too fast?
_ _ _ _ Stack of walking sticks.
_ I _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ do them both at the same time.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ I'm glad [Ab] you know all these songs. _ _ _ _ _ _
Walking _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ stick in the key of A minor.
_ _ Modulating to the key of C.
_ _ _ _ _ B _ flat. _ _ _ _ _
Now wait a second.
I'll do that.
_ And when that's all over, we'll go right into Champagne Charlie.
_ Right before that, _ _ I gotta hit something really interesting. _
_ _ We'll make it an F augmented and we'll change key into B flat from A minor.
This is [Gm] _ _ A minor.
This is a song recorded by _ _ _ Louis Armstrong.
_ _ I forgot my walking stick.
I had one with me, but I'll do the song in here.
This is Walking Stick in A minor. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Without [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
my walking stick _ _ _ _
I'd _ go insane _
I _ _ [D] _ can't look my best
I feel [Abm] undressed without my cane
[E] _ _ _ Must [Gm] _
_ have my walking stick
_ _ _ Cause it [Eb] may _ [A]
rain
_ When _ [D] _ _
it pours, can't be [A] outdoors [G] without my [Eb] cane
_ _ [Gm] If [Ab] I ever left my house [Cm] without my walking stick
_ [Gm] There would be something [A] _ I could never [D] call
_ _ The [Db] _ [Gm] thing that makes me _ clay
_ I'll [Eb] never blame
_ [A] Would _ [D]
go for naught if I were [E] caught without my cane _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Db] _ _ [D] _ _ [Db] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ If [Gm] I ever left my house without my walking stick
The thing that makes me clay
_ _ I'll never [A] [E] blame
[A] Would _ _ [D] go for naught if I were caught without my cane
I'll never blame
Would go for naught if I were caught without [G] my _ _ cane
[D] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [G] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ I'd go [D] insane
[Gb] _ [A] I believe I'd go insane
[D] I can't look my best
I feel undressed [Gm] without my cane
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[G] I'll teach you how to be [Eb] _ [Gm] successful _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ [Ab] The _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ [Gbm] _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _
thing _ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
that makes me _ clay
I'll never blame
_ _ _ [Gm] Would go for [D] naught if I [E] were caught without my cane
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] Without my [Gm] cane
_ _ Without _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] my _ _ cane _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ What's too fast?
_ _ _ _ Stack of walking sticks.
_ I _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ do them both at the same time.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ I'm glad [Ab] you know all these songs. _ _ _ _ _ _
Walking _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ stick in the key of A minor.
_ _ Modulating to the key of C.
_ _ _ _ _ B _ flat. _ _ _ _ _
Now wait a second.
I'll do that.
_ And when that's all over, we'll go right into Champagne Charlie.
_ Right before that, _ _ I gotta hit something really interesting. _
_ _ We'll make it an F augmented and we'll change key into B flat from A minor.
This is [Gm] _ _ A minor.
This is a song recorded by _ _ _ Louis Armstrong.
_ _ I forgot my walking stick.
I had one with me, but I'll do the song in here.
This is Walking Stick in A minor. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Without [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
my walking stick _ _ _ _
I'd _ go insane _
I _ _ [D] _ can't look my best
I feel [Abm] undressed without my cane
[E] _ _ _ Must [Gm] _
_ have my walking stick
_ _ _ Cause it [Eb] may _ [A]
rain
_ When _ [D] _ _
it pours, can't be [A] outdoors [G] without my [Eb] cane
_ _ [Gm] If [Ab] I ever left my house [Cm] without my walking stick
_ [Gm] There would be something [A] _ I could never [D] call
_ _ The [Db] _ [Gm] thing that makes me _ clay
_ I'll [Eb] never blame
_ [A] Would _ [D]
go for naught if I were [E] caught without my cane _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Db] _ _ [D] _ _ [Db] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ If [Gm] I ever left my house without my walking stick
The thing that makes me clay
_ _ I'll never [A] [E] blame
[A] Would _ _ [D] go for naught if I were caught without my cane
I'll never blame
Would go for naught if I were caught without [G] my _ _ cane
[D] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [G] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ I'd go [D] insane
[Gb] _ [A] I believe I'd go insane
[D] I can't look my best
I feel undressed [Gm] without my cane
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[G] I'll teach you how to be [Eb] _ [Gm] successful _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ [Ab] The _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ [Gbm] _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _
thing _ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
that makes me _ clay
I'll never blame
_ _ _ [Gm] Would go for [D] naught if I [E] were caught without my cane
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] Without my [Gm] cane
_ _ Without _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] my _ _ cane _ _ _