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Walk On Boy

by Billy Strings
Chords
4.9 (24)
intermediate Tuning: E A D G B E
Version:
v2v1
Transpose
0
Capo
None
Size
100%
Song: Walk on Boy
Artist: Billy Strings
Original Composers: Mel Tillis & Wayne Walker
Tab By: Nick Cassidy
*Standard Tuning
*No Capo
Chords used:
E|--1-----0-----0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3-----2-----1-----------------2-----------------------------------------------|
G|--2-----0-----0-----2-----3-----2-----------------------------------------------|
D|--0-----2-----2-----3-----3-----2-----------------------------------------------|
A|--0-----0-----3-----3-----1-----0-----------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------1-----------------------------------------------------------|
[Riff 1]
E|------------------------------------|
B|------1-----------------------------|
G|--1/2-----2p0---0-------------------|
D|--------------3---3-0---------------|
A|------------------------0--3--5-----|
E|------------------------------------|
[Riff 2]
E|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|------0-3-0------|
A|--0-3------------|
E|-----------------|
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Intro 
 |  [ch]Dm[/ch]  |                                  |  [ch]Dm[/ch]   |                     | [ch]A7[/ch] |
E|-----------5--8-6-5------------------------------1--------------------------0---|
B|-------6------------8-6------------------------3---------------------------2----|
G|-----7------------------7-5------------------2----------------------------0-----|
D|---7------------------------7-6-5----------0-----------------------------2------|
A|-5--------------------------------8-7-5-3-------------------------------0-------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                        I waaaas born one morning.
   | [ch]Dm[/ch] |            | [ch]A7[/ch] |
E|-------0-----------------3------------------------------------------------------|
B|------1-----------------2-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----3-----------------0--------------------------------------------------------|
D|----2-----------------2---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---0-----------------0----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
The rain came pouring down.
Well I he
ard my
mama s
ay to my
papa, "Let&rsq
uo;s call him John
Henry Brown"
Chorus
Walk on boy [Riff 1]
Walk on down the ro
ad
Well there ai
n't nob
ody in the wh
ole wide w
orld who's gonna h
elp you carry your
load [Riff 2]
Verse 2
Well
I left my
mom and p
apa
Just
about the
age of ten
And I g
ot me a j
ob work
in' on the l
evee totin' wa
ter for the ha
rd-workin' men
Chorus
Walk on boy [Riff1]
Walk on down the ro
ad
Well there ai
n't nob
ody in the wh
ole wide w
orld who's gonna h
elp you carry your
load [Riff 2]
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[ Guitar 1: Solo 1 ] *Played on a mandolin in the recording 
                                                 T  T   T
E|----8----10-10-8--8---------------------8----8/10-8-------13-12-10-8-10-8-------------|
B|-10---10------------10--10-10-10-10--10---10--------8/10------------------10-8-10-8---|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------10-----8-------------------8--10--10--10--|
B|--------8-8/9-8----8-8/9-8-------------8-10------8---8--8/10--10----10----------------|
G|--10-10---------10---------10-7---7-10------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-8--8------------15-16-17-16-15----20-17-16-15--------------------------------------- |
B|-------8/10---17----------------17-------------17-16-15----13-------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------14----14-14-13-12-x-10-x-9 -7-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------- |
B|---------------|
G|-1p0---0-------|
D|-----3---3-0---|
A|---------------|
E|---------------| 
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Verse 3
Well
one day my p
apa he to
ld me
Some a
dvice I'd like to g
ive to yo
u
Son, fi
nd you a wo
man, b
e good to
her, and she's go
nna be good to you
Chorus
Walk on boy [Riff 1]
Walk on down the ro
ad
Well there ai
n't nob
ody in the wh
ole wide w
orld who's gonna h
elp you carry your
load [Riff 2]
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[ Guitar 2: Solo 1 ]
E|-------------1-----------------------------1---0---------------------------1^------|
B|---1-2-3--3-----3-1--------------------1-3---3-------------------------1-3---3-1---|
G|-2------------------2p0---0-1-2-2~---2-----------2-0----0-1- 2-2-2~--2-----------2-|
B|------------------------3----------------------------3-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------1-1-3-1-3-5^---|
B|--1---3-1--------------------------------------------------1-1-3-1-3-3-------------|
G|----2----2-0-1p0---0---1p0---0--------------------0-0-2-0-2-2----------------------|
B|-----------------3---3-----3---3-0----0---0-3-0-3--3-------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------0-3---------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|  
E|-----------8-10-8-10-8-10-10-8-8---------8--8-10-13^-10----10---10---10------------|
B|-6---6-6/10----------------------8/10--10---------------13^--13^--13^--13-10-------|
G|---7-------------------------------------------------------------------------12^---|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-10--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---12-10-----10-12---10------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------10/12-----12---11/10-8-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------10--------------------------------------------------| 
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[ Guitar 1: Solo 2 ] *Played on a mandolin in the recording 
E|--10-10-8-8-----10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-13\---13-13-13-15-16-17-16-15-13-15----|
B|------------10--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
      T        T   T  T   T   T   T  T
E|-----------8/10--8--10--13--10--8--10--21-21-20-20-17-17-15-15-13-13-10-10-8-8----|
B|--8/10----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
                               [ch]H[/ch] [ch]H[/ch]
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10-10--8-8----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------10-7-9h10p9-7---7----------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------7--------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
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Verse 3
If an
yone should
ever ask
you
Who is that f
ella 'Bro
wn'?
Well you can
tell 'em I'm the f
ella that le
ft my hammer sm
okin' where I b
eat that ol' st
eam drill down
Chorus
Walk on boy [Riff1]
Walk on down the ro
ad
Well there ai
n't nob
ody in the wh
ole wide w
orld who's gonna h
elp you carry your
load [Riff 2]
Chorus
Walk on boy [Riff1]
Walk on down the ro
ad
Well there ai
n't nob
ody in the wh
ole wide w
orld who's gonna h
elp you carry your
load
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| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| x Dead note
| \ Slide down
| h Hammer-on
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