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Capo 2ND (W/out Capo)
D (E)
A (B)
E (F#)
D
All these kinds of places
A
Make it seem like it's been ages
EE
And tomorrow's sun and buildings scrape the sky.
D
I love this country dearly
A
I can feel the latter clearly
EE
But I never thought I'd be alone to try.
D
Once I was outside Penn station
A
Selling red and white carnations
EE
We were still alone, my wife and I.
D
Before we married, saved my money
A
Brought my dear wife over.
EE
Now I work to bring my family stateside.
DA
Got off the boat, they stayed a while
E
Then scattered 'cross the coast.
DAE
Once I'll year I'll see them for a week or so at most.
D A E E x2
I took a walk
(take a walk, take a walk, take a walk)
(take a walk, take a walk, take a walk)
Ohh-ohh-ohh-ohh
D A E E x2
I took a walk
(take a walk, take a walk, take a walk)
(take a walk, take a walk, take a walk)
Ohh-ohh-ohh-ohh-ohh-ohh-ohh
D
Practice isn't perfect
A
but the market cuts a loss.
EE
I remind myself that times could be much worse.
D
My wife won't ask me questions-
A
there's not so much to ask.
EE
And she'll never flaunt around an empty purse.
D
What's my mother lacking
A
Just to stay a couple nights
EE
And decided she would stay the rest of her life.
D
And watch my little children
A
Play some boardgame in the kitchen
EE
And I sit and pray they never feel my strife.
DAE
But then my partner called to say the pension funds were gone
DAE
He made some bad investments, now the accounts are overdrawn
D A E E x2
I took a walk.
(take a walk, take a walk, take a walk)
(take a walk, take a walk, take a walk)
Ohh-ohh-ohh-ohh
D A E E x2
I took a walk
(take a walk, take a walk, take a walk)
(take a walk, take a walk, take a walk)
Ohh-ohh-ohh-ohh-ohh-ohh-ohh
DAE
Honey, it's your son, I think I borrowed just too much.
DAE
We had taxes, we had bills, we had a lifestyle to front.
DAE
And tonight I swear I'll come home and we'll make love like we're young.
DAE
But tomorrow, you'll cook dinner for the neighbors and their kids.
DAE
We can rip apart the socialists and all their damn taxes.
DAE
You'll see I am no criminal, I'm down on both bad knees.
DAE
I'm just too much a coward to admit when I'm in need.
D A E E x2
I took a walk.
(take a walk, take a walk, take a walk)
(take a walk, take a walk, take a walk)
Ohh-ohh-ohh-ohh
D A E E x2
I took a walk
(take a walk, take a walk, take a walk)
(take a walk, take a walk, take a walk)
Ohh-ohh-ohh-ohh-ohh-ohh-ohh
D A E E x2
I took a walk
(take a walk, take a walk, take a walk)
(take a walk, take a walk, take a walk)
Ohh-ohh-ohh-ohh
D A E E x2
I took a walk
(take a walk, take a walk, take a walk)
(take a walk, take a walk, take a walk)
Ohh-ohh-ohh-ohh-ohh-ohh-ohh