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Version 1
There is a lot of different finger settings going on in this song.
It sounds good to change between x-1-3-1-3-4 and x-1-3-1-3-1 on the Bb7
[Intro]
C7 C+ Cmaj F
[Verse]
F
Well i went down to the store, i got some brand new shoes
F
I told them make the leather tough i gotta' walk the blues
[Chorus]
Bb7 F
Walkin' the blues, i'm walkin' the blues all day, all day
C7 F
I'm wearin' out my shoes but i'm walkin' the blues away
[Verse]
F
Well my baby's got a heart like the cold north wind,
F
i'll walk until i find her, bring her back again
[Chorus]
Bb7 F
I'm walkin' the blues, walkin' the blues all day, all day long
C7 F
I'm wearin' out my shoes but i'm walkin' the blues away
[Instrumental]
F Bb7 F C7 F
[Verse]
F
Well now the man down at the station, he won't even talk
F
He said if you ain't got no money boy then you gotta'to walk
[Chorus]
Bb7 F
That's why i'm walkin' the blues, walkin the blues all day
C7 F
I'm wearin' out my shoes but i'm walkin' the blues away
[Outro]
F Bb7 F C7 F