Walking Man
James Taylor

James Taylor
Walking Man
1974
I realized that I had kinda stagnated on the JT stuff,
so here's some more.  This was a rather difficult song
to figure out, but it seems fun and I hope that I will
be able to perform it when I'm done.  Enjoy!

Lyrics
Chords


INTRO:
B E A B E A + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-2-------4---0---|-----------------|-2-------4---0---|-----------------| B:-4-------5---2---|-----------------|-4-------5---2---|-----------------| G:-4-------4---2---|-----------------|-4-------4---2---|-----------------| D:-------------2---|-----------------|-------------2---|-------------2---| A:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------2-4-----| E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| movin' in silent desper- B E A E + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-2-------4---0---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B:-4-------5---2---|---------0h2-0---|-----------------|---------0-------| G:-4-------4---2---|-----------------|---------1-------|-1-----1-----1---| D:-------------2---|-----------------|-------------2---|-----2---------2-| A:-----------------|-----------------|-----2---------2-|-----------------| E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ation keepin' an eye... Holy Land A B A + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:---------0-------|---------0-------|-------------2---|---------0-------| B:-0h2-------2p0---|-0h2---------2---|-4-----------4---|-----4---2-------| G:-2-------------2-|---------------2-|-4-------4-------|-----------------| D:-----------------|-----------------|-----4-----------|-----------------| A:-0---0-----------|-----0-----------|-2---------------|-------------0---| E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| a hypo - thetical destin- E Esus4 E Esus4 E + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:--------/4-------|-2p0---------0---|-----------------|-----------------| B:-----------------|-----0-------0---|-0---------------|---------0-------| G:-----------------|-------1---2-----|-1-------1-------|-2-------------1-| D:-----------------|-----------------|-------2-------2-|-------2-----2---| A:-----------------|-----------------|-----2-------2---|-----2-----------| E:-0---------------|---------0-------|-0---------------|-----------------| ation who is this walkin' A B A + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-0-------0-------|-0---0-----------|-------------2---|---------0-------| B:-0h2-------2p0---|-0---0h2-----2---|-4-----------4---|-----4---2-------| G:---------------2-|---------2-------|-4-------4-------|-------------2---| D:-----2-----------|-----------------|-----4-----------|-----------------| A:-0---------------|-0---0-----------|-2---------------|---------0-------| E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| man well the E Esus4 E A7sus4 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:---------4-------|-2p0-------------|-------------0---|----------------| B:-----------------|-----0-----------|---------0---3---|----------------| G:-----------------|-------1-----2---|-1---2---0---0---|----------------| D:-----------------|-----------2-----|-2---4-------2---|----------------| A:-----------------|-----------------|-------------0---|----------------| E:-0---------------|---------0-------|-----------------|----------------|
This is the verse and chorus: leaves have come to turnin' and the goose has gone to fly and Dmaj7 A7sus4 Dmaj7 A7sus4 Bbº + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-2---------------|-0---------------|-2---------------|-0-------0-------| B:-2---------------|-3---------------|-2---------------|-3-------2-------| G:-2---------------|-0---------------|-2---------------|-0---------------| D:-0---------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|-2---------------| A:-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-0-------1-------| E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| bridges are for burnin' so don't you let that yearnin pass you Bm7 E7 Bm7 E7 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-2-----------2---|-0---------------|-2-------2-------|-0---------------| B:-3-------3-------|-3---------------|-3-------3-------|-3---------------| G:-2---------------|-1---------------|-2-----------2---|-1---------------| D:-4---4-----------|-2---------------|-4---4-----------|-2---------------| A:-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------| E:-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------| by walkin' man the walkin' man A7sus4(add6) Dmaj7 A7sus4 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----------2-----|-----------------|-2-------2---0---|-----------------| B:-------3-----3---|-----------------|-2-------2---3---|-----------------| G:-----0---0-------|-----------------|-2-------2---0---|-----------------| D:---2-------------|-----------------|-0-------0---2---|-------------0---| A:-0---------------|-----------------|-------------0---|---------0-2-----| E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| walks well any other man stops and talks Dmaj7 A7sus4 Bm7 Em7 A7sus4(add6) + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-2-------2---0---|-----------------|-----2-----------|-----------2-----| B:-2-------2---3---|-----------------|---3---3-----3---|-------------3---| G:-2-------2---0---|-----------------|-2---------------|-----0---0-------| D:-0-------0---2---|-----------------|-----------2-----|---2---2---------| A:-------------0---|---------0-1---2-|-----------------|-0---------------| E:-----------------|-----------------|---------0-------|-----------------| but the walkin man walks Dmaj7 A7sus4 Dmaj7 A7sus4 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----------------|-2-------2---0---|-----------------|-2-------2---0---|-----------------| B:-----------------|-2-------2---3---|-----------------|-2-------2---3---|-----------------| G:-----------------|-2-------2---0---|-----------------|-2-------2---0---|-----------------| D:-----------------|-0-------0---2---|-------------0---|-0-------0---2---|-----------------| A:-----------------|-------------0---|---------0-2-----|-------------0---|-----------------| E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
This is the bridge: walk on by most everybody's got seed to Dmaj7 A7sus4 A Bm A G A7sus4 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-2-------2---0---|-----0---0-------|-2---2---0---0---|-3---3---0---2---| B:-2-------2---3---|-----3---2-------|-3---3---2---2---|-0---0---3---3---| G:-2-------2---0---|-----0---2-------|-2---2---2---2---|-0---0---0---0---| D:-0-------0---2---|-----2---2-------|-4---4---2---2---|-0---0---2---2---| A:-------------0---|-----0---0-------|-2---2---0---0---|-2---2---0---0---| E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---3-----------| sow it ain't always easy for a weed to Dmaj7 Gmaj7 F#+5 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-2---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B:-2---------------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------| G:-2---------------|-----------------|-4-------4-------|-3-------3-------| D:-0---------------|-----------------|-4-------4-------|-2-------2-------| A:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E:-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|-2-------2-------| grow no no but he don't hold the row for no one B9 F#+5 B9 E7 A7sus4 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-0---------------| B:-2-----------3---|-----2-----------|-3---------------|-3---------------| G:-2-----------3---|-----2-----------|-1---------------|-0---------------| D:-1-----------2---|-----1-----------|-2---------------|-2---------------| A:-2---------------|-----2-----------|-2---------------|-0---------------| E:-------------2---|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
LYRICS:
play INTRO Moving in silent desperation Keepin' an eye on the Holy Land A hypothetical destination Say who is the walkin' man
Well the leaves have come to turnin' And the goose has gone to fly And bridges are for burnin' So don't you let that yearnin' pass you by CHORUS Walkin' man The walkin' man walks Well any other man stops and talks But the walkin' man walks
Well the frost is on the pumpkin And the hay is in the barn yeah And pappy's come to ramblin on Stumblin' 'round drunk down on the farm CHORUS And the walkin' man walks He doesn't know nothin' at all Any other man stops and talks But the walkin' man walks on by Walk on by
BRIDGE Most everybody's got seed to sow It ain't always easy for a weed to grow no no So he don't hold the row for no one
But sure one's always missin' And somethin' is never quite right Ah but who would want to listen to ya' Kissin' his existence goodnight CHORUS Walkin' man Walk on by my door Well any other man stops and talks But not the walkin' man
ad-libbed ending over Bm7 E7 A7sus4(add6) He's the walkin' man Born to walk, walk on walkin' man Well now would he have wings to fly Woah would he be free Golden wings against the sky Walkin' man walk on by So long walkin' man fade out

CHORDS:
Dmaj7 xx0222 A7sus4 x02030 Esus4 022200 E7 022130 A7sus4(add6) x02032 Gmaj7 3x443x F#+5 2x233x B9 x2122x To learn why these chords are named this way, check out
Dansm's Guitar Chord Theory.

Created on 9-28-97 by Daniel E. Smith.