Walking Man — James Taylor
Chords and lyrics for Walking Man by James Taylor (key of D).
Intro
[Emaj9] [A/B]
Verse 1
[E]Moving in silent desperation
[A]Keeping an eye on the Holy Land
[E]A hypothetical [A]destination
[A/B]Say, who is this walking [E]man?
Verse 1 (cont.)
[Dmaj7]Well, the leaves have come to turning
[A7sus4]And the goose has gone to fly
[Bm7]And bridges are for burning
[E9]So don't you let that yearning [A13]pass you by
Chorus 1
[Dmaj7] [A7sus4][Dmaj7] [A7sus4]Walking man, walking man walks
[Bm7][E9]Well, any other man stops and [A13]talks
[Dmaj7] [A7sus4][Dmaj7] [A7sus4]But the walking man walks
Verse 2
[Dmaj7]Well, the frost is on the pumpkin
[A7sus4]And the hay is in the barn
[Bm7]An' Pappy's come to rambling on
[E9]Stumbling around drunk down on the [A13]farm
Chorus 2
[Dmaj7] [A7sus4][Dmaj7] [A7sus4]And the walking man walks, he doesn't know nothing at all
[Bm7][E9]Well, any other man stops and [A13]talks
[Dmaj7] [A7sus4]But the walking man walks on by
[Dmaj7] [Bm7] [A]Walk on by
Bridge
[Gmaj7] [F#m7] [Em7][A7sus4] [Dmaj7]Most everybody's got seed to sow
[Gmaj7] [F#m7] [F#7][Bm7] [B9] [F#7] [B9]It ain't always easy for a weed to grow, no
[E][Gadd9/A]So he don't hoe the row for no one
Verse 3
[Dmaj7][A7sus4]For sure one's always missing
[Dmaj7][A7sus4]And something is never quite right
[Bm7][E9]Ah, but who would want to listen to you
[E9]Kissing his existence [A13]good night
Chorus 3
[Dmaj7] [A7sus4][Dmaj7] [A7sus4]Walking man walk on by my door
[Bm7][E9]Well, any other man stops and [A13]talks
[F#7] [Bm7][E9] [A7sus4]But not the walking man
[F#7] [Bm7][E9] [A7sus4]He's the walking man, born to walk
[F#7] [Bm7][E9] [A7sus4]Walk on walking man
Outro
[F#7] [Bm7][E9] [A7sus4]Well now, would he have wings to fly
[F#7] [Bm7][E9] [A7sus4]Would he be free, golden wings against the sky
[F#7] [Bm7][E9] [A7sus4]Walking man, walk on by
[F#7] [Bm7][E9] [A7sus4]So long, walking man, so long