Walking Home Late chords by Peter Case

Chords with lyrics

Verse 1:

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Fourth and Beale day after the first


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This heat's unreal - I'm dyin' of thirst


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Pick up the pay - for pullin' my weight


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'neath the street lights and stars

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Now I'm walking home late


Verse 2:

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Lights up on the river drop of rain just fell


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With the neon by the motor hotel


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Muddy water swirlin' - midnight cross


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Morning glory's creepin' up the red brick walls


Chorus:

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Walkin' home whistlin' 'neath the stars above


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A augmentedA careless, happy song of love


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Today at noon I thought I'd dis-in-te-grate

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But it's cooling off now and I'm walking home late


Bridge:

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Things didn't workout west in Hollywood


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So you never got lucky, did you ever get good?


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Forget the money you're gifted and young


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You're sweet as honey songs'll roll off your tongue - girl


Verse 3:

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Sunday in Memphis by the river at dock


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Th' Washington singers out in Handy Park - there's a


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Twelve year old girl knows how to play


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Rockin' hard and singin' through a beat up PA


Verse 4:

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Peabody Hotel lobby is dead


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Looks like this whole town's gone to bed


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A majorA breeze is stirrin' - the walls radiate


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There's no one in sight I'm walkin' home late


Chorus:

A augmentedA                 E MajorE
Walkin' home whistlin' 'neath the stars above


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A augmentedA careless happy song of love


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Today at noon I thought of hoppin' a freight


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But it's coolin' off now and I'm walkin' home late