Walking Home Late chords by Peter Case

Verse 1:

E                     A         E
Fourth and Beale day after the first


E                         B               A
This heat's unreal - I'm dyin' of thirst


A                      E          A
Pick up the pay - for pullin' my weight


A          E
'neath the street lights and stars

E        B            E
Now I'm walking home late


Verse 2:

E                               A         E
Lights up on the river drop of rain just fell


E                    B           A
With the neon by the motor hotel


A                       E        A
Muddy water swirlin' - midnight cross


E                                B        E
Morning glory's creepin' up the red brick walls


Chorus:

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


B
A careless, happy song of love


A/D                         E         A/D
Today at noon I thought I'd dis-in-te-grate


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


Bridge:

A
Things didn't workout west in Hollywood


A                        E       B        E
So you never got lucky, did you ever get good?


A
Forget the money you're gifted and young


F#m                             B
You're sweet as honey songs'll roll off your tongue - girl


Verse 3:

E                         A        E
Sunday in Memphis by the river at dock


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


A                     E            A
Twelve year old girl knows how to play


E                                   B       E
Rockin' hard and singin' through a beat up PA


Verse 4:

E              A        E
Peabody Hotel lobby is dead


E                            B
Looks like this whole town's gone to bed


A                           E        A
A breeze is stirrin' - the walls radiate


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


Chorus:

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


B
A careless happy song of love


A/D                         E         A/D
Today at noon I thought of hoppin' a freight


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