Walk On Boy chords by Doc Watson

• Capo on 3rd

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Capo 3

verse 1
Am             E7
I was born one mornin',
    Am             E7
The rain a-pourin' down,
Am       Am/G  C         F
Heard my mammy say to my pappy,
       E7            Dm/F  Am
"Let's call him John Henry Brown." Walk on boy.

Am      Am/G     E7
Walk on down the road
Am      Am/G         C          F
Ain't nobody in this whole wide world
        E7       Dm/F       Am
A-gonna help you carry your load.

Instrumental
Am E7

Am Am/G  E7

Am Am/G C F

E7 Dm/F  Am

Am Am/G  E7

Am Am/G C F

E7 Dm Am

verse 2
Am        Am/G     E7
I left my mammy and pappy
Am             Am/G   E7
Just about the age of ten
        Am       Am/G   C             F
Lord, I got me a job a-workin' on the levee
       E7            Dm/F         Am
Totin' water for the hard workin' men. Walk on boy.

Am      Am/G     E7
Walk on down the road
Am      Am/G         C          F
Ain't nobody in this whole wide world
        E7       Dm/F       Am
A-gonna help you carry your load.

Instrumental
Am E7

Am Am/G  E7

Am Am/G C F

E7 Dm/F  Am

Am Am/G  E7

Am Am/G C F

E7 Dm Am

verse 3
Am         Am/G      E7
One day my pappy told me,
        Am           Am/G   E7
"Some advice I wanna give to you
Am          Am/G           C       F
Son, find a good woman, be good to her,
    E7            Dm/F     Am
An' she's gonna be good to you."

Am
Walk on, boy.
Am      Am/G     E7
Walk on down the road
      Am      Am/G         C          F
There ain't nobody in this whole wide world
        E7       Dm/F       Am
A-gonna help you carry your load.

Instrumental
Am E7

Am Am/G  E7

Am Am/G C F

E7 Dm/F  Am

Am Am/G  E7

Am Am/G C F

E7 Dm Am

verse 4
Am        Am/G         E7
If anyone ever should  ask you,
      Am          Am/G  E7
"Just who is that fella Brown?"
        Am               Am/G    C               F
You can tell him I'm the boy who left his hammer smokin'
         E7        Dm/F        Am
Where he beat that steam drill down. Walk on, boy

Outro
Am      Am/G     E7
Walk on down the road
      Am      Am/G         C          F
There ain't nobody in this whole wide world
        E7       Dm/F       Am
A-gonna help you carry your load.
Am                                      Am6
Walk on boy, walk on boy, walk on, boy.