John Prine - Taking A Walk

[ G ] [ Bm ] [ C ] [ D ]
[ G ] a man came to [ Bm ] our house [ C ] i believe it [ D ] was yester [ G ] day [ Bm ] [ C ] [ D ]
[ G ] i would have invited him [ Bm ] in [ C ] but i [ D ] didn’t have a lot to [ G ] say [ Bm ] [ C [ D ]
[ Bm ] his anticipation of me [ Em ] opening the door [ Bm ] outweighed my apprehension as it
[ Em ] never had before and [ Bm ] drove my concentration right [ Em ] through that
hardwood floor [ C ] oo – oo A – [ D ] ha

i’m taking A [ G ] walk [ Bm ] [ C ] [ D ] i’m going out [ G ] side [ Bm ] [ C ] [ D ]
i’m taking A [ G ] walk [ Bm ] [ C ] [ D ] i’m just getting [ G ] by [ Bm ] [ C ] [ D ]

[ G ] there’s a girl in the [ Bm ] white house [ C ] i don’t [ D ] even know her [ G ] name [ Bm ] [ C ] [ D ]
[ G ] her disheveled [ Bm ] appearance [ C ] [ D ] speaks volumes of [ G ] sham [ Bm ] E [ C ] [ D ]
[ Bm ] it’s an embarrassing situation but A [ Em ] situation just the same
[ Bm ] the way she walks on others and [ Em ] never takes the blame
[ Bm ] upsets my constitution be [ Em ] yond its mortal frame [ C ] oo – oo A – [ D ] ha

i’m taking A [ G ] walk [ Bm ] [ C ] [ D ] i’m going out [ G ] side [ Bm ] [ C ] [ D ]
i’m watching the [ G ] bird [ Bm ] s [ C ] [ D ] i’m just getting [ G ] by [ Bm ] [ C ] [ D ] [ C ] [ D ]

[ G ] found a card in the [ Bm ] pocket [ C ] of my [ D ] worn out over [ G ] alls [ Bm ] [ C ] [ D ]
[ G ] from a girl in cedar [ Bm ] rapids [ C ] now [ D ] residing in idaho [ G ] fall [ Bm ] s [ C ] [ D ]
[ Bm ] i wish you could have been there when [ Em ] she opened up the door
[ Bm ] and looked me in the face like she [ Em ] never did before
[ Bm ] i felt about as welcome as A [ Em ] wal – mart superstore [ C ] 0o – oo – A – [ D ] ha
i’m taking A [ G ] walk [ Bm ] [ C ] [ D ] i’m going out [ G ] side [ Bm ] [ C ] [ D ]
i’m taking A [ G ] walk [ Bm ] [ C ] [ D ] i don’t need A [ G ] ride [ Bm ] [ C ] [ D ]
i’m watching the [ G ] bird [ Bm ] s [ C ] [ D ] flying so [ G ] high [ Bm ] [ C ] [ D ]