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Walk On Boy Tabs

(ver. 1)
Doc Watson
(Live)
Artists:Doc and Richard Watson

I'm not much into bluegrass but this one is great. Everything but the solos was taken
the 2nd fret, and the chords are available on the internet. There are a few other short
riffers thrown in the song, but they can be figured out if you can learn these runs.

Key of Bmin
Chord Shapes used:

   Bmin  A/Bmin  F#7    Dmaj   Gmaj  F#maj E/F#maj F#/Bmin

E   2      2      2      2      3      2      2      2
B   3      3      2      3      3      2      2      3
G   4      4      3      2      4      3      3      4
D   4      4      2      0      5      4      4      4
A   2      0      4      x      5      4      4      x
E   x      x      2      x      3      2      0      2


Intro - This lead starts of the song, with chords behind.
E----------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------|
B-/12-12-12-10---|---12-12-10--------|-----------------------------------|
G-------------11-|------------11-9-7-|--11-9-7-9-7-----------------------|
D----------------|-------------------|-------------9-7-9------7-9--------|
A----------------|-------------------|---------------------/9------------|
E----------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------|

Verse/Chorus
------------

    I     was       born    one     morning,                      the
    rain          a pourin'      down.                             I

    Bmin            A/Bmin          F#7    

    1       2       3       4       1       2        3        4

E  |--------2-----2---------2----2-|--------2------2-2------2-2-------|
B  |--------3-----3---------3----3-|--------2------2-2------2-2-------|
G  |--------4-----4---------4----4-|--------3------3-3------3-3-------|  x2
D  |--------4-----4---------4----4-|--------2------2-2------2-2-------|
A  |2---------------0--------------|--------4------4-4------4-4-------|
E  |-------------------------------|2----------------2----------------|


    heard my        mammy        say        to  my   pappy    let's

    Bmin            A/Bmin          Dmaj             Gmaj

    1       2       3       4       1       2        3        4

E  |--------2-----2---------2----2-|--------2------2-3--------3-----3-|
B  |--------3-----3---------3----3-|--------3------3-3--------3-----3-|
G  |--------4-----4---------4----4-|--------2------2-4--------4-----4-|
D  |--------4-----4---------4----4-|0----------------5--------5-----5-|
A  |2---------------0--------------|-----------------5--------5-----5-|
E  |-------------------------------|-----------------3--------3-----3-|


    call em John    Hen-    ry      Brown.           Walk   on    Boy.

    F#maj           E/F#maj         Bmin             F#/Bmin  A/Bmin

    1       2       3       4       1       2        3        4

E  |--------2-----2---------2----2-|--------2------2--------2-------2-|
B  |--------2-----2---------2----2-|--------3------3--------3-------3-|
G  |--------3-----3---------3----3-|--------4------4--------4-------4-|
D  |--------2-----2---------2----2-|--------4------4--------4-------4-|
A  |--------4-----4---------4----4-|2-------------------------0-------|
E  |2---------------0--------------|-----------------2----------------|
                                                  
    Bmin                            Bmin             A/Bmin

    1       2       3       4       1       2        3        4

E  |--------2------2------2-2------|--------2-----2---------2----2----|
B  |--------3------3------3-3------|--------3-----3---------3----3----|
G  |--------4------4------4-4------|--------4-----4---------4----4----|
D  |--------4------4------4-4------|--------4-----4---------4----4----|
A  |2------------------------------|2---------------0-----------------|
E  |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|


    Walk  on     down           the road.

    Bmin            A/Bmin          F#7

    1       2       3       4       1       2        3        4

E  |--------2-----2---------2----2-|--------2------2-2------2-2-------|
B  |--------3-----3---------3----3-|--------2------2-2------2-2-------|
G  |--------4-----4---------4----4-|--------3------3-3------3-3-------|
D  |--------4-----4---------4----4-|--------2------2-2------2-2-------|
A  |2---------------0--------------|--------4------4-4------4-4-------|
E  |-------------------------------|2----------------2----------------|


    Ain't no-     body      in the  whole wide   world        gonna

    Bmin            A/Bmin          Dmaj             Gmaj

    1       2       3       4       1       2        3        4

E  |--------2-----2---------2----2-|--------2------2-3--------3-----3-|
B  |--------3-----3---------3----3-|--------3------3-3--------3-----3-|
G  |--------4-----4---------4----4-|--------2------2-4--------4-----4-|
D  |--------4-----4---------4----4-|0----------------5--------5-----5-|
A  |2---------------0--------------|-----------------5--------5-----5-|
E  |-------------------------------|-----------------3--------3-----3-|


    help you     carry      your    load.

    F#maj           E/F#maj         Bmin             F#/Bmin  A/Bmin

    1       2       3       4       1       2        3        4

E  |--------2-----2---------2----2-|--------2------2--------2-------2-|
B  |--------2-----2---------2----2-|--------3------3--------3-------3-|
G  |--------3-----3---------3----3-|--------4------4--------4-------4-|
D  |--------2-----2---------2----2-|--------4------4--------4-------4-|
A  |--------4-----4---------4----4-|2-------------------------0-------|
E  |2---------------0--------------|-----------------2----------------|

    Bmin            F#/Bmin

    1       2       3       4      

E  |--------2-----2---------2----2-| |
B  |--------3-----3---------3----3-| |
G  |--------4-----4---------4----4-|.|  repeat as needed.
D  |--------4-----4---------4----4-|.|
A  |2------------------------------| |
E  |----------------2--------------| |

This is when the first solo comes in. It is used again later in the song when Doc
plays along at a lower position on the neck. Using the same formations this can
easily be figured out.
For this bar, listen
for the two differnt rythems
E-------------------------|------------10-------------|
B--/12-12-12-10-----------|------10-12----12-10----10-|
G---------------11-9-11-x2|----11----------------11---|
D-------------------------|---------------------------|
A-------------------------|---------------------------|
E-------------------------|---------------------------|

E------------------------------------|
B-/12-12-10-------/7-----------------|
G----------11-9-7----9-7-9-7---------|
D----------------------------9-7-9---|
A------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------|

E----------------------|-------------------|----------10------------|
B----------------------|-------7-7-----7-7-|----10-12----12-10----10|
G---/7-7---------------|---7-9-----9-7-----|-11----------------11---|
D-------9--9-9p7---7-9-|-9-----------------|------------------------|
A----------------9-----|-------------------|------------------------|
E----------------------|-------------------|------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------|
B|-12-12-10-----------7-------------------------|
G|----------11-9-7------9-7-9-7-----------------|
D|------------------------------9-7-9-----7-9---|
A|-------------------------------------/9-------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
            
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