
Walk of Life
Dire Straits
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Tom:
[Intro] E A B A B
(Padrão Rítmico)
E
p i i i p i i i p i i i p i i i
m m m m m m m m m m m m
↑ ↓ ↑ ↑ ↓ ↑ ↑ ↓ ↑ ↑ ↓ ↑
(Riff 1)
E
(Riff - Variação 1)
E
(Riff - Variação 2)
E
(Riff 2)
(Riff 2: Variação 4)
A
(Riff 3)
B
(Riff 4)
(Riff 4: Variação)
E
(Variação 5)
E
Here comes Johnny
(Variação 6)
E
Down in the tunnels
(Variação 7)
A
He got the action
(Lick)
G|---14b16----b16r14p12--------------------|
[Refrão]
B
He do the song about the sweet lovin' woman
E A
He do the song about the knife
B
He do the walk, he do the walk of...
A B
life . Yeah, he do the walk of life
[Primeira Parte]
E
Here comes Johnny singing oldies Goldie's
Be-Bop-A-Lula, Baby What I Say
Here comes Johnny, singing I Gotta Woman
Down in the tunnels, trying to make it pay
A
He got the action, He got the motion
[Refrão]
E
Yeah the boy can play
A
Dedication, devotion
E
Turning all the night time into the day
E B
He do the song about the sweet lovin' woman
E A
He do the song about the knife
E B A
He do the walk, he do the walk of life
[Próxima Parte]
B E
Yeah, he do the walk of life
( A B A B )
[Segunda Parte]
E
Here comes Johnny and he'll tell you the story
Hand me down my walkin' shoes
Here come Johnny with the power and the glory
Backbeat the talkin' blues
[Refrão]
A
He got the action, He got the motion
[Próxima Parte]
B E
Yeah, he do the walk of life
( A B A B )
[Primeira Parte]
E
Here comes Johnny singing oldies Goldie's
Be-Bop-A-Lula, Baby What I Say
Here comes Johnny singing I Gotta Woman
Down in the tunnels, trying to make it pay
A
He got the action, He got the motion
[Refrão] (repetir)
[Próxima Parte]
B E
Yeah, you do the walk of life
[Final] E A B A B
E A B A B E A B A B E
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