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Walk of Life - Dire Straits - Tabs

The song is about a singer named Johnny who performs oldies and sings about love and knives. He has dedication to his music which he uses to turn night into day. The lyrics describe Johnny singing and telling stories through his music. He works hard to succeed as a singer in the tunnels, showing his passion and skills. The song is about using music to overcome life's difficulties and find meaning through artistic expression.

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Walk of Life - Dire Straits - Tabs

The song is about a singer named Johnny who performs oldies and sings about love and knives. He has dedication to his music which he uses to turn night into day. The lyrics describe Johnny singing and telling stories through his music. He works hard to succeed as a singer in the tunnels, showing his passion and skills. The song is about using music to overcome life's difficulties and find meaning through artistic expression.

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Walk of Life - Dire Straits 22

D
1. Here comes Johnny, singing oldies, goldies,
Be-Bop-A-Lula, Baby, what I say.
Here comes Johnny, singing : I gotta woman,
down in the tunnels, trying to make it pay.
G D
He got the action, he got the motion, oh yeah ! The boy can play.
G D
Dedication, devotion, turning all the night time into the day.
D A
He`d do the song about the sweet lovin' woman,
D G
he`d do the song about the knife,
D A G
he`d do the walk, do the walk of life.
A D
Yeah, he`d do the walk of life.

D
2. Here comes Johnny, now he'll tell you the story,
hand me down my walkin' shoes.
here comes Johnny with the power and the glory,
back-beats, the talkin' blues,
G D
He got the action, he got the motion, oh yeah, the Boy can play.
G D
Dedication, devotion, turning all the night time into the day.
D A
He`d do the song about the sweet lovin' woman,
D G
he`d do the song about the knife,
D A G
he`d do the walk, do the walk of life.
A D
Yeah, he`d do the walk of life.

D
3. Here comes Johnny singing oldies, goldies,
Be-Bop-A-Lula, Baby, what I say.
Here comes Johnny singin,' I gotta woman
down in the tunnels, trying to make it pay.

G D
He got the action, he got the motion, oh yeah ! The boy can play !
G D
Dedication, devotion, turning all the night time into the day.
D A
And after all the violence and double talk,
D G
there's just a song in all the trouble and stife,
D A G
You do the walk, you do the walk of life.
A D
Yeah, you do the walk of life.

Walk of Life - Dire Straits 22


INTRO; E - A - B - B orgelm - synth

E
HERE COMES JOHNNY SINGING OLDIES,
GOLDIES BE BOP A LULA BABY WHAT I SAY
HERE COMES JOHNNY SINGING I GOTTA WOMAN
DOWN IN THE TUNNEL TRYIN' TO MAKE IT A PAY

HE GOT THE ACTION, HE GOT THE MOTION


E A
YEAH, THE BOY CAN PLAY. DEDICATION AND DEVOTION
E
TURNING ALL THE NIGHT TIME INTO THE DAY

A E A
HE DO THE SONG ABOUT THE SWEET LOVIN' WOMAN HE DO THE SONG ABOUT THE KNIFE
E B A B E
HE DO THE WALK, HE DO THE WALK OF LIFE, THE WALK OF LIFE + intro

E
HERE COME'S JOHNNY AND HE'LL TELL YOU THE STORY
HAND ME DOWN MY WALKING SHOES
HERE COMES JOHNNY WITH THE POWER AND THE GLORY
BACKBEAT THE TALKING BLUES
A

HE GOT THE ACTION, HE GOT THE MOTION


E A
YEAH, THE BOY CAN PLAY. DEDICATION AND DEVOTION
E
TURNING ALL THE NIGHT TIME INTO THE DAY

Refr. + 2 X E-A -B-A -B

E
HERE COMES JOHNNY SINGING OLDIES,
GOLDIES BE BOP A LULA BABY WHAT I SAY
HERE COMES JOHNNY SINGING I GOTTA WOMAN
DOWN IN THE TUNNEL TRYIN' TO MAKE IT A PAY
HE GOT THE ACTION, HE GOT THE MOTION

E A
YEAH, THE BOY CAN PLAY. DEDICATION AND DEVOTION
E
TURNING ALL THE NIGHT TIME INTO THE DAY
B E
AND AFTER ALL THE VIOLENCE AND DOUBLE TALK, THERE'S JUST A SONG IN ALL
A
THE TROUBLE AND THE STRIFE,
E B A B E
YOU DO THE WALK, YOU DO THE WALK OF LIFE, MMM THE WALK OF LIFE.

E 022100
A x02220
B x24442

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