Walking Boss - Doc Watson

Walking Boss

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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: 3rd traste
[Intro]
 
e|-3-0--------------------|--0---------------------|--0------0--------0-----|--0------2-----2------2--|
B|----3-1-----------------|--1---------------------|--0------0--------0-----|--0------3-----3------0--|
G|-------3\2-0---0---0----|--0-0--0-4-2-0----------|--0-0----0--------0----0|--0------2-----2------2--|
D|------------2p0-0h2-0---|--2-0h2-------4-2-0-----|--2-0--2-2--------2---2-|--2----0-0---0-0------1--|
A|---------------------1p0|3-3----------------2-0--|--2-0h2--2-2p0----2--2--|--2-3/4---2-4---0-1-2-2--|
E|------------------------|----------------------3-|0-0-0----0----3-0-0-0---|-0-----------------------|
 
|Plays 4x|
e|------------0-------0---|-----0------2---------2-|------2------------0----|--0------0---------------|
B|------------0-------0---|-----0------3---------3-|------0------------0----|--0------0---------------|
G|------------0----0--0---|-----0------2---------2-|------2------------0-0--|--0-0----0---------------|
D|----0-------2---2---2---|-----2----0-0-------0-0-|------1----0-------2-0h2|2-2-0h2--2---------------|
A|-1/2-2-0----2--2----2-2-|0----2-2-4---2-0-2-4----|0-1-2-2-1/2-2-0----2-0h2|--2-0h2--2---------------|
E|--------3-0-0-0---0-0---|-3-0-0------------------|---------------3-0-0-0--|--0-0--0-0---------------|
 
[Chorus]
Em
Walkin' boss
D
Walkin' boss
D
Walkin' boss
B7 Em
No, I don't belong to you
 
Em
I belong
D
Yes,I belong
D
I can get along
B7 Em
With that steel drivin' crew
 
[Verse 1]
Em
Asked that boss
D
For a job
D
Said, "I want a job"
B7 Em
He said, "Son, what can you do?"
 
Em
I can lie a track
D
Line a up track
D
And I can ball a jack
B7 Em
I can pick and shovel too
 
[Chorus]
Em
Walkin' boss
D
Yes, you're the boss
D
You're the boss
B7 Em
But, I don't belong to you
 
Em
I belong
D
Yes,I belong
D
I can get along
B7 Em
With that steel drivin' crew
 
[Break 1]
 
e|------------------------|--2--2--2---------2-----|-----------2------------|-------0----0-3-0-0------|
B|----3-------0--0--0-----|-3--3--3----------3-----|-----------0------------|-------0-3/5-----3-3-0---|
G|-2/4-4\2p0-0--0--0------|2--2--2-----------2-----|-----------2------------|-------0--------------3\2|
D|----------2--2--2-----0-|----------------0-0-0-2-|0----------1------0-2-0-|-------2-----------------|
A|-------------------2-4--|---------2-0-2-4--------|-2-0-0-1-2-2-0-1-2------|2-0----2-----------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|----3-------2-----------|---3-0-0-----------------|
 
e|------------------------|2-----------------------|---------2-------------0|----------0-3-0-0-5-2-0-0|
B|------------------------|3-0---------------------|---------0-------------0|----3-3/5-5----3-------3-|
G|-0---0---0--------------|2--2-0-2-0--------------|---------2-------------0|-2/4---------------------|
D|--2p0-0h2-0-----------0-|0-----4---4-2-0-4-2-0-4-|2-0------1-0-2-0-------2|-------------------------|
A|-----------1p0---2-3-4--|------------------------|---0-1-2-2------2-0----2|-------------------------|
E|--------------3-0-------|------------------------|-------------------3-0-0|-------------------------|
 
e|---------------0------2-|--2--3--2--0--2-----0---|------------------------|----------0------------2-|
B|3-0------------3-----3--|-3--3--3--3--3-0-3-4-0--|---0--------------------|----------0------------3-|
G|---3-0--0h2p0--2----2---|2--2--2--2--2-----------|2/4-2-3-2-0-3-2-0-------|----------0-----0------2-|
D|------2~-----4-4-4p0----|------------------------|-----------------2~---0-|2-0-------0h2--2-2-----0-|
A|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------1/2--|---2-0----0h2-2---2-4-0--|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------3-0-0--------------|
 
|Plays 4x|
e|-3p2--------------------|-------------2----------|-------0------0---------|
B|----3-------------------|-------------0----------|-------0------0---------|
G|-----4-2-0--------------|-------------2----------|-------0-0----0---------|
D|----------0-2-0---------|-------------1----0-2-0-|-------2-0h2--2---------|
A|---------------2-0------|-------0-1-2-2-1/2------|2p0----2-0h2--2---------|
E|------------------2~-2/4|4\2-2/4-----------------|---3-0-0-0--0-0---------|
 
[Verse 2]
Em
I work all day
D
One hard day
D
Draw no pay
B7 D
Just go lay round the shanty too
 
[Chorus]
Em
Walkin' boss
D
Yes, you're the boss
D
You're the boss
B7 Em
But, I don't belong to you
 
Em
I belong
D
Yes,I belong
D
I can get along
B7 Em
With that steel drivin' crew
 
[Outro]
 
e|--------0------2--------|2---------2------------0|-----------0------2-----|---2---------------------|
B|--------0------3--------|3---------0------------0|-----------0------3-----|---3---------------------|
G|--------0------2--------|2---------2------------0|-----------0------2-----|---2------0-2-0-0--------|
D|--------2----0-0-------0|0---------1----0-------2|-----------2----0-0-----|-0-0-0-2-4-----4-4-2-0---|
A|-2-0----2-2-4---2-0-2-4-|----0-1-2-2-1/2-2-0----2|2-0-2-0----2-2-4---2-0-2|4---------------------3-2|
E|----3-0-0---------------|-0-3---------------2-0-0|-------3-0-0------------|-------------------------|
 
e|2-2/5-2-----------------|0-----------------------|
B|0------3-0--------------|0-----------------------|
G|2---------3-2-0---------|0-----------------------|
D|1--------------2-0------|2-----------------------|
A|2-----------------2-0---|2-----------------------|
E|---------------------3-0|0-----------------------|
 
************************************
 
| \ Slide down
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| x Dead note
| ~ Vibrato
 
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The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.

Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?

Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.

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