Dire Straits - Walk of Life: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Walk of Life" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
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 tunnels, trying to make it pay A He got the action, he got the motion; E Oh yeah, the boy can play A Dedication, devotion; E turning all the night time into the day Chorus: 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 B E Yeah, he do the walk of life Here come Johnny gonna tell you the story Hand me down my walkin' shoes Here come Johnny with the power and the glory Backbeat, the talkin' blues He got the action, he got the motion Oh, yeah, the boy can play Dedication, devotion Turnin' all the night time into the day Chorus Here comes Johnny singin' oldies, goldies Be-Bop-A-Lula, baby what I say Here comes Johnny singin' "I gotta woman" Down in the tunnels, tryna make it pay He got the action, he got the motion Oh, yeah, the boy can play The dedication, devotion Turnin' all the night time into the day Chorus: And after all the violence and double talk There's just a song in all the trouble and the strife You do the walk, yeah, you do the walk of life Mmm, they do the walk of life You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  E  B  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Walk of Life" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Walk of Life" by Dire Straits.