Sufjan Stevens - I Walked: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "I Walked" 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.

Am     D         G          C Em Am
Lover, will you look at me now?
             D
I'm already dead to you
G                       C                  Em
But I'm inclined to explain to you what I could
      Am
not before
              D                   G
Whatever you didn't do, what you couldn't say
      C              Em           Am
I am sorry that the worst has arrived
               D
For I deserve more
        G                      C         Em      Am
For at least I deserve the respect of a kiss goodbye

Tell me, do you think of me now
As I think of you?
For I could not have shaken
The touch of your breath on my arm

For it has stayed in me as an epithet
I am sorry the worst has arrived
For I'm on the floor
In the room where we made it our last
touch of the night

Chorus:
         D                   G
I walked, because you walked
             C        Em       Am
But I won't probably get very far
         D               G
Sensation to what you said
              C         Em            Am
But I'm not about to expect something more
           D            G
I would not have run off
                C              Em           Am
But I couldn't bear that it's me, it's my fault
            D          G
I should not be so lost
              C       Em      Am
But I've got nothing left to love

Lover, will you look from me now
I'm already dead
But I've come to explain
Why I left such a mess on the floor

For when you went away I went crazy
I was wild with the breast of a dog
I ran through the night
With a knife in my chest,
with the lust of your loveless life

Chorus:
I walked, cause you walked
But I won't probably get very far
Sensation to what you said
But I'm not about to expect something more

I would not have run off
But I couldn't bear that it's me, it's my fault
I should not be so lost
But I've got nothing left to love

        D                   G C Em Am
I walked, because you walked - x7

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Am

Guitar chord Am

C

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D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

G

Guitar chord G

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 "I Walked" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "I Walked" by Sufjan Stevens.

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