Daniel Johnston – Worried Shoes (Ukulele)

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I like to play it in this key - I hope you'll enjoy! To make it sound exactly like Dan the Man's original version; Just drop the pitch of each string down to the next note so your strings become F#–B–D#–G# (aka. half a step down from standard G–C–E–A ukulele tuning). [Verse 1]

C              G               Am             C
   I took my lucky break and I broke it in two

          F             G
Put on my worried shoes

   C
My worried shoes

C                       G                      Am             C
   And my shoes took me so many miles and they never wore out

   F            G
My worried shoes

   C
My worried shoes

F          C           F        G
  Oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo-oo-oo

   C
My worried shoes

[Verse 2]

C    G                    Am          C
   I made a mistake and I never forgot

       F                  G
I tied knots in the laces of

   C
My worried shoes

C                 G                           Am              C
   And with every step that I'd take I'd remember my mistake

             F                        G
As I marched further and further away

      C
In my worried shoes

F          C           F        G
  Oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo-oo-oo

   C
My worried shoes

[Verse 3]

C           G                        Am            C
   And my shoes, they lead me down a crooked path

              F            G
Away from all welcome mats

   C
My worried shoes

[Interlude] C Am C F G C G Am C F G C G Am C F G C [Verse 4]

C                G                        Am               C
   And then I looked around and I saw the sun shining down

      F          G
And I took off my

   C
My worried shoes

C                    G
   And my feet broke free to breathe the air

             Am            C
And I didn't need to wear

   F            G
My worried shoes

   C
My worried shoes

[Verse 5]

C             G        Am                C
   And then I knew the difference between

F        G     C
Worrying and caring

            Am                      G
'Cause I've got a lot of walking to do

        F                G
And I don't want to wear

   C
My worried shoes

F          C           F        G
  Oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo-oo-oo

   C
My worried shoes