Doc Watson – Walk On Boy (Guitar)

Capo 2 • Video Lesson
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From the album "Southbound" capo 3 original key Cm [Verse 1]
Am             E7
I was born one mornin',

    Am             E7
The rain a-pourin' down,

Am       Am/G  C         F
Heard my mammy say to my pappy,

       E7            Dm/F  Am
"Let's call him John Henry Brown." Walk on boy.
[Chorus]
Am      Am/G     E7
Walk on down the road

Am      Am/G         C          F
Ain't nobody in this whole wide world

        E7       Dm/F       Am
A-gonna help you carry your load.
[Instrumental] Am E7 Am Am/G E7 Am Am/G C F E7 Dm/F Am Am Am/G E7 Am Am/G C F E7 Dm Am [Verse 2]
Am        Am/G     E7
I left my mammy and pappy

Am             Am/G   E7
Just about the age of ten

        Am       Am/G   C             F
Lord, I got me a job a-workin' on the levee

       E7            Dm/F         Am
Totin' water for the hard workin' men. Walk on boy.
[Chorus]
Am      Am/G     E7
Walk on down the road

Am      Am/G         C          F
Ain't nobody in this whole wide world

        E7       Dm/F       Am
A-gonna help you carry your load.
[Instrumental] Am E7 Am Am/G E7 Am Am/G C F E7 Dm/F Am Am Am/G E7 Am Am/G C F E7 Dm Am [Verse 3]
Am         Am/G      E7
One day my pappy told me,

        Am           Am/G   E7
"Some advice I wanna give to you

Am          Am/G           C       F
Son, find a good woman, be good to her,

    E7            Dm/F     Am
An' she's gonna be good to you."
[Chorus]
Am
Walk on, boy.

Am      Am/G     E7
Walk on down the road

      Am      Am/G         C          F
There ain't nobody in this whole wide world

        E7       Dm/F       Am
A-gonna help you carry your load.
[Instrumental] Am E7 Am Am/G E7 Am Am/G C F E7 Dm/F Am Am Am/G E7 Am Am/G C F E7 Dm Am [Verse 4]
Am        Am/G         E7
If anyone ever should  ask you,

      Am          Am/G  E7
"Just who is that fella Brown?"

        Am               Am/G    C               F
You can tell him I'm the boy who left his hammer smokin'

         E7        Dm/F        Am
Where he beat that steam drill down. Walk on, boy
[Outro]
Am      Am/G     E7
Walk on down the road

      Am      Am/G         C          F
There ain't nobody in this whole wide world

        E7       Dm/F       Am
A-gonna help you carry your load.

Am                                      Am6
Walk on boy, walk on boy, walk on, boy.
***************************************************** Version on the album "3rd Generation Blues" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikW8D4fncoI capo 2 original key Bm [Intro] Am Am/G C F E7 Dm Am [Verse 1]
Am    Am/G     E7
I was born one mornin',

    Am     Am/G    E7
The rain a-pourin' down,

Am       Am/G  C         F
Heard my mammy say to my pappy,

       E7            Dm    Am
"Let's call him John Henry Brown." Walk on, boy.
[Chorus]
Am               E7
Walk on down the road

Am      Am/G         C          F
Ain't nobody in this whole wide world

        E7       Dm         Am
A-gonna help you carry your load.
[Instrumental] Am Am/G E7 Am Am/G E7 Am Am/G C F E7 Dm Am Am E7 Am Am/G C F E7 Dm Am [Verse 2]
    Am     Am/G  E7
One day my pappy told me,

        Am           Am/G    E7
"Some advice I wanna give to you

     Am          Am/G      C       F
Son, find a good woman, be good to her,

           E7      Dm      Am
An' she's gonna be good to you." Walk on, boy.
[Chorus]
Am               E7
Walk on down the road

Am      Am/G         C          F
Ain't nobody in this whole wide world

        E7       Dm         Am
A-gonna help you carry your load.
[Instrumental] Am Am/G E7 Am Am/G E7 Am Am/G C F E7 Dm Am Am E7 Am Am/G C F E7 Dm Am [Verse 3]
  Am      Am/G      E7
I left my mammy and pappy

Am             Am/G   E7
Just about the age of ten

        Am       Am/G  C              F
Lord, I got me a job a-workin' on the levee

          E7      Dm      Am
Totin' water for the hard workin' men. Walk on, boy.
[Chorus]
Am               E7
Walk on down the road

Am      Am/G         C          F
Ain't nobody in this whole wide world

        E7       Dm         Am
A-gonna help you carry your load.
[Instrumental] Am Am/G E7 Am Am/G E7 Am Am/G C F E7 Dm Am Am E7 Am Am/G C F E7 Dm Am [Verse 4]
Am     Am/G        E7
Anyone ever should ask you,

      Am          Am/G  E7
"Just who is that fella Brown?"

        Am               Am/G     C               F
You can tell him I'm the boy that left his hammer smokin'

         E7         Dm         Am
Where he beat that steam drill down. Walk on, boy.
[Chorus]
Am               E7
Walk on down the road

Am      Am/G         C          F
Ain't nobody in this whole wide world

        E7       Dm         Am
A-gonna help you carry your load.

Am
Walk on boy,
[Outro] Am Am/G C F E7 Dm Am