Kimya Dawson – Walk Like Thunder (Guitar)
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Chords
[Intro]
D F C D x2
[Verse]
D F C D I have this new tattoo of which the story must be told D F C D About the night I almost overdosed ten years ago D F C D I woke up in the hospital with skin clammy and cold D F C D And tubes in my urethra, down my throat, and up my nose D F C D My friends and the doctors were all shocked I wasn’t dead D F C D That’s when Katrina looked at me and this is what she said
[Chorus]
D F C D Walk like thunder D F C D Walk like thunder D F C D Walk like thunder D F C D Walk like thunder
[Verse]
D F C D So I walked to the rebel spot, I walked all over uptown D F C D I walked right side up and I walked upside down D F C D I walked to Chetzemoka with my eyes fixed on the ground yeah D F C D We walked all over Chetze Beach and kept the rocks we found
[Verse]
D F C D Then I walked back to my parents’ house, I walked back to my old bed yeah D F C D I walked back and I walked fast past all the voices in my head D F C D I walked with the sweats and I walked with the chills D F C D I walked in New York City and I walked in Bedford Hills
[Verse]
D F C D I walked into open mic nights and I walked into the rooms D F C D I walked feeling optimistic and I walked feeling doomed D F C D I walked with some mama’s boys and I walked with some punks D F C D I walked dressed up like a rabbit, I walked dressed up like a skunk
[Verse]
D F C D I walked with some givers and I walked with some leeches D F C D I walked all by myself and I walked with the Moldy Peaches D F C D I walked all over the world so I could sing my songs to you D F C D And to your most desperate emails I said, “This is what I do.”
[Chorus]
D F C D I Walk like thunder D F C D Walk like thunder D F C D Walk like thunder D F C D Walk like thunder
[Verse]
D F C D But at some point I got so comfortable D F C D That I didn’t even realize that I’d started to crawl D F C D Then my old friend Ammi died at 37 of a heart attack D F C D And I cracked cause people my age are not supposed to die like that D F C D No no no no people my age are not supposed to die like that
[Verse]
D F C D He was the old manager of the sidewalk café D F C D That place was a second home to me, it’s where I learned to play D F C D And his personality really helped create a space D F C D Where a bunch of honest misfits could all gather and feel safe
[Verse]
D F C D He was a cynic, a supporter, he was crazy, he was queer D F C D He’d either yell out, “Cut the bullshit” or he’d say, “I’m glad you’re here.” D F C D And it was always such an honour to have Ammi on my side D F C D That’s why it hit me like a Mack truck when I found out that he died D F C D Yeah, it hit me like a Mack truck when I found that he died
[Verse]
D F C D Then enter Alex, 33 years old and so sick with the cancer D F C D And trapped inside a body that betrayed his real gender D F C D We all hoped and prayed that he would go into remission D F C D At least long enough, just long enough to complete his transition D F C D He said, “Kimya, did you know Eleventeen’s my favourite song?” D F C D I said, “Then get your ass on stage right now and you can sing along.”
[Verse]
D F C D That’s the very first song I ever wrote all by myself D F C D It’s about angels and recovery and friends and hope and health D F C D By the time we finished singing he was pissed off, he was scared D F C D He said, “I lost my home, my lover, my insurance, and my hair. D F C D And now I’m about to lose you too, my new friend.” D F C D I looked into those big blue eyes and said we’ll meet again D F C D Yeah I looked into his sad blue eyes and said we’ll meet again
[Verse]
D F C D Then I got the phone call from Alyssa and she told me he was dying D F C D By the time I got to his bedside we were both already flying D F C D We held hands and we sang songs, tried to be strong floated around D F C D While I cursed the skin that he was in for all the ways it had let him down D F C D Yeah I cursed the skin that he was in for all the ways it had let him down
[Verse]
D F C D But at the same time I was taking my own body for granted D F C D First I lost sight of my feet then they became unplanted D F C D And I never felt so stupid or so selfish or so sad yeah D F C D My body had been good to me and I treated it so bad yeah D F C D My body had been good to me and I treated it so bad
[Verse]
D F C D Then he said, “Mama, I don’t want my friends to watch me die.” D F C D So I kissed his cheek, made him a shirt, and then I said goodbye D F C D And they cremated him in the shirt that I drew D F C D Of the two of us that said they’re flying over you too D F C D Now the silver pink ponies have my homie in their crew D F C D So I tightened up my laces and knew what I had to do
[Outro]
D F C D I started walking again D F C D I started walking again, I miss my friends D F C D I started walking again D F C D I started walking again, I miss my friends D F C D Walk like thunder