Beatnik Walking chords by
Richard Thompson
Richard Thompson

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Key: E major
Intro 1
D
Verse 1
D
Hand me down my walking shoes
And Mr. Murdoch's news
G
A
I'm going thunder rain or shine
D
Got a papoose on my back
We're on the right track, Jack
To leave the beatnik blues
G
A
be hind
Verse 2
F
Amsterdam,
D
where good things come in threes
F
Ease your troubled mind
A
and shoot the breeze
Verse 3
D
Take the path down to the mill
I'm going to get my fill
G
A
I'm going to eat till the pot runs dry
D
Anne Frank's house and
Rembrandt's tomb
I'd better make some room
G
A
'Cause Brother Vincent's on my mind
Verse 4
F
D
Life goes on behind the tiles and chintzes
F
A
Dirty water fit for kings and princes
Interlude 1
D
G
A
D
G
A
F
D
F
A
Verse 5
D
Dutch is not a loving tongue
You say your piece and run
G
A
You show you care in other ways
D
Sailors in their Sunday best
I'm feeling overdressed
G
I've got to lose these blacks
A
and greys
Amsterdam,
where good things come in threes
Soothe your troubled mind and
Interlude 2
shoot the breeze
F
D
F
A
Verse 6
D
Hand me down my walking shoes
G
Hand me down my walking shoes
C
Got to leave these beatnik blues behind
Outro 1
D
C
D

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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsD G A F C