Nancy Sinatra - These Boots Were Made for Walking Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Guitar A chord diagram
Guitar A7 chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram
[Opening]
[A]You keep saying you’ve got something for me
[A]Something you call love but confess [A7]
[D]You’ve been messing where you shouldn’t have been a mess in’
And now [A]someone else is getting all your best
[chorus]
These [C]boots are made for [A]walking
And [C]that’s just what they’ll [A]do
[C]One of these days these [A]boots are gonna
Walk all over you
[verse 2]
[A]You keep lying when you oughta be truthin’
And you keep losing when you oughta not bet [A7]
[D]You keep saming when you oughta be changing’
Now what’s [A]right is right but you ain’t been right yet
[chorus]
These [C]boots are made for [A]walking
And [C]that’s just what they’ll [A]do
[C]One of these days these [A]boots are gonna
Walk all over you
[Closing]
[A]You keep playing where you shouldn’t be playin’
And you keep thinking that you’ll never get burnt. [A7]Ha!
[D]I just found me a brand new box of matches, yeah
And [A]what he knows you ain’t had time to learn
[chorus]
These [C]boots are made for [A]walking
And [C]that’s just what they’ll [A]do
[C]One of these days these [A]boots are gonna
Walk all over you
How to play These Boots Were Made for Walking on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Nancy Sinatra - These Boots Were Made for Walking on guitar requires 4 chords and 4 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↓-↓↑-↓↑↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.
These Boots Were Made for Walking uses these transitions most often: A → C (9), C → A (9), and A → A7 (3). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with A - A7 chord transition.
1. A → A7 chord transition
To move from A to A7;
- While playing A, lift your ring finger from B string fret 2.
- Keep index finger on D string fret 2.
- Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 2.
2. A7 → D chord transition
To move from A7 to D;
- Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from B string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on B string fret 3.
3. D → A chord transition
To move from D to A;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger on B string from fret 3 to fret 2.
4. A → C chord transition
To move from A to C;
- Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.
These Boots Were Made for Walking chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in These Boots Were Made for Walking.
- These Boots Were Made for Walking includes 27 chord transitions, 4 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- These Boots Were Made for Walking contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how These Boots Were Made for Walking connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After A, the most likely next chords across Chordier are D (29%), G (13%), and E (12%).
- A → C: 3%
- A → A7: 3%
After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).- C → A: 1%