Dire Straits - Walk Of Life Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar A chord diagram
[intro]
[D] [G] [A] [G] [A] [D] [G] [A] [G] [A]
[Opening]
[D]Here comes Johnny singing oldies goldies
[D]Be Bop A Lula Baby What I Say
[D]Here comes Johnny singing I Gotta Woman
[D]Down in the tunnels trying to make it pay
[chorus]
[G]He got the action he got the motion [D]oh yeah the boy can play
[G]Dedication devotion [D]turning all the night time into the day
[D]He do the song about the sweet lovin’ [A]woman
He do the [D]song about the [G]knife
He do the [D]walk [A]He do the walk of [G]life
[A]He do the walk of [D]life [D] [G] [A] [G] [A]
[verse 2]
[D]Here comes Johnny and he’ll tell you the story
[D]Hand me down my walkin’ shoes
[D]Here come Johnny with the power and the glory
[D]Backbeat the talkin’ blues
[chorus]
[G]He got the action he got the motion [D]oh yeah the boy can play
[G]Dedication devotion [D]turning all the night time into the day
[D]He do the song about the sweet lovin’ [A]woman
He do the [D]song about the [G]knife
He do the [D]walk [A]He do the walk of [G]life
[A]He do the walk of [D]life [D] [G] [A] [G] [A]
[verse 3]
[D]Here comes Johnny singing oldies goldies
[D]Be Bop A Lula Baby What I Say
[D]Here comes Johnny singing I Gotta Woman
[D]Down in the tunnels trying to make it pay
[Closing]
[G]He got the action he got the motion [D]oh yeah the boy can play
[G]Dedication devotion [D]turning all the night time into the day
[D]And after all the violence and [A]double talk
There’s just a [D]song in all the trouble and the [G]strife
You do the [D]walk [A]You do the walk of [G]life
[A]You do the walk of [D]life [D] [G] [A] [G] [A]
How to play Walk Of Life on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Dire Straits - Walk Of Life on guitar requires 3 chords and 3 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.
Walk Of Life uses these transitions most often: D → G (14), G → A (13), and A → D (10). 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 D - G chord transition.
1. D → G chord transition
To move from D to G;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
2. G → A chord transition
To move from G to A;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 2.
3. A → D chord transition
To move from A to D;
- Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger on B string from fret 2 to fret 3.
Walk Of Life chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Walk Of Life.
- Walk Of Life includes 60 chord transitions, 3 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Walk Of Life contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Walk Of Life connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
- D → G: 29%
- D → A: 17%
After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).- G → D: 24%
- G → A: 6%