Do You Remember Walter? Written by Ray Davies Demystified by Jim Smart Intro is a C chord. It's just a C scale, starting on G. CWalter, (x32010@1)remember when the world was young Eb (x43121@3) BbAnd (x1333x@1)all the girls knew Walter's name? F (133211@1) Cm (x3101x@1) F (133211@1) BbWalter, (x1333x@1)isn't it a shame the way our little world has changed? Cm7 D (xx0232@1) GDo (320003@1)you remember, Walter, playing cricket in the thunder and the rain? Cm7 D (xx0232@1) GDo (320003@1)you remember, Walter, smoking cigarettes behind your garden gate? Ab (xx1114@1) EbYes, (x43121@3)Walter was my mate, G (320003@1) F (133211@1) CBut (x32010@1)Walter, my old friend, where are you now? cool drum fill over bouncing C chord... melody plays over C chord, then ... Eb (x43121@3) BbWalter's (x1333x@1)name F (133211@1) Cm (x3101x@1) F (133211@1) BbWalter, (x1333x@1)isn't it a shame the way our little world has changed? Cm7 D (xx0232@1) GDo (320003@1)you remember, Walter, how we said we'd fight the world so we'd be free. Cm7 D (xx0232@1) GWe'd (320003@1)save up all our money and we'd buy a boat and sail away to sea. Ab (xx1114@1) EbBut (x43121@3)it was not to be. G (320003@1) F (133211@1) CI (x32010@1)knew you then but do I know you now? C (x32010@1) Eb (x43121@3) BbWalter, (x1333x@1)you are just an echo of the world we knew so long ago F (133211@1) Cm7 F (133211@1) BbIf (x1333x@1)you saw me now you wouldn't even know my name. Cm7 I bet you're fat and married and D (xx0232@1) Gyou're (320003@1)always home in bed by half-past eight. Cm7 And if I talked about the old times D (xx0232@1) Gyou'd (320003@1)get bored and you'll have nothing left to say. Ab (xx1114@1) Eb (x43121@3) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) CYes (x32010@1)people often change, but memories of people can remain.
