• Song:

    Walk Away

  • Artist:

    Indigo Girls

  • Album:

    Strange Fire (Expanded ...

E5   B5   A5   E5     E5   B5   A5   E5 
{intro} 
 

E5                           B5 
  We used to walk in each other's arms, 
               A5                     E5 
It was one on one, that's what you said 
E5                   B5 
  Now the moon is a sliver in our eye 
               A5                         E5 
And we stumble bleeding on this broken glass 
 

C#5                        B5 
  There was too much repetition (over and over and over again) 
C#5                               B5 
  You know I passed the point of sane (over and over and over again) 
C#5                          B5 
  But all this broken glass you left behind 
              A5                
Won't let you make a clean, clean 
 

       E5   B5   A5   E5 
Walk away 
 
Now we're crossing from this sacred ground 

Where we once held each other, and each other's names 

When the words are sparse, and we feel we're so profound 

But babe, you know all I feel honey, I feel so ashamed 
 
Ah, hah, yes there was, there was too much repetition 

Oh, you know you know you know, you know I'm past the point of sane 

Ah, ho, woh, and all this broken glass we left behind 

Won't let us make a clean, clean 
 
I said walk away, oh yeah, walk away 

Oh no, walk away, baby baby, walk away, oh lord 
 
I said walk away, ah yeah, walk away 

Ah no, walk away, baby baby, walk away 
 

G5                               D5 
  There was a time when we gave everything 
             A5                          E5 
And it was true, babe, true enough to bleed (true enough to bleed, baby) 
G5                                   D5  
  But now you feel that you've got nothing left 
                            A5                  
Well if there's nothing to lose babe, oh baby, don't you know by now 
 

                         E5                  B5 
Then there's nothing to gain, oh no, walk away 
              A5                        E5 
Oh no, walk away, oh baby baby, walk away 
 
You know I'd still hold you if I could 

It's hard not to try and change, try to change your mind 

Well I'm a pillar of salt and I want you to understand, babe 

'Cause honey, this is the last time, it's the last time 

I'll ever look behind 
 
Oh yeah, walk away 

Oh no, walk away, baby baby, walk away, all right, let's go 
E5   B5   A5   E5     E5   B5   A5   E5     E5   B5   A5    
{guitar solo; see tab at end.} 
 
Oh, I said walk away, oh yeah, walk away 

Oh no, walk away, baby baby, walk away 
 
Oh no, I said walk away, walk away, I said close your eyes 

   (Don't you know we used to walk in each other's arms) 

Walk away, baby baby, try to listen to me, I want to tell you 

   (It was one on one (?), that's waht you said to me baby, yeah) 
 
Now walk away, oh yeah, walk away, gotta learn to look inside 

   (Now the moon is a sliver in our eyes) 

Walk away, baby baby, baby baby, baby baby 

   (We stumble, walking on broken glass, oh) 
 
I said walk away, c'mon baby, walk away, I said listen to me 

Walk away, baby baby, listen, I want to tell you 
 

           E5                   B5 
Now walk away, oh yeah, walk away 
              A5                       B5              E5 
Oh no, walk away, oh baby, I said you got to know by now 
 
 
GUITAR SOLO: 
 
{Thanks to scotjohn@leland.stanford.edu} 
 
           E                E                Bm7              Bm7 
B 12--12-- | 12--1212--101010 | ----9-9-----7--- | 7b8r7b8r7---7b8- | --------7/9-9-9- |  
G 13--13-- | 13--1313--111111 | --9-9-9---7-7--- | 7b8r7b8r7------- | --------7/9-9-9- |  
D -------- | ---------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- |  
A -------- | -{10,11,12,13,-- | ---------------- | {bend/release--- | ---------------- |  
E -------- | --not 0,1,2,3.}- | ---------------- | -at 7th fret}--- | ---------------- |  
  ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . 
 
  A                A                E                E 
E ---------------- | ---------------- | 0--------------- | ---------------- |  
B 9/101010--9---9/ | 1010--10--9----- | 0--------------- | ---------------- |  
G 9/111111--9---9/ | 1111--11--9----- | 1--------------- | ---------------- |  
D ---------------- | ---------------- | 2--------------- | ---------------- |  
A ---------------- | ---------------- | 2--------------- | ---------------- |  
E ---------------- | ---------------- | 0-------3~--0-3~ | --0-3~--0------- |  
  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . 
 
  E                E                Bm7              Bm7 
E ---------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- |  
B ---------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- |  
G 6---6-6-6/7-7-7- | 7/6-6-6-6/7-7-7- | 7-6---6-6-4---4- | 4-2---2-2---1--- |  
D 7---7-7-7/9-9-9- | 9/7-7-7-7/9-9-9- | 9-7---7-7-6---6- | 6-4---4-4---2--- |  
A ---------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- |  
E {melody is on D string; try to play it louder than the G string}--- |  
  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . 
 
  A                A                E                E 
E ---------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- |  
B ---------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- |  
G 2/4-4-2/4-4-2/4- | 4-2/4-4-4---2--- | 1--------------- | ---------------- |  
D 4/6-6-4/6-6-4/6- | 6-4/6-6-46--4--- | 2--------------- | ---------------- |  
A ---------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- |  
E {melody is on D string}---------- | --------3~--0-3~ | --0-3~--0------- |  
  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . 
 
  E                E                Bm7              Bm7 
E ---------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- |  
B ---------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- |  
G ---------------- | --------7--8--9- | 9---7-9---7- | 9---7-9---7- |  
D ------------5--- | 7--8--9--------- | ----9-------9--- | ----9-------9--- |  
A ----5---7------- | -------{triplet} | {play these slides as pull-offs-- |  
E ----------------{triplet}-------- | ---if this is too hard}---------- |  
  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . 
 
  A                A                              
E ---------------- | ---------------- | 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- | 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- |  
B ---------------- | ----------0-0-0- | 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- | 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- |  
G 9-8-7----------- | ----------7-7-7- | 8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8- | 8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8- |  
D ------9-8-7-5--- | 5---7-8-9-9-9-9- | 9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9- | 9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9- |  
A --------------7- | ---------------- | 9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9- | 9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9- |  
E ---------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- |  
  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .  ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . 
 
 
- Adam Schneider, schneider@pobox.com
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