WALK THE LINE -The Tallest Man on Earth Tabs and Lyrics Open Dm tuning (DADFAD) Capo 4th fret Chords: Dm (xx0231@1) Dm7 Bb9 (x1011x@1)Gm7 D --0-|--0-|--0-|--0-| A --0-|--3-|--3-|--5-| F --0-|--0-|--0-|--0-| D --0-|--0-|--0-|--0-| A ----|3---|1---|----| D 0---|----|----|5---| Use this rhythm throughout: D --X---X---X---X-| A --X---X---X---X-| F --X---X---X---X-| D --X---X---X---X-| A ----------------| D X---X---X---X---| Dm bars always have a melody riff on top of it, as tabbed below. Gm7 bars sometimes add a melody as well. Main riff melody line (played with chords, isolated here for clarity): D 30--0-------0---|30--0-------0---|70--0-------3---|30--0-------0---| A --------3-------|--------3-------|--------3-------|--------3-------| F ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| then add the on-beat bass note with the thumb and off-beat chords with a fingernail to get.. Dm 4 bar phrase: D 300-0-0---0-0-0-|300-0-0---0-0-0-|700-0-0---0-3-3-|300-0-0---0-0-0-| A --0---0-3-3---0-|--0---0-3-3---0-|--0---0-3-3---0-|--0---0-3-3---0-| F --0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0-| D --0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0-| A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D 0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---| 4 bar Dm intro Dm (xx0231@1) Dmwell (xx0231@1)it's a season of thunder and a season of rain Dm7 Dmall (xx0231@1)the little angels are growing wings of pain Dm (xx0231@1) Dmand (xx0231@1)I see no point in asking there's no point of return Dm7 Dmwhen (xx0231@1)I steal his rings well I know I'll have to burn Bb9 (x1011x@1) Dm7 Dm (xx0231@1) Dmhe (xx0231@1)said you bring me down oh child Bb9 (x1011x@1) Dm7 Gm7 Gm7 he said you bring me down oh child and I will fly through the lightness when the thunder will strike all tomorrow's parties will dance before my eyes and I will scream like an eagle when I fly 'bove your house just to bring salvation to peasants and their wives he said you bring me down oh child he said you bring me down oh child Dm(4 (xx0231@1)bar phrase) I ain't gonna walk the line well I see jesus and judas making love now of course and all the roman emperors hanging up their horse and I see no point in landing I see no need to learn from the day we lifted we know we'll have to burn he said you bring me down oh child he said you bring me down oh child I ain't gonna walk the line Bb9(6beat) Gm7(2beat) Dm Dm I said please don't shoot me down I said please don't shoot me down I said please don't shoot me down Bb9(8 beat) Gm7(4beat) I said please don't shoot me down Dm7 Dm(4 (xx0231@1)bar phrase) I ain't gonna walk the line I feel the arrows and bullets they are combing my hair and all my feathers falling so slowly from the air and from the speed on my body earth will pile up my bones from a little skull oh just a little whisper comes he said you bring me down oh child he said you bring me down oh child I ain't gonna walk the line
