Walter

Artist:  Blue Dogs
Album:  Halos & Good Buys


Capo 5 (chords relative to capo)



Intro:  Dsus (xx0233@1)  D (xx0232@1)  D (xx0232@1)  Dsus (xx0233@1)x4



Verse 1:
Dsus (xx0233@1)   D (xx0232@1)                DsusD
Well the first time, that I ever saw her
Dsus (xx0233@1)       A (x02220@1)             
I picked her up, in my Chevy Malibu.
Dsus (xx0233@1)       D (xx0232@1)      Dsus (xx0233@1)  DGoin' (xx0232@1)to the grocery, for her mother
Dsus (xx0233@1)        A (x02220@1)                     D (xx0232@1)     D-Dsus-D
For a loaf of bread, and a Pepsi Cola too.



Verse 2:

Well she got in, and she rolled down the window

I said man turn it up! I love that country tune.

She was wearin' the finest, rabbit skin halter

I was overcome, by the smell of her perfume.



Chorus:
D (xx0232@1)        G (320003@1)                      DBut (xx0232@1)then I saw her, standing at the alter
    A (x02220@1)                 Dmmm (xx0232@1)hmm, Of everlasting life.
D (xx0232@1)      G (320003@1)                     DStandin' (xx0232@1)there, with a boy named Walter
       A (x02220@1)                     AHe (x02220@1)was expecting her to be his wife.
           G (320003@1)               DLittle (xx0232@1)did I, know my heart was breakin'
      A (x02220@1)              DAnd (xx0232@1)I could not, say a thing.
         G (320003@1)                       DThen (xx0232@1)the preacher, posed the final question
       A (x02220@1)  N/C                         Dsus->(D    G (320003@1)  D (xx0232@1)  A (x02220@1)  D)* x4
Then I heard, those church bells ring.



Instrumental/Solo (over chorus)*



Verse 3:

Well she was young, and so kind-hearted

That she wrecked my world, and she left me with the blues.

She called me sugar, and I knew that when we parted

I knew just what I was gonna do.



Chorus
Instrumental/Solo (over chorus)*



Bridge:
Am (x02210@1)   Bbm (x13321@1)  Bm (x24432@1)        Bbm (x13321@1)              Am (x02210@1)       GWell (320003@1)I got my nerve up, I beat a path to her momma's
G (320003@1)                         ASlingin' (x02220@1)gravel in my Chevy Malibu.
Bm (x24432@1)                           Bbm (x13321@1)       Am (x02210@1)            G (320003@1)      GWhen (320003@1)I pulled up to the driveway, the next thing that I knew
G (320003@1)                   G (320003@1)                        A (x02220@1)          Dsus->(D    G (320003@1)  D (xx0232@1)  A (x02220@1)  D)*
There was a string of soup cans tied to Walter's B...M...W!



Chorus
Slow and fade over intro



Music & Lyrics Transcribed by:  Ryan Eik
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