• Song:

    Walk Away

  • Artist:

    Indigo Girls

  • Album:

    Strange Fire (Expanded ...

E   Bm7   A   E     E   Bm7   A   E 
{intro} 
 

E                           Bm7 
  We used to walk in each other's arms, 
               A                     E 
It was one on one, that's what you said 
E                   Bm7 
  Now the moon is a sliver in our eye 
               A                         E 
And we stumble bleeding on this broken glass 
 

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

       E   Bm7   A   E 
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 
 

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

                         E                  Bm7 
Then there's nothing to gain, oh no, walk away 
              A                        E 
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 
E   Bm7   A   E     E   Bm7   A   E     E   Bm7   A    
{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 
 

           E                   Bm7 
Now walk away, oh yeah, walk away 
              A                       B7sus4              E 
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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