WALK THE LINE -The Tallest Man on Earth
Tabs and Lyrics
Open Dm tuning (DADFAD)
Capo 4th fret
Chords:
Dm Dm7 Bb9 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 Dm
well it's a season of thunder and a season of rain
Dm7 Dm
all the little angels are growing wings of pain
Dm Dm
and I see no point in asking there's no point of return
Dm7 Dm
when I steal his rings well I know I'll have to burn
Bb9 Dm7 Dm Dm
he said you bring me down oh child
Bb9 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 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 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
