This song is so cute and powerful! What makes it so good in its simplicity
is the whole of the work; the drums, the bass, the synths, the recorder / flute riff...
However, to play it in the guitar, focus on the piano and this becomes a
very, very easy tune. It basically repeats a particular pattern through
and through.
The pattern is:
C C D D Bm Bm C
Strum once every chord, letting it ring and respecting the silence between
each sequence. The transitions (C-D, D-Bm, Bm-C) should be quick...
Just like the sound.
I'll mark the spots in the lyrics where they should go, but bear in mind
it's far easier to "grasp" the pattern. The lyrics are sung with different
speeds so the distance between each chord in different phrases might
confuse you. So basically, I recommend you get your rhythm in sync with
the piano from the song and you will not need to read these chords ever again.
There are some interlude parts that do not respect the pattern, but the
chords never change.
Without further ado,
"Walking In Your Footsteps"
Intro (strum it until pattern begins)
D
(pattern begins)
C C D D Bm Bm C (2x)
C C D
It's where I'm coming from
D Bm
It's where you're going
Bm C
In a dark tunnel, blindfolded
C C D
It's where you leave your home
D Bm
And I follow the steps into your future
Bm C
Like I know what's coming
C C D D Bm
I follow you like a stray
Bm C
And your back says I'm looking
C C D D Bm
Never mind what's ahead
Just don't stop
Bm C
No don't stop
C C D
Because I'm walking in your footsteps
D Bm Bm C
Covering your tracks down river
C C D
I'm walking in your footsteps
D Bm Bm C
Turning dust into diamonds
C C D D Bm
This road is not your own, it's been covered
Bm C
It's been chartered so many times
C C D D Bm Bm C
Every single line every warning sign is warn down and forgotten
(longer pause)
C C D D Bm
I follow you like a stray
Bm C
And your back says I'm looking
C C D D Bm
Never mind what's ahead
Just don't stop
Bm C
No don't stop
C C D
Because I'm walking in your footsteps
D Bm Bm C
Covering your tracks down river
C C D
I'm walking in your footsteps
D Bm Bm C
Turning dust into diamonds
C
Turnin' the dust into diamonds
D
Bm C
Turnin' turnin'
(pattern in the background during solo)
E|-12-12-10-----17-15-14---------------------------
B|----------12-----------17-15-17------------------
G|--------------------------------16-14-16---------
D|-----------------------------------------14-12h14
A|-------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------
C C D D Bm
So never mind what's ahead
Just don't stop
Bm C
No don't stop
C C D
Because I'm walking in your footsteps
D Bm Bm C
Covering your tracks down river
C C D
I'm walking in your footsteps
D Bm Bm C
Turning dust into diamonds
C C D
Oh I'm walking in your footsteps
D Bm Bm C
Every single one
C C D
I'm walking in your footsteps
D Bm Bm C
Turning dust into diamonds
C C D D Bm Bm C
Turning dust into diamonds
