E                                 Bm 
All these kinds of places make it seem like it's been ages 
    D                                       A 
And tomorrow's sun and buildings scrape the sky 
  E                               Bm 
I love this country dearly, I can feel the ladder clearly 
      D                             A 
But I never thought I'd be alone to try 
E                                Bm 
Once I was outside Penn station, selling red and white carnations 
D                                  A  
  We were still alone, my wife and I 
  E                                Bm  
Before we married, saved my money, brought my dear wife over 
      D                            A 
Now I work to bring my family stateside 
    Bm                 D                   A                    E 
Got off the boat, they stayed a while then scattered 'cross the coast 
Bm               D              A             E 
Once a year I'll see them for a week or so at most 
         A            E       Bm                    D 
I took a walk (Take a walk x3) take a walk, ohh-ohh-ohh-ohh 
         A            E       Bm                    D 
I took a walk (Take a walk x3) take a walk, ohh-ohh-ohh-ohh 
E                              Bm 
Practice isn't perfect but the market cuts a loss 
    D                                    A 
I remind myself that times could be much worse 
   E                            Bm 
My wife won't ask me questions, there's not so much to ask 
                 D                      A 
And she'll never flaunt around an empty purse 
E                          Bm 
Once my mother-in-law came just to stay a couple nights 
      D                                    A 
And decided she would stay the rest of her life 
  E                                  Bm 
I watch my little children play some boardgame in the kitchen 
      D                               A 
And I sit and pray they never feel my strife 
    Bm              D                 A                  E 
But then my partner called to say the pension funds were gone 
   Bm              D                  A                E 
He made some bad investments, now the accounts are overdrawn 
         A            E       Bm                    D 
I took a walk (Take a walk x3) take a walk, ohh-ohh-ohh-ohh 
         A            E       Bm                    D 
I took a walk (Take a walk x3) take a walk, ohh-ohh-ohh-ohh 
 Bm               D              A                 E 
"Honey, it's your son" I think I borrowed just too much 
       Bm            D               A            E 
We had taxes, we had bills, we had a lifestyle to front 
    Bm                   D                   A                    E 
And tonight I swear I'll come home and we'll make love like we're young  
  Bm                  D              A                   E 
Tomorrow, you'll cook dinner for the neighbors and their kids 
       Bm            D              A              E 
We can rip apart the socialists and all their damn taxes 
    Bm          D             A                E 
You see I am no criminal, I'm down on both bad knees 
    Bm              D         A                 E 
I'm just too much a coward to admit when I'm in need 
         A            E       Bm                    D 
I took a walk (Take a walk x3) take a walk, ohh-ohh-ohh-ohh 
         A            E       Bm                    D 
I took a walk (Take a walk x3) take a walk, ohh-ohh-ohh-ohh