Hardest Walk Chords
Hardest Walk by Jesus And Mary Chain is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Eb. It uses the chords Eb/Bb, Ab, Bb and Eb. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
1st Verse riff:
Eb/Bb Ab Bb
e|-------------6-----------------4---------------6---------------------------|
B|-------------8--8--------------4--4------------6--6------------------------|
G|-------------8----8------------5----5----------7----7----------------------|
D|-------------8------8----------6------6--------8------8--------------------|
A|-------------6-----------------6---------------8---------------------------|
E|-------------6-----------------4---------------6---------------------------|
Ab Bb
e|--------------4------------------6-----------------------------------------|
B|--------------4------------------6-----------------------------------------|
G|--------------5--5---------------7--7--------------------------------------|
D|--------------6----6-------------8----8------------------------------------|
A|--------------6------6-----------8------8----------------------------------|
E|--------------4------------------6-----------------------------------------|
Eb/Bb Ab Bb Ab Bb
I never thought that this day would ever come
Eb/Bb Ab Bb Ab Bb
When your words and your touch just struck me numb
Eb/Bb Ab Bb Ab Bb
Oh and it's plain to see that it's dead
Eb/Bb Ab Bb
The thing swims in blood and it's cold stoney dead
Bb
It's so hard not to feel ashamed
Bb Ab
Of the loving living games we play
Bb
Each day
Riff:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----8-8-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-8-8-----8---8--8--10-10-10-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8-8-10-10-14-13----|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb
And I'm stuck in a shack
Ab Bb Ab Bb
Down the back of the sea
Eb Ab
Oh and I'm alive and I'm alone
Bb Ab Bb
Inside a sick sick dream
Eb
Oh is it me
Ab Bb Ab Bb
Is it me that feels so weak
Eb Ab Bb
I cannot deceive but I find it hard to speak
Bb
The hardest walk you could ever take
Bb Ab Bb
Is the walk you take from a to b to c
Eb Bb
I walk
Eb Bb
Oh honey I talk
Eb Ab Bb
Don't need you to want me
Ab Bb Eb Ab Bb
Don't want you to need me
Ab Bb Eb Ab Bb
Don't need you to want me
Ab Bb Eb Ab Bb
Don't want you to need me
Eb
And I walk