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Basic verse pattern: Cm/G Fm Cm/G | Basic verse pattern: Cm/G Fm Cm/G | ||
No matter what the price...": Fm Bb/F | No matter what the price...": Fm Bb/F |
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Will you walk us uptown |
First known performance: Alternate versions
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Chords
Notes Basic verse pattern: Cm/G Fm Cm/G No matter what the price...": Fm Bb/F - Elvis plays most of these chords with his thumb. - Recent live versions with the Imposters have used the chords Em, Am, D.
Cm/G Fm Will you walk us uptown Cm/G And wherever you go you know we will follow Cm/G Fm Will you walk us uptown Cm/G And we'll stand in the light of your new killing ground And we won't make a sound Except to sing our sorrow Cm/G Fm Will you walk us uptown While our tears run in torrents Cm/G To suffer in silence or pray for some solace Cm/G Fm Will you wash away our sins In the cross-fire and cross-currents Cm/G As you uncross your fingers And take out some insurance Fm Bb/F No matter what the price Fm Bb/F It's your own paradise Cm/G Fm Will you walk us uptown Cm/G Will you walk us uptown Cm/G Fm Some hearts are sinking and some hearts are a-flutter Cm/G Some scoop gold from the dirt in the gutter Fm Or swallow the earth pouring into your mouth Cm/G As they bury us upright saying "everything's alright" Cm/G Fm Will you walk us uptown Like some said that you could Cm/G We will feast on your flesh and drink down your blood Cm/G Fm Will you haul down that flag and dishonour that vow 'Cos we must not change its colour now Will you walk us uptown Fm Bb/F No matter what the price Fm Bb/F Each crushed in the corner of their own paradise Cm/G Fm Will you walk us uptown Cm/G Fm Will you walk us uptown That's always assuming that you're partly divine and partly human You're the king of our hearts You're the clown with the drum Will you walk us uptown If we promise not to run Will you walk us uptown Will you gather us near As cowards flee and traitors sneer Keep a red flag flying Keep a blue flag as well And a white flag in case it all goes to hell