The rhythm for each chord is a "down down chic-ah chic-ah", where the chick-ah is a muted down up.

^DWalk on ^Dby, ^D The ^Dhouse where ^Ayou still ^Alive, ^A ^A ^AWalk on ^Aby, ^A The ^Aplace where ^Dwe would ^Dkiss, ^D ^D

And the ^Droom^D ^D ^Dwhere, I ^Gheld ^Gyou tight,^G ^G To^Anight, ^AI must ^Awalk ^Aon ^Dby, ^D ^D ^D

Yeah, walk on by, The room where you still sleep, Walk on by, The company that you keep, And the room where, I held you tight, Tonight, I must walk on by,

Yeah, ^Gsomehow, ^AI know, No, ^DI won't forget you, No, no, ^Gno, no, no, ^AI won't,

^DYou won't forget me, No, no, ^Gno, no, no, no, ^Ayou won't,

^F#I'll keep on walking, ^DAway from here, ^GI'll forget you when I reach, The other ^Aside, ^G

Walk on by, The house where you still live, Walk on by, The place where we would kiss, And the room where, I held you tight, Tonight, I must walk on by, And the room where, I held you tight, Tonight, I must walk on by...

Cake - Walk on by