E      G          A         E
On the road about half past eight
E          G               A  E
Nowhere to go so I cant be late
E                 G          A       E
I got a bottle of jack and a two bit cigar
E                G            A           E
A pocket full of change won't get me that far
E                G           A                  E
The kings riding shotgun and playing on the radio
E           G       A                 E
Were on our way and know which way to go
E               G                      A      E
He said go west my friend and you will surely find
E             G             A         E
A cat playing fiddle he's a friend of mine

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He said
C            G            D
What does it take to be a hero 
C            G          D
What does it take to go far
C            G            D
What does it take to be a hero
C            G            D
What does it take to be a star

E            G        A           E
Hollywood in Vine the bright city lights
E             G             A      E
The whiskey a go-go down on sunset tonight
E              G         A          E
Jim's lighting fires the king jumps in
E           G             A        E
Heart Break Hotel and the Morrison Inn
E       G                A           E
Head up north to the San Luis county Line
E             G          A                E
The king gets quite with something on his mind
(spoken)
E                                G                     A  D
You see this is where jimmy dean lost his life back in 1955
E        G             A               E
A broken line a legend lost before his time

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E       G           A             E
Head to Frisco with Gerry and the Boys
E          G           A        E
Height and Ashbury and all them toys
E              G                     A        E
The Fillmores rocking Janis and her Mercedes Benz
E                G               A        E
The kings on his thrown with his addition again

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