Transcribbed On: Gibson Les Paul 6-String

Standard Tuning                                                                         Slow Ballad                           
                                    Kings Of The Highway
                                      As Preformed By:
                               Chris Isaak & The Silvertones

Intro:
 | --------0000000---------0-- | 
 | --------0000000---------0-- |  Three open strings then strum the Em chord
 | -----0--0000000---------0-- |  about seven or eight times till you play the
 | ---0----2222222---------2-- |  main riff then go back to the Em chord. This
 | -0------2222222---------2-- |  pattern is played through most of the verses.
 | ----------------2b-2b-0---- | 
Main Riff:
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------------ |      Tab Key:    b= Bend
------------ |                  *= See end notes
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-2b-2b-0---- | *

Verse 1:
Em
The one that I loved, used to laugh when I cried.
Em
The one that I loved, wouldn't stay by my side.
Em
If love could of lasted forever I'd be with her today.
Em
If love could of lasted forever I'd still hear her say darling,
G               F#            Em
Kings of the highway, we will be.

Verse 2:
Em
The faster you drive, the less you can feel.
Em
The lights on the road, are strange and unreal.
Em
When there's nothing to loose, there's nothing to win.
Em
In a night without day, on a road without end darling,
G               F#            Em
Kings of the highway, we will be.

Bridge:
         C                    Em
And your hoping the sun won't rise.
     C                    Em
Your hoping the sun won't rise.
G               F#            Em
Kings of the highway, we will be.

Solo: C - Em - C - Em - C - Em - C - Em

Verse 3:
Em
The one that I loved, used to laugh when I cried.
Em
The one that I loved, wouldn't stay by my side.
Em
If love could of lasted forever I'd be with her today.
Em
If love could of lasted forever I'd still hear her say darling,
G               F#            Em
Kings of the highway, we will be.
        G                 F#             Em
Darling kings...Of the highway...We will be.
        G                  F#              Em
Darling Kings....Of the highway....We will be.
Em
We will be.....Em until fade.