Knight Of The Road
Harmonica intro on F#
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When mama pushed me thru daddy said my do
Badd9
Was quite the shock
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Claimed I cried like a dog bayin? at the moon
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Slung my hips about, learned to twist & shout
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Way before I could talk
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And by the time I saw nine I started to croon
[ch]C#7/G#[/ch] G#m7
Then I beat those skins day out day in
C#7 G#m7
I broke my poor mama?s head
[ch]C#7/G#[/ch] G#m7
Could?ve fared better in school but I was cool
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So I joined a band instead
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I?m a knight of the road
G#m7
I?m a bird of passage
B C#7sus4 C#7
Only passing through this land
F#7 D/F E7-5 Ebm7
A boy born with a twinkle in his eye
G#m7 [ch]F#/E[/ch] E/D
And a tote bag in one hand
Bb7sus4 Bb7-5
I ?m a dreamer, a lover, I ain?t no other
Ebm7 A9-5 Ab7
Than a Gypsy rollin? along
B B/C#
Yea I came into this world
And I?ll go out with a
|F# |G#m7 |B |C#7sus4 [ch]C#7/B[/ch] |
song I am the
|[ch]F#/A#[/ch] |F#sus4 F#11 |[ch]Bb/C[/ch] |E/D [ch]C#/B[/ch] |
Knight of the road
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I?m one side king, other side fool
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I wear a straw hat for a crown
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The long and lonesome road is home sweet home
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So I hang my hat, wherever I?m at
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A few loyal subjects gather round
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And toss me a coin before it?s time that I roam
[ch]C#7/G#[/ch] G#m7
I love to put on the dog, hog the spot
C#7 G#m7
Lord gaveth me no shame
[ch]C#7/G#[/ch] G#m7
So if you don?t much care for my general flair
B/C#
Ain?t none but heaven to blame
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I?m a knight of the road
G#m7
I?m a bird of passage
B C#7sus4 C#7
Only passing through this land
F#7 D/F E7-5 Ebm7
A boy born with a twinkle in his eye
G#m7 [ch]F#/E[/ch] E/D
And a tote bag in one hand
Bb7sus4 Bb7-5
I ?m a dreamer, a lover, I ain?t no other
Ebm7 A9-5 Ab7
Than a Gypsy rollin? along
B B/C#
Yea I came into this world
I?ll go out with a
|F# |G#m7 |B |C#7sus4 [ch]C#7/B[/ch] |
song
|[ch]F#/A#[/ch] |F#sus4 F#11 |[ch]Bb/C[/ch] |E/D [ch]C#/B[/ch] |
|F# |G#m7 |B |C#7sus4 [ch]C#7/B[/ch] |
|[ch]F#/A#[/ch] |F#sus4 F#11 |E7 Eb7 D7 Db7
|E11 | [ch]Db/E[/ch] |E11 | [ch]Db/E[/ch] |
|E11 |[ch]Db/E[/ch] |Ell |G/F |
F# [ch]C#/F[/ch] B/D# [ch]F#/C#[/ch]
Took my castles in Spain, my fifteen minutes o? fame
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I buried it six feet deep
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Along with a few choice pieces of at tire
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At times I take eight by tens from way back when
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And throw them into a great big heap
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I watch them burn while I dance around the fire
[ch]C#7/G#[/ch] G#m7
Cause it?s a joyful thing to beat my wings
C#7 G#m7
And let the caged up bird go free
[ch]C#7/G#[/ch] G#m7
Before I turn to dust to put my trust
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In something bigger than me
F#
I?m a knight of the road
G#m7
I?m a bird of passage
B C#7sus4 C#7
Only passing through this land
F#7 D/F E7-5 Ebm7
A boy born with a twinkle in his eye
G#m7 [ch]F#/E[/ch] E/D
And a tote bag in one hand
Bb7sus4 Bb7-5
I ?m a dreamer, a lover, I ain?t no other
Ebm7 A9-5 Ab7
Than a Gypsy rollin? along
Bb+5/C B B/C#
Yea I came into this world and
I?ll go out with a
|F# |G#m7 |B |C#7sus4 [ch]C#7/B[/ch] |
song
|[ch]F#/A#[/ch] |F#sus4 F#11 |[ch]Bb/C[/ch] |E/D [ch]C#/B[/ch] |
|F# |G#m7 |B |C#7sus4 [ch]C#7/B[/ch] |
|[ch]F#/A#[/ch] |F#sus4 F#11 |E7 Eb7 D7 C#7
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I am the knight of the road
I am the knight of the road
Transcription and chart
Peter Kruger
Casparus60@yahoo.com
