Gino Vannelli – Knight Of The Road (Guitar)
Key
-
Versions
(2)
Guitar
Ukulele
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
transcription and chart
Peter Kruger
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Harmonica intro on F#
Verse#1
F# C# When mama pushed me thru daddy said my do Badd9 Was quite the shock F# C# E/C B Claimed I cried like a dog bayin' at the moon
Verse#2
F# C# Slung my hips about, learned to twist & shout Badd9 Way before I could talk F# C# E/C B And by the time I saw nine I started to croon
pre chorus
C#7/G# G#m7 Then I beat those skins day out day in C#7 Badd9 I broke my poor mama's head C#7/G# G#m7 Could've fared better in school but I was cool B/C# So I joined a band instead
Chorus
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 E-5 Ebm7 A boy born with a twinkle in his eye G#m7 F#/E 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' a long B B/C# Yea I came into this world
And I'll go out with a
|F# |G#m7 |B |C#7sus4 C#7/B | song I am the |F#/A# |B/D# F#11 |Bb/C |E/D C#/B | Knight of the road
|F# | % | % | % |
Verse#3
F# C# I'm one side king, other side fool Badd9 I wear a straw hat for a crown F# C# E/C Badd9 The long and lonesome road is home sweet home
Verse#4
F# C# So I hang my hat, wherever I'm at Badd9 A few loyal subjects gather round F# C# E/C Cm9 B And toss me a coin before it's time that I roam
pre-chorus
C#7/G# G#m7 I love to put on the dog, hog the spot C#7 Badd9 Lord gaveth me no shame C#7/G# G#m7 So if you don't much care for my general flair B/C# Ain't none but heaven to blame
Chorus
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 E-5 Ebm7 A boy born with a twinkle in his eye G#m7 F#/E 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 C#7/B | song
|F#/A# |B/D# F#11 |Bb/C |E/D C#/B |
|F# |G#m7 |B |C#7sus4 C#7/B |
|F#/A# |B/D# F#11 |E7 Eb7 D7 Db7
Bridge
|E11 | Db/E |E11 |Db/E |
|E11 |Db/E |E11 |G/F |
F# C#/F B/D# F#/C# Took my castles in Spain, my fifteen minutes o' fame B I buried it six feet deep F# C#/F B/D# Ebmaj7+5/C B Along with a few choice pieces of at tire F# G#m7 F#/A# F#add9 At times I take eight by tens from way back when Badd9 nd throw them into a great big heap Bb7+5 Ebm7 Ab13 C#7+9 C7+9 Bb7+5 A7-5 I watch them burn while I dance around the fire
pre-chorus
C#7/G# G#m7 Cause it's a joyful thing to beat my wings C#7 Badd9 And let the caged up bird go free C#7/G# G#m7 Before I turn to dust to put my trust B/C# In something bigger than me
Chorus
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 E-5 Ebm7 A boy born with a twinkle in his eye G#m7 F#/E 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 Badd9 B/C# Yea I came into this world and
I'll go out with a
|F# |G#m7 |B |C#7sus4 C#7/B | song
|F#/A# |B/D# F#11 |Bb/C |E/D C#/B |
|F# |G#m7 |B |C#7sus4 C#7/B |
|F#/A# |F#sus4 F#11 |E7 Eb7 D7 C#7
F#
I am the knight of the roadI am the knight of the road
( I do not and will never use the terms 'outro', 'chord changes' or 'my bad'
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