Gino Vannelli - Knight of the road
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Knight Of The Road
Harmonica intro on F#
When mama F#pushed me thru C#daddy said my do
Was Badd9quite the shock
F# C# Ebmaj7+5/C B
Claimed I cried like a dog bayin’ at the moon
Slung my F#hips about, learned to C#twist & shout
Way beBadd9fore I could talk
F# C# Ebmaj7+5/C B
And by the time I saw nine I started to croon
Then I C#7/G#beat those skins day G#m7out day in
I C#7broke my poor mama’Badd9s head
Could’ve fareC#7/G#d better in school buG#m7t I was cool
So I B/C#joined a band instead
I’m F#a knight of the road
I’m G#m7a bird of passage
Only Bpassing through this C#7sus4land C#7
A F#7boy born D/Fwith a E-5twinkle in hisEbm7 eye
And a G#m7tote bag in one F#/Ehand E/D
I ‘m Bb7sus4a dreamer, a lover, Bb7-5I ain’t no other
Than a Ebm7Gypsy A9-5rollin’ Ab7along
Yea I Bcame into this world B/C#
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# | | | |
F#I’m one side kingC#, other side fool
I wear a Badd9straw hat for a crown
F# C# Ebmaj7+5/C Badd9
The long and lonesome road is home sweet home
So I F#hang my hat, wherever C#I’m at
A few loyal Badd9subjects gather round
F# C# Ebmaj7+5/C Cm9 B
And toss me a coin before it’s time that I roam
I love toC#7/G# put on the dog, G#m7hog the spot
Lord C#7gaveth me no Badd9shame
So if you C#7/G#don’t much care for mG#m7y general flair
Ain’B/C#t none but heaven to blame
I’m F#a knight of the road
I’m G#m7a bird of passage
Only Bpassing through this C#7sus4land C#7
A F#7boy born D/Fwith a E-5twinkle in hisEbm7 eye
And a G#m7tote bag in one F#/Ehand E/D
I ‘m Bb7sus4a dreamer, a lover, Bb7-5I ain’t no other
Than a Ebm7Gypsy A9-5rollin’ Ab7along
Yea I Bcame into this world B/C#
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
|E11 | Db/E |E11 |Db/E |
|E11 |Db/E |Ell |G/F |
Took my F#castles in C#/FSpain, my B/D#fifteen minutes o??F#/C#? fame
I Bburied it six feet deep
F# C#/F B/D# Ebmaj7+5/C B
Along with a few choice pieces of at tire
At times I F#take eight by G#m7tens from F#/A#way back F#add9when
And Badd9throw them into a great big heap
I watch them Bb7+5burn Ebm7 while I Ab13dance C#7+9around the C7+9fire Bb7+5 A7-5
Cause it’s C#7/G#a joyful thing tG#m7o beat my wings
And C#7let the caged up bird go Badd9free
Before I C#7/G#turn to dust to G#m7put my trust
In B/C#something bigger than me
I’m F#a knight of the road
I’m G#m7a bird of passage
Only Bpassing through this C#7sus4land C#7
A F#7boy born D/Fwith a E-5twinkle in hisEbm7 eye
And a G#m7tote bag in one F#/Ehand E/D
I ‘m Bb7sus4a dreamer, a lover, Bb7-5I ain’t no other
Than a Ebm7Gypsy A9-5rollin’ Ab7along
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 road
I am the knight of the road
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Peter Kruger
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