Knight of the Road Lyrics

Harmonica intro on F#
When mama pushed me thru daddy said my do
Was quite the shock
Claimed I cried like a dog bayin? at the moon
Slung my hips about, learned to twist & shout
Way before I could talk
And by the time I saw nine I started to croon
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Then I beat those skins day out day in
I broke my poor mama's head
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Could've fared better in school but I was cool
So I joined a band instead
I'm a knight of the road
I'm a bird of passage
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Only passing through this land
A boy born with a twinkle in his eye
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And a tote bag in one hand
I ?m a dreamer, a lover, I ain't no other
Than a Gypsy rollin? along
Yea I came into this world
And I'll go out with a
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|F# |G#m7 |B |C#7sus4 C#7/B |
song I am the
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|F#/A# |F#sus4 F#11 |Bb/C |E/D C#/B |
Knight of the road
|F# | | | |
I'm one side king, other side fool
I wear a straw hat for a crown
The long and lonesome road is home sweet home
So I hang my hat, wherever I'm at
A few loyal subjects gather round
And toss me a coin before it's time that I roam
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I love to put on the dog, hog the spot
Lord gaveth me no shame
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So if you don't much care for my general flair
Ain't none but heaven to blame
I'm a knight of the road
I'm a bird of passage
s
Only passing through this land
A boy born with a twinkle in his eye
ch /ch
And a tote bag in one hand
I ?m a dreamer, a lover, I ain't no other
Than a Gypsy rollin? along
Yea I came into this world
I'll go out with a
ch /ch
|F# |G#m7 |B |C#7sus4 C#7/B |
song
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|F#/A# |F#sus4 F#11 |Bb/C |E/D C#/B |
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|F# |G#m7 |B |C#7sus4 C#7/B |
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|F#/A# |F#sus4 F#11 |E7 Eb7 D7 Db7
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|E11 |Db/E |Ell |G/F |
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Took my castles in Spain, my fifteen minutes o? fame
I buried it six feet deep
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F# C#/F B/D# Ebmaj7+5/C B
Along with a few choice pieces of at tire
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At times I take eight by tens from way back when
And throw them into a great big heap
I watch them burn while I dance around the fire
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Cause it's a joyful thing to beat my wings
And let the caged up bird go free
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Before I turn to dust to put my trust
In something bigger than me
I'm a knight of the road
I'm a bird of passage
s
Only passing through this land
A boy born with a twinkle in his eye
ch /ch
And a tote bag in one hand
I ?m a dreamer, a lover, I ain't no other
Than a Gypsy rollin? along
Yea I came into this world and
I'll go out with a
ch /ch
|F# |G#m7 |B |C#7sus4 C#7/B |
song
ch /ch ch /ch ch /ch
|F#/A# |F#sus4 F#11 |Bb/C |E/D C#/B |
ch /ch
|F# |G#m7 |B |C#7sus4 C#7/B |
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|F#/A# |F#sus4 F#11 |E7 Eb7 D7 C#7
I am the knight of the road
I am the knight of the road
Transcription and chart
Peter Kruger
Casparus60@yahoo.com