Old King Lyrics

mike pettersson (robin_hood88@hotmail.com)
It all starts with a banjo(?)intro.Any way-I tab it for guitar.
tune:DADGBD(low to high). that's drop D' tuning, folk's!
I don't claim this to be a 100% right tab, but it's not wrong!
But as always-corrections welcome! This tab was made by "the great
beyond".
f=full note A=10
h=halv note B=11
q=quarter note C=12
e=eight note s=slide
b=break
oh!-the Chords!
into:
q e e h e e e e+ h
D-_-|--------7----9---------------|-7--9--7-------------------------|-
bass
| f h q q
D---|-----------------------------|--------------------3-----0------|- q e e e e+q e e e e+h
| h h q q h
D--|-0----------------------------|-3--s---0------------------------|-
q e e h e e e e+ h
D-_-|--------7----9---------------|-7--9--7-------------------------|-
| h h q q h
q e e e e+q e e e e+h
| h h e (e) q h
SORRY! The strumming is totally up to your self!
but im sort'a kind. Bass notes are included(small letters)!
chorus:
King went arunnin' after a deer was'nt scared
to jumpin' of the truck in high gear.
King went asniffin' and he would go.
Was the best old hound I ever did know- ow- ow.
vers1:
I had a dog and his name was king.
I told the dog about ev'ry thing.
There in my truck, the dog and I.
Then one day the King up and died.
Midplay:
q q e q e e e q e e+q
| h h h q q
q q e q e e e q h
| h h q q q q
q q e q e e e q e e+q
| h h h q q
q e e e e e e q q h
| h h q q q q
vers:
2 Then I thought about the time we had;
3 That old king was a friend of mine,
4 I had a dog and his name was king,
once when I kicked him when he was bad.
never knew a dog that was half as fine
I told the dog ablout every thing
Old King sure meant a lot to me
I may find one,but i never do know
Old king sure meant a lot to me
but that hound dog is his-to - ry (play intro+chorus)
'cause I still got a long way to go (play intro)
ut that hound dog is his -to -ry (play intro+chorus)
(play midplay*2 and improvise)
end on D5
That's it pal.
Oh!- the bass tab well- play half note's and additional fourthnotes.
But most of all- get the rythm right!-this is country.