Kingfish Levon Helm
INTRO:
[D] [D] [Bm] [A] [D] [D] [D] [D] [A]
VERSE:
W[A]ell there's a h[D]undred-thousand Fr[A]enchmen in New [D]Orleans
[A] In New [D]Orleans there are Fr[A]enchmen everywh[D]ere
[A] But your ho[D]use could burn d[A]own
Or your b[D]abies could dr[A]own
Wouldn't n[D]one of them Fr[G]enchmen c[D]are[A]
VERSE:
E[D]veryb[A]ody [D]gather 'ro[A]und
Loosen [D]up your s[A]uspenders
Hunker d[D]own on the gr[A]ound
I[D]'m a cr[A]acker
Y[D]ou are t[A]oo
But d[D]on't I take good c[G]are of y[D]ou[A]
PRE-CHORUS:
W[D]ho built the highway to [G]Baton Rouge?
W[D]ho put up your hospital and b[G]uilt your schools?
W[D]ho is it looks after sh*t-k[G]ickers like you?
You know the K[D]ingfish do[Bdim] [A] [D] [A]
PRE-CHORUS:
W[D]ho gave a big party down at the Ro[G]osevelt Hotel?
I[D]nvited the whole north half of the st[G]ate down for free
E[D]verybody in the city had their e[G]yes bugging out
'Cause e[D]verybody [Bdim]looked l[A]ike [D]me
CHORUS:
H[D]ere comes the K[Bm]ingf[F#]ish, yeah the K[Bm]ingf[F#]ish
E[Bm]veryb[Em]ody s[D]ing[F#]
Here comes the K[Bm]ingf[F#]ish, oh the K[Bm]ingf[F#]ish
M[Bm]ake every [Em]man a k[D]ing[F#] [A]
PRE-CHORUS:
W[D]ho took on the Standard Oil men and wh[G]ipped their ass
J[D]ust like he promised he'd [G]do?
But it a[D]in't no Standard Oil men gonna r[G]un this state
It's gonna be r[D]un by folks like[Bdim] me a[A]nd y[D]ou
CHORUS:
H[D]ere comes the K[Bm]ingf[F#]ish, oh the K[Bm]ingf[F#]ish
F[Bm]riend of the w[Em]orking [D]man[F#]
Here comes the K[Bm]ingf[F#]ish, the K[Bm]ingf[F#]ish
K[Bm]ingfish gonna s[Em]ave this l[D]and[F#] [A]
INSTRUMENTAL:
[D] [G] [D] [G] [D] [G] [D] [G] [D] [D] [Bdim] [A] [D]
CHORUS:
H[D]ere comes the K[Bm]ingf[F#]ish, oh the K[Bm]ingf[F#]ish
F[Bm]riend of the w[Em]orking [D]man[F#]
Here comes the K[Bm]ingf[F#]ish, oh the K[Bm]ingf[F#]ish
K[Bm]ingfish gonna s[Em]ave this l[D]and[F#] [A]
INSTRUMENTAL:
[D]D [G]G [D]D [G]G [D]D [Em]Em [G]G [D]D [Bdim]Bdim [A]A [D]D FADE OUT
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