Knight of the Road Gino Vannelli
Harmonica intro on F#
When mama [F#]pushed me thru [C#]daddy said my do
Was [Badd9]quite the shock
Claimed [F#]I cried like a [C#]dog bayin? [Ebmaj+5/C]at the [B]moon
Slung my [F#]hips about, learned to [C#]twist & shout
Way be[Badd9]fore I could talk
And by the [F#]time I saw [C#]nine I [Ebmaj7+5/C]started to [B]croon
[cb]C#7/G#[/cb] G#m7
Then I beat those skins day out day in
I [C#7]broke my poor mama?s[G#m7] head
[cb]C#7/G#[/cb] G#m7
Could?ve fared better in school but I was cool
So I [B/C#]joined a band instead
I?m a [F#]knight of the road
I?m a [G#m7]bird of passage
Only [B]passing through this [C#7sus4]land[C#7]
A [F#7]boy born [D/F]with a [E7-5]twinkle in his [Ebm7]eye
G#m7 [cb]F#/E[/cb] E/D
And a tote bag in one hand
I ?m a [Bb7sus4]dreamer, a lover, I [Bb7-5]ain?t no other
Than a [Ebm7]Gypsy [A9-5]rollin? al[Ab7]ong
Yea I [B]came into this world[B/C#]
And I?ll go out with a
|F# |G#m7 |B |C#7sus4 [cb]C#7/B[/cb] |
song I am the
|[cb]F#/A#[/cb] |F#sus4 F#11 |[cb]Bb/C[/cb] |E/D [cb]C#/B[/cb] |
Knight of the road
|F# | | | |
[F#]I?m one side king, [C#]other side fool
I wear a [Badd9]straw hat for a crown
The [F#]long and lonesome [C#]road is [Ebmaj7+5/C]home [Badd9]sweet home
So I [F#]hang my hat, wherever [C#]I?m at
A few loyal [Badd9]subjects gather round
And toss me a [F#]coin before it?s [C#]time [Ebmaj7+5/D]that [Cm9]I [B]roam
[cb]C#7/G#[/cb] G#m7
I love to put on the dog, hog the spot
Lord [C#7]gaveth me no [G#m7]shame
[cb]C#7/G#[/cb] G#m7
So if you don?t much care for my general flair
Ain?t [B/C#]none but heaven to blame
I?m a [F#]knight of the road
I?m a [G#m7]bird of passage
Only [B]passing through this [C#7sus4]land[C#7]
A [F#7]boy born [D/F]with a [E7-5]twinkle in his [Ebm7]eye
G#m7 [cb]F#/E[/cb] E/D
And a tote bag in one hand
I ?m a [Bb7sus4]dreamer, a lover, I [Bb7-5]ain?t no other
Than a [Ebm7]Gypsy [A9-5]rollin? al[Ab7]ong
Yea I [B]came into this world [B/C#]
I?ll go out with a
|F# |G#m7 |B |C#7sus4 [cb]C#7/B[/cb] |
song
|[cb]F#/A#[/cb] |F#sus4 F#11 |[cb]Bb/C[/cb] |E/D [cb]C#/B[/cb] |
|F# |G#m7 |B |C#7sus4 [cb]C#7/B[/cb] |
|[cb]F#/A#[/cb] |F#sus4 F#11 |E7 Eb7 D7 Db7
|E11 | [cb]Db/E[/cb] |E11 | [cb]Db/E[/cb] |
|E11 |[cb]Db/E[/cb] |Ell |G/F |
F# [cb]C#/F[/cb] B/D# [cb]F#/C#[/cb]
Took my castles in Spain, my fifteen minutes o? fame
I [B]buried it six feet deep
F# [cb]C#/F[/cb] B/D# Ebmaj7+5/C B
Along with a few choice pieces of at tire
F# G#m7 [cb]F#/A#[/cb]
At times I take eight by tens from way back when
And [Baddd9]throw them into a great big heap
I watch them [Bb7+5]burn [Ebm7] while I [Ab13]dance [C#7+9]around the [C7+9]fire [Bb7+5] [A7-5]
[cb]C#7/G#[/cb] G#m7
Cause it?s a joyful thing to beat my wings
And [C#7]let the caged up bird go [G#m7]free
[cb]C#7/G#[/cb] G#m7
Before I turn to dust to put my trust
In [B/C#]something bigger than me
I?m a [F#]knight of the road
I?m a [G#m7]bird of passage
Only [B]passing through this [C#7sus4]land[C#7]
A [F#7]boy born [D/F]with a [E7-5]twinkle in his [Ebm7]eye
G#m7 [cb]F#/E[/cb] E/D
And a tote bag in one hand
I ?m a [Bb7sus4]dreamer, a lover, I [Bb7-5]ain?t no other
Than a [Ebm7]Gypsy [A9-5]rollin? al[Ab7]ong
[Bb+5/C] Yea I [B]came into this world and[B/C#]
I?ll go out with a
|F# |G#m7 |B |C#7sus4 [cb]C#7/B[/cb] |
song
|[cb]F#/A#[/cb] |F#sus4 F#11 |[cb]Bb/C[/cb] |E/D [cb]C#/B[/cb] |
|F# |G#m7 |B |C#7sus4 [cb]C#7/B[/cb] |
|[cb]F#/A#[/cb] |F#sus4 F#11 |E7 Eb7 D7 C#7
[F#]I am the knight of the road
I am the knight of the road
Transcription and chart
Peter Kruger
Casparus60@yahoo.com
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