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Old King
Notes about this song:
- Played on Neil's guit-banjo.
- Use double dropped-D tuning (DADGBD)
- Note from Wolfgang: I don't hear the dropped tuning, but anyway you can also play this in standard tuning.
Intro: D
G
King went a-runnin' after deer
D
Wasn't scared of jumpin' off the truck in high gear
G
King went a-sniffin' and he would go
D C G F
Was the best old hound dog I ever did know.
D
I had a dog and his name was King
C
I told the dog about everything
D
There in my truck the dog and I
C G F D
Then one day the King up and died.
Instrumental: D
D
Then I thought about the times we had
C
Once when I kicked him when he was bad
D
Old King sure meant a lot to me
C G F D
But that hound dog is history.
Instrumental: D
G
King went a-runnin' after deer
D
Wasn't scared of jumpin' off the truck in high gear
G
King went a-sniffin' and he would go
D C G F
Was the best old hound dog I ever did know.
D
That old King was a friend of mine
C
Never knew a dog that was half as fine
D
I may find one, you never do know
C G F D
'Cause I still got a long way to go.
Instrumental: D
D
I had a dog and his name was King
C
I told the dog about everything
D
Old King sure meant a lot to me
C G F D
But that hound dog is history.
Instrumental: D
G
King went a-howlin' after deer
D
Wasn't scared of jumpin' off the truck in high gear
G
King went a-sniffin' and he would go
D C G F
Was the best old hound dog I ever did know.
Outro: D
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