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' [Ebmaj7+5/C]at the m[B]oon
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
Then I [C#7/G#]beat those skins day [G#m7]out day in
I [C#7]broke my poor mama's [Badd9]head
Could've fared [C#7/G#]better in school but [G#m7]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 [E-5]twinkle in his[Ebm7] eye
And a [G#m7]tote bag in one [F#/E]hand[E/D]
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 C#7/B |
song I am the
|F#/A# |B/D# F#11 |Bb/C |E/D C#/B |
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/C]that [Cm9] I [B] roam
I love to[C#7/G#] put on the dog, [G#m7]hog the spot
Lord [C#7]gaveth me no [Badd9]shame
So if you [C#7/G#]don't much care for my [G#m7]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 [E-5]twinkle in his[Ebm7] eye
And a [G#m7]tote bag in one [F#/E]hand[E/D]
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 C#7/B |
song
|F#/A# |B/D# F#11 |Bb/C |E/D C#/B |
|F# |G#m7 |B |C#7sus4 C#7/B |
|F#/A# |B/D# F#11 |E7 Eb7 D7 Db7
|E11 | Db/E |E11 |Db/E |
|E11 |Db/E |Ell |G/F |
Took my [F#]castles in [C#/F]Spain, my [B/D#]fifteen minutes o' [F#/C#]fame
I [B]buried it six feet deep
Al[F#]ong [C#/F]with a few [B/D#]choice pieces [Ebmaj7+5/C] of at tire[B]
At times I [F#]take eight by [G#m7]tens from [F#/A#]way back [F#add9]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]
Cause it's a [C#7/G#]joyful thing to [G#m7]beat my wings
And [C#7]let the caged up bird go [Badd9]free
Before I [C#7/G#]turn to dust to [G#m7]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 [E-5]twinkle in his[Ebm7] eye
And a [G#m7]tote bag in one [F#/E]hand[E/D]
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 [Badd9]came into this world and[B/C#]
I'll go out with a
|F# |G#m7 |B |C#7sus4 C#7/B |
song
|F#/A# |B/D# F#11 |Bb/C |E/D C#/B |
|F# |G#m7 |B |C#7sus4 C#7/B |
|F#/A# |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
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