king of new orleans
better than ezra
transcribed by eric norcross
for acoustic guitar
www . ericnorcross . com
its pretty cut and dry . listen to the song for pacing and strum pattern , then
follow the chord changes on this sheet .
although keep in mind that the transfer from my . doc file to the internet
may have caused some chords to jump out of position , therefore youll have
to improvise , overcome and adapt . . . just like the marines!
intro : A F#m Bm E A ( strum this a twice )
F#m
there’s an angel on the stairs
Bm
( as if you’d even care )
when the lights go up ,
E
and the sun has nearly gone down .
A F#m
did you see him on the street?
Bm
did you pass him at your feet?
did you think aloud , “how dare they
E
even look me in the eye’?
D
and he loves the girls .
E
and he loves the boys .
Bm D
going to make twenty dollars
E
before the weekends over .
A F#m
so set him up ,
Bm
let him fall .
E D
turn him over in your hands .
A F#m D
god save the king of new orleans .
A ( twice , like in the intro )
F#m
got a ticket to a show .
Bm
going to see him take a blow .
when the drunk one said ,
E
“cat stevens was the greatest singer!”
A ( twice )
F#m
and did you kick him in the head?
Bm
did you see the blood run down?
did you laugh at all when the
E D
people walked right by and said aloud ,
E
“you gutter punks are all the same .
Bm D E
“probably make twenty dollars ’fore the weekends over . “?
A F#m
so set him up ,
Bm
let him fall .
E D
turn him over in your hands .
A F#m D
god save the king of new orleans .
interlude riff :
A – 5 – – – 5 – – – 5 – – – 5 – 4 – 5 – – – 5 – – – 5 – – – 5 – 4 – 5 – 4 – |
E – – – 2 – – – 3 – – – 5 – – – – – – – 2 – – – 3 – – – 5 – – – – – – – – – |
G D A G
radio in my head
D A G
radio in that car
Bm
going down again ,
D
he’s going down again . . . .
A F#m
anyway you look , anyway you talk it over .
Bm
it’s easier to let it slip out of your mind .
E
but it rips your heart out .
A F#m
then it kicks your head in .
Bm
just give him one more chance ,
E D
try to see the beauty in his world .
A F#m
all the way in on my hands , in on my feet ,
Bm D
and shoulders . going to make twenty dollars
E
before the weekends over .
A F#m
so set him up ,
Bm
let him fall .
E D
turn him over in your hands .
A F#m D
god save the king of new orleans .
A F#m D
god save the king of new orleans .
note : i always end it the two strums of the A , giving it a little
kick the ass . of course you can always improvise your own little
riff .
king of new orleans
better than ezra
transcribed by eric norcross
for acoustic guitar
www . ericnorcross . com
its pretty cut and dry . listen to the song for pacing and strum pattern , then
follow the chord changes on this sheet .
although keep in mind that the transfer from my . doc file to the internet
may have caused some chords to jump out of position , therefore youll have
to improvise , overcome and adapt . . . just like the marines!
intro : A F#m Bm E A ( strum this a twice )
F#m
there’s an angel on the stairs
Bm
( as if you’d even care )
when the lights go up ,
E
and the sun has nearly gone down .
A F#m
did you see him on the street?
Bm
did you pass him at your feet?
did you think aloud , “how dare they
E
even look me in the eye’?
D
and he loves the girls .
E
and he loves the boys .
Bm D
going to make twenty dollars
E
before the weekends over .
A F#m
so set him up ,
Bm
let him fall .
E D
turn him over in your hands .
A F#m D
god save the king of new orleans .
A ( twice , like in the intro )
F#m
got a ticket to a show .
Bm
going to see him take a blow .
when the drunk one said ,
E
“cat stevens was the greatest singer!”
A ( twice )
F#m
and did you kick him in the head?
Bm
did you see the blood run down?
did you laugh at all when the
E D
people walked right by and said aloud ,
E
“you gutter punks are all the same .
Bm D E
“probably make twenty dollars ’fore the weekends over . “?
A F#m
so set him up ,
Bm
let him fall .
E D
turn him over in your hands .
A F#m D
god save the king of new orleans .
interlude riff :
A – 5 – – – 5 – – – 5 – – – 5 – 4 – 5 – – – 5 – – – 5 – – – 5 – 4 – 5 – 4 – |
E – – – 2 – – – 3 – – – 5 – – – – – – – 2 – – – 3 – – – 5 – – – – – – – – – |
G D A G
radio in my head
D A G
radio in that car
Bm
going down again ,
D
he’s going down again . . . .
A F#m
anyway you look , anyway you talk it over .
Bm
it’s easier to let it slip out of your mind .
E
but it rips your heart out .
A F#m
then it kicks your head in .
Bm
just give him one more chance ,
E D
try to see the beauty in his world .
A F#m
all the way in on my hands , in on my feet ,
Bm D
and shoulders . going to make twenty dollars
E
before the weekends over .
A F#m
so set him up ,
Bm
let him fall .
E D
turn him over in your hands .
A F#m D
god save the king of new orleans .
A F#m D
god save the king of new orleans .
note : i always end it the two strums of the A , giving it a little
kick the ass . of course you can always improvise your own little
riff .
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