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King of New Orleans Better Than Ezra Transcribed by Eric Norcross For Acoustic Guitar www.EricNorcross.com It’s 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 you’ll have to improvise, overcome and adapt... just like the Marines! Intro: A F#m Bm E A (strum this A twice)
There's F#man angel on the stairs (as if yoBmu'd even care)
When the lights go up,
And thEe sun has nearly gone down. ADid you seeF#m him on the street? Did you pass Bmhim at your feet?
Did you think aloud, "how dare they
evenE look me in the eye'? DAnd he loves the girls. EAnd he loves the boys. BmGoing to makeD twenty dollars before Ethe weekends over.
ASo set him F#mup, Let hBmim fall. Turn Ehim ovDer in your hands. AGod saveF#m the King ofD New Orleans.
A (twice, like in the intro)
Got a tickF#met to a show. Going to seBme him take a blow.
When the drunk one said,
"CEat Stevens was the greatest singer!" A (twice) And did yF#mou kick him in the head? Did you see thBme blood run down?
Did you laugh at all when the
people wEalked rigDht by and said aloud, "YouE gutter punks are all the same. Bm"PrDobably mEake twenty dollars 'fore the weekends over."?
ASo set him F#mup, Let hBmim fall. Turn Ehim ovDer in your hands. AGod saveF#m the King ofD 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 DRadAio in my heaGd D A Radio in thGat car
Going doBmwn again, He's goiDng down again....
AAnyway you looF#mk, anyway you talk it over. It's easiBmer to let it slip out of your mind. But it Erips your heart out. AThen itF#m kicks your head in. Just giveBm him one more chance, Try to Esee tDhe beauty in his world. AAll the way inF#m on my hands, in on my feet, and shoBmulders. Going to make Dtwenty dollars before the wEeekends over.
ASo set him F#mup, Let hBmim fall. Turn Ehim ovDer in your hands. AGod saveF#m the King ofD New Orleans.
AGod saveF#m the King ofD 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.