Early Roman Kings
Bob DylanVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
EADGBe
=== 355433
=== 333433
=== 81010988
=== 888988
Method: Upstroke-Downstroke-Upstroke/Downstroke.
Ah the early Roman kings, in their shark skin suits.
Bow ties and buttons, high-top boots.
Drivin' the spikes in, blazin' the rails.
Nailed in their coffins, in top hats and tails.
Fly away over, fly away, flap your wings.
Fly by night, like the early Roman kings.
Ah the early Roman kings, were never really born.
Comin' down the mountain, distributing the corn.
Speedin' through the forest, ah racin' down the track.
Ya trying' to get away, they drag you back.
Tomorrow is Friday, we'll see what it brings.
Everybody's talkin' about the early Roman kings.
The peddlers and the meddlers, they buy and they sell.
They destroyed your city, they'll destroy you as well.
They're lecherous and treacherous, a-hell-bent for leather.
Each of 'em bigger, than all men put together.
Sluggers and muggers, wearin' fancy gold rings.
All the women goin' crazy, for the early Roman kings.
I could dress up you wounds, with a blood-clotted rag.
I ain't afraid to make love, to a bitch of a hag.
If you see me comin' and you're standin' there,
Wave your handkerchief in the air.
I ain't dead yet, my bell still still rings.
I keep my fingers crossed like the early Roman kings.
I could strip you of life, strip you of bread.
Ship you down, to the house of death.
One day, you will ask for me.
They'll be no-one else, that you'll wanna see.
Bring down fiddle, tune up my strings.
I'm gonna brake it wide open, like the early Roman kings.
I was up on Black Mountain, the day Detroit fell.
They killed them all off and they sent them to Hell.
Ding-dong-daddy, you're comin' up short.
They'll put you on trial, in a Sicilian Court.
I have had my fun, I've had my flings.
Goin' shake 'em on down, like the early Roman kings.
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Readable chord sheet for Early Roman Kings by Bob Dylan
EADGBe [G] === 355433 [G11] === 333433 [C] === 81010988 [C11] === 888988 Method: Upstroke-Downstroke-Upstroke/Downstroke. [G] [G11] [G] [G] [G11] [G] [G] [G11] [G] [G] [G11] [G] [G]Ah[G11] the[G] early Roman kings, in their shark skin suits. [G]Bo[G11]w ti[G]es and buttons, high-top boots.[C] [C11] [C] [C]Dr[C11]ivin[C]' the spikes in, blazin' the rails[G]. [G11] [G] [G]Na[G11]iled[G] in their coffins, in top hats and tails.[C] [C11] [C] [C]Fl[C11]y aw[C]ay over, fly away, flap your wings[G]. [G11] [G] [G]Fl[G11]y by[G] night, like the early Roman kings. [G] [G11] [G] [G] [G11] [G] [G] [G11] [G] [G] [G11] [G] [G]Ah[G11] the[G] early Roman kings, were never really born. [G]Co[G11]min'[G] down the mountain, distributing the corn.[C] [C11] [C] [C]Sp[C11]eedi[C]n' through the forest, ah racin' down the track.[G] [G11] [G] [G]Ya[G11] try[G]ing' to get away, they drag you back.[C] [C11] [C] [C]To[C11]morr[C]ow is Friday, we'll see what it brings.[G] [G11] [G] [G]Ev[G11]eryb[G]ody's talkin' about the early Roman kings. [G] [G11] [G] [G] [G11] [G] [G] [G11] [G] [G] [G11] [G] [G]Th[G11]e pe[G]ddlers and the meddlers, they buy and they sell. [G]Th[G11]ey d[G]estroyed your city, they'll destroy you as well.[C] [C11] [C] [C]Th[C11]ey'r[C]e lecherous and treacherous, a-hell-bent for leather.[G] [G11] [G] [G]Ea[G11]ch o[G]f 'em bigger, than all men put together.[C] [C11] [C] [C]Sl[C11]ugge[C]rs and muggers, wearin' fancy gold rings.[G] [G11] [G] [G]Al[G11]l th[G]e women goin' crazy, for the early Roman kings. [G] [G11] [G] [G] [G11] [G] [G] [G11] [G] [G] [G11] [G] [G]I [G11]coul[G]d dress up you wounds, with a blood-clotted rag. [G]I [G11]ain'[G]t afraid to make love, to a bitch of a hag[C]. [C11] [C] [C]If[C11] you[C] see me comin' and you're standin' there,[G] [G11] [G] [G]Wa[G11]ve y[G]our handkerchief in the air.[C] [C11] [C] [C]I [C11]ain'[C]t dead yet, my bell still still rings.[G] [G11] [G] [G]I [G11]keep[G] my fingers crossed like the early Roman kings. [G] [G11] [G] [G] [G11] [G] [G] [G11] [G] [G] [G11] [G] [C]I [C11]coul[C]d strip you of life, strip you of bread. [G]Sh[G11]ip y[G]ou down, to the house of death.[C] [C11] [C] [C]On[C11]e da[C]y, you will ask for me.[G] [G11] [G] [G]Th[G11]ey'l[G]l be no-one else, that you'll wanna see.[C] [C11] [C] [C]Br[C11]ing [C]down fiddle, tune up my strings.[G] [G11] [G] [G]I'[G11]m go[G]nna brake it wide open, like the early Roman kings. [G] [G11] [G] [G] [G11] [G] [G] [G11] [G] [G] [G11] [G] [C]I [C11]was [C]up on Black Mountain, the day Detroit fell. [G]Th[G11]ey k[G]illed them all off and they sent them to Hell.[C] [C11] [C] [C]Di[C11]ng-d[C]ong-daddy, you're comin' up short.[G] [G11] [G] [G]Th[G11]ey'l[G]l put you on trial, in a Sicilian Court[C]. [C11] [C] [C]I [C11]have[C] had my fun, I've had my flings.[G] [G11] [G] [G]Go[G11]in' [G]shake 'em on down, like the early Roman kings. [G] [G11] [G] [G] [G11] [G] [G] [G11] [G] [G] [G11] [G] [End]