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King's Highway

Joe Henry
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 Em chord: Pluck low E (downstroke) string, then strum Down, Up Down Up.
 G chord:
 Pluck low E (downstrokes) open, 2nd then 3rd then strum Down, Up Down Up
 D chord: Pluck open D and 3rd on the G string then a fast Down and Up stroke.
e-----|
B-----|
B7* G-2---|
D-1---|
A-2---|
E-0---|
e---0--------3----(3)------|
B---0--------0-----2-------|
G---0--------0---3-3-------|
D---2--------0---0-0-------|
A---2--------2-------------|
E-0-0--0-2-3-3-------------|
I  might just change  my  mind
  Sometimes  you can never  tell
  Where  a story will  unwind
  How  deep is the shallow  ground After each Em following a G you
  always do the open, 2nd, 3rd on
   on the  string.
  Sometimes you would never guess
  Who's  all talk and who  just  might
  Find  a way or lose  themselves
  On  the king's highway  tonight
  I  am just like many  more
  Who  lie in bed, still  and numb
  Waking  up and I  can  see
  Just  how dark it has  become
  Who  knows no better angels now
  Who  knows none but earthly  light
  Who  is waiting for  a  stranger
  On  the king's highway  tonight
 And so on, not 100% to me but it sounds good.

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Readable chord sheet for King's Highway by Joe Henry

[Em] [G] [D]

Em chord: Pluck low E (downstroke) string, then strum Down, Up Down Up.

G chord:
Pluck low E (downstrokes) open, 2nd then 3rd then strum Down, Up Down Up

D chord: Pluck open D and 3rd on the G string then a fast Down and Up stroke.

     e-----|
     B-----|
B7*  G-2---|
     D-1---|
     A-2---|
     E-0---|

e---0--------3----(3)------|
B---0--------0-----2-------|
G---0--------0---3-3-------|
D---2--------0---0-0-------|
A---2--------2-------------|
E-0-0--0-2-3-3-------------|

[Em]     [G]I might just [D]change my[Em] mind
     [G]Sometimes you can [D]never[Em] tell
     [G]Where a story [D]will un[Em]wind
     [G]How deep is the [D]shallow[Em] ground       After each Em following a G you
                                          always do the open, 2nd, 3rd on
     [C]                   [Am]    [Em]         on the [E] string.
     Sometimes you would never guess
     [G]Who's all talk and [D]who just[Em] might
     [C]Find a way or [Am]lose the[Em]mselves
     [G]On the king's hig[B7]hway to[Em]night

     [G]I am just like [D]many m[Em]ore
     [G]Who lie in bed, [D]still and n[Em]umb
     [G]Waking up and [D]I can[Em] see
     [G]Just how dark it [D]has b[Em]ecome

     [C]Who knows no better [Am]angels [Em]now
     [G]Who knows none but [D]earthly l[Em]ight
     [C]Who is waiting [Am]for a[Em] stranger
     [G]On the king's hig[B7]hway t[Em]onight

And so on, not 100% to me but it sounds good.

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