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Tuning: Standard tuning Difficulty: intermediate The Ballad Of The Crimson Kings Ray Wylie Hubbard Capo - 3rd fret Intro: Am G (repeat as desired) with picked bass line Am G Well, I'm in this band called the Crimson Kings G Am We come from Carolina and Tennessee Am G We make our stand with bronze-wound strings G Am Old dread-naughts and drop-down D's Am G Our roots run deep... True and tough G Am As the tree of life's inlaid on a mandolin Am G We don't flinch, and we don't bluff G Am Our heart's been blessed... by a hickory wind
Chorus: Em Am There are some who can rise above blind faith Em Am Others are that just can't pray Em Dm F Then there are those condemned by the gods to write G Am How they sparkle and [they] fade away Am G Now we run with the reckless kind G Am But have not turned our backs on the sacred choir Am G See, each life down here is intertwined G Am We come together 'cause the wheel's on fire Am G Now, some don't know - and they are blessed G Am Perhaps that's what gives the sorrow wings Am G I might be wrong about all this but never-the-less G Am Sweet mother pearl, say a prayer for the Crimson Kings Chorus (repeat 2X)
Ballad Of The Crimson Kings Chords Info
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Chords: Am, G, D, Em, Dm, F