Oh King Richard chords by Kyle Petty

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
F Dm x2

Verse 1:
F
Oh King Richard you run rummer's dream
    C
The swiftest of outlaws I've ever seen
    Bb
Your checkered flag waving so high in the esteem
     C                      Dm       C
And no one can catch you at all
    F
So what can you say 'bout the man built for speed?
     C
The master mechanic gave you what you need
    Bb
Survival on instinct and heart that don't bleed
    C
The winning tradition of a vanishing breed
        F
When I think about a man much like myself
 C
Alive in a vacuum alone on a shelve
    Bb
To never go no place 'till all I got left
     C                      Dm       C
Is staring at these lonely walls

Chorus:
F
Oh King Richard just keep up the pace
     C
Your boot in your gas tank your smile on your face
     Bb
And you'll set the standard that time can't erase
    C                      Dm       C
And God only knows how you feel

Instrumental:
F C Bb C

Verse 2:
          F
If there's life in the fast lane

Than you wrote the book
       C
But it don't come as easy as you make it look
         Bb
'Cause a man in his sunshades can't never slow down
     C
With out somebody sneaking round stealing your crown
       F
From a dirt track in Charlotte to the Daytona line
     C
Your life flying by you don't even mind
    Bb
The world loves a winner & you've shown them all
    C                      Dm       C
How easy the King gets it done


Chorus 2:
F
Oh King Richard just look out below
     C
Some punk on your bumper your running too slow
     Bb
Than one day you're older the next thing you know
     C                 Dm       C
Your races are already run

Outro:
Dm                           C
Oh King Richard, man they're tryin' ditch ya
           Bb
Yeah, they never can get ya
        C
'Cause you know how to drive
Dm                           C
Oh King Richard, man they're trying to catch ya
         Bb
Yeah but they never can get ya
         C
'cause ya know how to drive like a fiend
Dm                           C
Oh King Richard, man they're tryin' ditch ya
           Bb
Yeah, they never can get ya
        C
'Cause you know how to drive
Dm                           C
Oh King Richard, man they're trying to catch ya
         Bb
Yeah but they never can get ya
         C
'cause ya know how to drive like a fiend
Dm                           C
Oh King Richard, man they're tryin' ditch ya
           Bb
Yeah, they never can get ya
        C
'Cause you know how to drive
Dm                           C
Oh King Richard, man they're trying to catch ya
         Bb
Yeah but they never can get ya
         C
'cause ya know how to drive like a fiend