Chords with lyrics
Difficulty: Novice
Knight Of The Road
Harmonica intro on 
F#F#
F#F# 
C#C#
When mama pushed me thru daddy said my do
Badd9Badd9
Was quite the shock
F#F# C#C# Ebmaj+5/C 
BB
Claimed I cried like a dog bayin’ at the moon
F#F# C#C#
Slung my hips about, learned to twist & shout
Badd9Badd9
Way before I could talk
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Ebmaj7Ebmaj7+5/C BB
And by the time I saw nine I started to croon
C#7/G# 
G#m7G#m7
Then I beat those skins day out day in
C#7C#7 G#m7G#m7
I broke my poor mama’s head
C#7/G# G#m7G#m7
Could’ve fared better in school but I was cool
B/C#
So I joined a band instead
F#F#
I’m a knight of the road
G#m7G#m7
I’m a bird of passage
BB 
C#7sus4C#7sus4 C#7C#7
Only passing through this land
F#7F#7 D/F E7-5 
EbM7Ebm7
A augmentedA boy born with a twinkle in his eye
G#m7G#m7 F#/E E/D
And a tote bag in one hand
Bb7sus4Bb7sus4 Bb7-5
I ‘m a dreamer, a lover, I ain’t no other
EbM7Ebm7 A9-5 
Ab7Ab7
Than a Gypsy rollin’ along
BB B/C#
Yea I came into this world
And I’ll go out with a
|F#F# |G#m7G#m7 |BB |C#7sus4C#7sus4 C#7/B |
song I am the
|F#/A# |
F#sus4F#sus4 
F#11F#11 |
Bb/CBb/C |E/D C#/B |
Knight of the road
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F#F# C#C#
I’m one side king, other side fool
Badd9Badd9
I wear a straw hat for a crown
F#F# C#C# Ebmaj7Ebmaj7+5/C Badd9Badd9
The long and lonesome road is home sweet home
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So I hang my hat, wherever I’m at
Badd9Badd9
A augmentedA few loyal subjects gather round
F#F# C#C# Ebmaj7Ebmaj7+5/D 
Cm9Cm9 BB
And toss me a coin before it’s time that I roam
C#7/G# G#m7G#m7
I love to put on the dog, hog the spot
C#7C#7 G#m7G#m7
Lord gaveth me no shame
C#7/G# G#m7G#m7
So if you don’t much care for my general flair
B/C#
Ain’t none but heaven to blame
F#F#
I’m a knight of the road
G#m7G#m7
I’m a bird of passage
BB C#7sus4C#7sus4 C#7C#7
Only passing through this land
F#7F#7 D/F E7-5 EbM7Ebm7
A augmentedA boy born with a twinkle in his eye
G#m7G#m7 F#/E E/D
And a tote bag in one hand
Bb7sus4Bb7sus4 Bb7-5
I ‘m a dreamer, a lover, I ain’t no other
EbM7Ebm7 A9-5 Ab7Ab7
Than a Gypsy rollin’ along
BB B/C#
Yea I came into this world
I’ll go out with a
|F#F# |G#m7G#m7 |BB |C#7sus4C#7sus4 C#7/B |
song
|F#/A# |F#sus4F#sus4 F#11F#11 |Bb/CBb/C |E/D C#/B |
|F#F# |G#m7G#m7 |BB |C#7sus4C#7sus4 C#7/B |
|F#/A# |F#sus4F#sus4 F#11F#11 |
E7E7 
Eb7Eb7 
D7D7 
Db7Db7
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E11E11 | Db/E |E11E11 | Db/E |
|E11E11 |Db/E |Ell |G/F |
F#F# C#/F 
B/D#B/D# F#/C#
Took my castles in Spain, my fifteen minutes o’ fame
BB
I buried it six feet deep
F#F# C#/F B/D#B/D# Ebmaj7Ebmaj7+5/C BB
Along with a few choice pieces of at tire
F#F# G#m7G#m7 F#/A#
At times I take eight by tens from way back when
Baddd9
And throw them into a great big heap
Bb7Bb7+5 EbM7Ebm7 
Ab13Ab13 C#7C#7+9 
C7C7+9 Bb7Bb7+5 A7-5
I watch them burn while I dance around the fire
C#7/G# G#m7G#m7
Cause it’s a joyful thing to beat my wings
C#7C#7 G#m7G#m7
And let the caged up bird go free
C#7/G# G#m7G#m7
Before I turn to dust to put my trust
B/C#
In something bigger than me
F#F#
I’m a knight of the road
G#m7G#m7
I’m a bird of passage
BB C#7sus4C#7sus4 C#7C#7
Only passing through this land
F#7F#7 D/F E7-5 EbM7Ebm7
A augmentedA boy born with a twinkle in his eye
G#m7G#m7 F#/E E/D
And a tote bag in one hand
Bb7sus4Bb7sus4 Bb7-5
I ‘m a dreamer, a lover, I ain’t no other
EbM7Ebm7 A9-5 Ab7Ab7
Than a Gypsy rollin’ along
Bb majorBb+5/C BB B/C#
Yea I came into this world and
I’ll go out with a
|F#F# |G#m7G#m7 |BB |C#7sus4C#7sus4 C#7/B |
song
|F#/A# |F#sus4F#sus4 F#11F#11 |Bb/CBb/C |E/D C#/B |
|F#F# |G#m7G#m7 |BB |C#7sus4C#7sus4 C#7/B |
|F#/A# |F#sus4F#sus4 F#11F#11 |E7E7 Eb7Eb7 D7D7 C#7C#7
F#F#
I am the knight of the road
I am the knight of the road
Transcription and chart
Peter Kruger
