Tabs
f=full note A=10
h=halv note B=11
q=quarter note C=12
e=eight note s=slide
b=break
oh!-the Chords!
D5D5 
G+G 
C majorC 
F5F5
D---0-------0-------x------x-----------------------
B---3-------0-------1------x-----------------------
G---2-------0-------0------x-----------------------
D---0-------0-------2------3-----------------------
A---0-------5-------3------3-----------------------
D---0-------5-------x------3-----------------------
into:
D5D5
q e e h e e e e+ h
D---|------------------C----------|-----------C---------------------|-
B---|-b------6----8---------------|-6--8--6-------------------------|-
G-4-|------------------B----------|-----------B---------------------|-
D-_-|--------7----9---------------|-7--9--7-------------------------|-
A-4-|-(5)-------------------------|---------------------------------|-
D---|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|-
|
bass
| f h q q
G---|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|-
D---|--b--------------------------|-b-------------------------------|-
A---|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|-
D---|-----------------------------|--------------------3-----0------|- q e e e e+q e e e e+h
D--|------------------------------|---------------------------------|-
B--|-b-----8---A--6---B-----------|-8---A---6---B-------------------|-
G--|------------------------------|---------------------------------|-
D--|-------9---A--7---C-----------|-9---A---8---C-------------------|-
A--|------------------------------|---------------------------------|-
D--|------------------------------|---------------------------------|-
|
| h h q q h
G--|------------------------------|---------------------------------|-
D--|------------------------------|---------------------------------|-
A--|---------------5--------------|---------------5-----------------|-
D--|-0----------------------------|-3--s---0------------------------|-
q e e h e e e e+ h
D---|------------------C----------|-----------C---------------------|-
B---|-b------6----8---------------|-6--8--6-------------------------|-
G-4-|------------------B----------|-----------B---------------------|-
D-_-|--------7----9---------------|-7--9--7-------------------------|-
A-4-|-(5)-------------------------|---------------------------------|-
D---|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|-
|
| h h q q h
G---|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|-
D---|----------------0------------|---------------------------------|-
A---|-----------------------------|--------------------5------------|-
D---|-0---------------------------|-3------0------------------------|-
q e e e e+q e e e e+h
D--|------------------------------|---------------------------------|-
B--|-b-----8---A--6---B-----------|-8---A---6---B-------------------|-
G--|------------------------------|---------------------------------|-
D--|-------9---A--7---C-----------|-9---A---8---C-------------------|-
A--|------------------------------|---------------------------------|-
D--|------------------------------|---------------------------------|-
|
| h h e (e) q h
G--|------------------------------|---------------------------------|-
D--|------------------------------|---------------------------------|-
A--|---------------5--------------|----------------5----------------|-
D--|-0----------------------------|-3--(3)-0------------------------|-
SORRY! The strumming is totally up to your self!
but im sort'a kind. Bass notes are included(small letters)!
chorus:
G+G g g d g
King went arunnin' after a deer was'nt scared
f d d D5D5 d d
to jumpin' of the truck in high gear.
G+G g g g
King went asniffin' and he would go.
d g g g D5D5 C majorC 
G5G5 F5F5 d
Was the best old hound I ever did know- ow- ow.
vers1:
D5D5 f d
I had a dog and his name was king.
d d C majorC g g
I told the dog about ev'ry thing.
D5D5 d d c d
There in my truck, the dog and I.
d d C majorC G5G5 F5F5
Then one day the King up and died.
Midplay:
D5D5
q q e q e e e q e e+q
D-|----------------------------|------------------------|-
B-|----------------------------|------------------------|-
G-|---------0----0--2-----2----|-4--2--0----0---2-------|-
D-|--b------0----0-------------|-0-----0----0-----------|-
A-|----------------------------|------------------------|-
D-|--0-------------------------|------------------------|-
|
| h h h q q
G-|---------------------------|-------------------------|-
D-|--------------0------------|-------------0------0----|-
A-|---------------------------|-------------------------|-
D-|-0-------------------------|-0-----------------------|-
D5D5 C majorC
q q e q e e e q h
D-|----------------------------|------------------------|-
B-|----------------------------|------------------------|-
G-|---------0----0--2-----2----|-4--2--0----0-----------|-
D-|--b------0----0-------------|-0-----0----2-----------|-
A-|----------------------------|------------3-----------|-
D-|--0-------------------------|------------------------|-
|
| h h q q q q
G-|---------------------------|-------------5-----------|-
D-|--------------0------------|-------0-----------------|-
A-|---------------------------|--------------------3----|-
D-|-0-------------------------|-0-----------------------|-
D5D5
q q e q e e e q e e+q
D-|----------------------------|------------------------|-
B-|----------------------------|------------------------|-
G-|---------0----0--2-----2----|-4--2--0----0---2-------|-
D-|--b------0----0-------------|-0-----0----0-----------|-
A-|----------------------------|------------------------|-
D-|--0-------------------------|------------------------|-
|
| h h h q q
G-|---------------------------|-------------------------|-
D-|--------------0------------|-------------0------0----|-
A-|---------------------------|-------------------------|-
D-|-0-------------------------|-0-----------------------|-
D5D5 C majorC D5D5
q e e e e e e q q h
D-|----------------------------|------------------------|-
B-|----------------------------|-----------3------------|-
G-|---------0--2---4--2--0-----|-0----0----2------------|-
D-|--b------0------0-----0--3--|-2----2----0------------|-
A-|----------------------------|-3----3-----------------|-
D-|--0-------------------------|------------------------|-
|
| h h q q q q
G-|---------------------------|-------------------------|-
D-|--------------0------------|--------------------0----|-
A-|---------------------------|-3-----------------------|-
D-|-0-------------------------|-------5-----0-----------|-
vers:
D5D5 d d f g
2 Then I thought about the time we had;
3 That old king was a friend of mine,
4 I had a dog and his name was king,
d d d C majorC g g
once when I kicked him when he was bad.
never knew a dog that was half as fine
I told the dog ablout every thing
D5D5 d d d
Old King sure meant a lot to me
I may find one,but i never do know
Old king sure meant a lot to me
d d C majorC G5G5 F5F5
but that hound dog is his-to - ry (play intro+chorus)
'cause I still got a long way to go (play intro)
ut that hound dog is his -to -ry (play intro+chorus)
(play midplay*2 and improvise)
end on D5D5
That's it pal.
Oh!- the bass tab well- play half note's and additional fourthnotes.
But most of all- get the rythm right!-this is country.
Other versions of Old King
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Old ways by Neil Young
| Version | Type |
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| Old king | Chords |
