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King Of The Hill

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KING OF THE HILL
AIf you gonna be king Dof the hAill
You can't make it at the coDtton mAill
If you gonna be king Eof the hAill
You can't make it at the cotEton mAill
Get put on at the HEarlan mAine
Be the lDast one oAut at quiDttin' tiAme
You already workin' when the whiEstle bAlew
Never complain about a jEob to dAo
When they say who can, you sEay I wAill
If you ever gonna be king Dof the hiAll
AIf you gonna be king Dof the hAill
You can't make it at the coDtton mAill
You need a good woman to shEare your bAed
To keep you loved and to kEeep you fAed
To help you to face anEother dAay
To gDet you uAp and oDn your wAay
Where the golden rule don't rEule out tArue
You do to them before they dEo to yAou
Watch out for yourself or noEbody wiAll
If you ever gonna be king oDf the hAill
AIf you gonna be king Dof the hAill
You can't make it at the coDtton mAill
Saturday night you go to HEarlan tAown
You shoot some pool and you fEool aroAund
You watch the girls and you drEink bootlAeg
Get starved to death beDfore you bAeg
You trust in luck till your luEck is goAne
Then jump right in and you hEang right Aon
There may be times you would hEave to kAill
If you ever gonna be king oDf the hiAll
AIf you gonna be king Dof the hAill
You can't make it at the coDtton mAill
When the last of the coals out of eEvery veAin
Had long been gone on the nortEhbound traAin
Walk up to the top and if you're staEnding stiAll
You can call yourself king Dof the hAill
But if you fall like a lEot have doAne
By accident or knEife or gAun
WDhen they lay you hAigh on tEhe mountain stAill
You can call yourself king Dof the hiAll
AIf you gonna be king Dof the hAill
You can't make it at the coDtton mAill

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King Of The Hill

by Johnny Cash

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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KING OF THE HILL

A D A

If you gonna be king of the hill

D A

You can't make it at the cotton mill

E A

If you gonna be king of the hill

E A

You can't make it at the cotton mill

E A

Get put on at the Harlan mine

D A D A

Be the last one out at quittin' time

E A

You already workin' when the whistle blew

E A

Never complain about a job to do

E A

When they say who can, you say I will

D A

If you ever gonna be king of the hill

A D A

If you gonna be king of the hill

D A

You can't make it at the cotton mill

E A

You need a good woman to share your bed

E A

To keep you loved and to keep you fed

E A

To help you to face another day

D A D A

To get you up and on your way

E A

Where the golden rule don't rule out true

E A

You do to them before they do to you

E A

Watch out for yourself or nobody will

D A

If you ever gonna be king of the hill

A D A

If you gonna be king of the hill

D A

You can't make it at the cotton mill

E A

Saturday night you go to Harlan town

E A

You shoot some pool and you fool around

E A

You watch the girls and you drink bootleg

D A

Get starved to death before you beg

E A

You trust in luck till your luck is gone

E A

Then jump right in and you hang right on

E A

There may be times you would have to kill

D A

If you ever gonna be king of the hill

A D A

If you gonna be king of the hill

D A

You can't make it at the cotton mill

E A

When the last of the coals out of every vein

E A

Had long been gone on the northbound train

E A

Walk up to the top and if you're standing still

D A

You can call yourself king of the hill

E A

But if you fall like a lot have done

E A

By accident or knife or gun

D A E A

When they lay you high on the mountain still

D A

You can call yourself king of the hill

A D A

If you gonna be king of the hill

D A

You can't make it at the cotton mill

About King Of The Hill Chords by Johnny Cash

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What key is "King Of The Hill" in?

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