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OLD KING
As recorded by Neil Young
(From the 1992 Album HARVEST MOON)
Guitar is tuned to Double Drop D: DADGBD
D5                 G
D|----0-----|      D|----0-----|
B|----3-----|      B|----0-----|
G|----2-----|      G|----0-----|
D|----0-----|      D|----0-----|
A|----------|      A|----------|
D|----------|      D|----5-----|
C                  G/F
D|----0-----|      D|----------|
B|----1-----|      B|----------|
G|----0-----|      G|----0-----|
D|----2-----|      D|----0-----|
A|----3-----|      A|----------|
D|----------|      D|----3-----|
[Intro]
D5
[Chorus]
GKing went a-running after deer
Wasn't scared of jumping off the truck in D5high gear
GKing went a-sniffing and he would go
GWas the best old hound dog
D5I ever did CknowG  G/F  
[Verse 1]
D5I had a dog and his name was King
I told the dog about Ceverything
D5There in my truck the dog and I
Then one day the CKing Gup and G/Fdied
[Interlude]
D5    C  D5    C  D5
[Verse 2]
D5Then I thought about the times we had
Once when I kicked him when Che was bad
D5Old King sure meant a lot to me
But that hound dog is Chis-Gto-G/FryD5  
[Chorus]
GKing went a-running after deer
Wasn't scared of jumping off the truck in high D5gear
GKing went a-sniffing and he would go
GWas the best old hound dog
I D5ever Cdid GknowG/F  
[Verse 3]
D5That old King was a friend of mine
Never knew a dog that was Ghalf as fine
D5I may find one, you never do know
Because I still got a Clong Gway to G/FgoD5  
[Verse 4]
D5I had a dog and his name was King
I told the dog about Ceverything
D5Old King sure meant a lot to me
But that hound dog is Chis-Gto-G/FryD5  
[Chorus]
GKing went a-running after deer
Wasn't scared of jumping off the truck in high D5gear
GKing went a-sniffing and he would go
GWas the best old hound dog
I D5ever Cdid GknowG/F  
[Outro]
    D5    C       D5    C   D5x2

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Old King

by Neil Young

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G/F

OLD KING

As recorded by Neil Young

(From the 1992 Album HARVEST MOON)

Guitar is tuned to Double Drop D: DADGBD

D5 G

D|----0-----| D|----0-----|

B|----3-----| B|----0-----|

G|----2-----| G|----0-----|

D|----0-----| D|----0-----|

A|----------| A|----------|

D|----------| D|----5-----|

C G/F

D|----0-----| D|----------|

B|----1-----| B|----------|

G|----0-----| G|----0-----|

D|----2-----| D|----0-----|

A|----3-----| A|----------|

D|----------| D|----3-----|

[Intro]

[Chorus]

King went a-running after deer

Wasn't scared of jumping off the truck in high gear

King went a-sniffing and he would go

Was the best old hound dog

D5 C G G/F

I ever did know

[Verse 1]

I had a dog and his name was King

I told the dog about everything

There in my truck the dog and I

C G G/F

Then one day the King up and died

[Interlude]

D5 C D5 C D5

[Verse 2]

Then I thought about the times we had

Once when I kicked him when he was bad

Old King sure meant a lot to me

C G G/F D5

But that hound dog is his-to-ry

[Chorus]

King went a-running after deer

Wasn't scared of jumping off the truck in high gear

King went a-sniffing and he would go

Was the best old hound dog

D5 C G G/F

I ever did know

[Verse 3]

That old King was a friend of mine

Never knew a dog that was half as fine

I may find one, you never do know

C G G/F D5

Because I still got a long way to go

[Verse 4]

I had a dog and his name was King

I told the dog about everything

Old King sure meant a lot to me

C G G/F D5

But that hound dog is his-to-ry

[Chorus]

King went a-running after deer

Wasn't scared of jumping off the truck in high gear

King went a-sniffing and he would go

Was the best old hound dog

D5 C G G/F

I ever did know

[Outro]

D5 C D5 C D5

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