Early Roman Kings chords by Bob Dylan
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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All the early Roman kings
In their sharkskin suits
Bow ties and buttons
Em
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High top boots
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Drivin' the spikes in
Blazin' the rails
Nailed in their coffins
C
In top hats and tails
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Verse 2
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Fly away, little bird
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Fly away, flap your wings
Em
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Fly by night
Interlude 1
Like the early Roman kings
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Verse 3
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All the early Roman kings
In the early, early morn'
Coming down the mountain
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C
Distributing the corn
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Speeding through the forest
Racing down the track
You try to get away
They drag you back
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Verse 4
Tomorrow is Friday
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We'll see what it brings
Everybody's talking
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'Bout the early Roman kings
Interlude 2
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Verse 5
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They're peddlers and they're meddlers
They buy and they sell
They destroyed your city
Em
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They'll destroy you as well
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They're lecherous and treacherous
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Hell-bent for for leather
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Each of 'em bigger
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Than all men put together
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Verse 6
Sluggers and muggers
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Wearing fancy gold rings
Em
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All the women goin' crazy
Interlude 3
For the early Roman kings
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Verse 7
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I can dress up your wounds
With a blood-clotted rag
rag
I ain't afraid to make love
Em
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C
To a bitch or a hag
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If you see me comin'
And you're standing there
Wave your handkerchief
In the air
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Verse 8
I ain't dead yet
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My bell still rings
Em
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I keep my fingers crossed
Em
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Like them early Roman kings
Interlude 4
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Verse 9
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I can strip you of life
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Strip you of breath
Ship you down
Em
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To the house of death
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One day
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You will ask for me
There'll be no one else
That you'll wanna see
C
Verse 10
Bring down my fiddle
Tune up my strings
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C
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I'm gonna break it wide open
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Like the early Roman kings
Interlude 5
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Verse 11
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I was up on black mountain
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The day Detroit fell
They killed 'em all off
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And they sent 'em to hell
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Ding dong daddy
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You're coming up short
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Gonna put you on trial
In a Sicilian court
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Verse 12
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I've had my fun
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I've had my flings
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Gonna shake 'em all down
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F
Like the early Roman kings
Outro 1
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Early Roman Kings
Bob Dylan
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