King of the Hill chords by Johnny Cash
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Verse 1
(G major) If you gonna be king of the hill
You can't make it at the (D major) cotton mill
(G major)
Verse 2
If you gonna be king of (C major) the hill (G major)
You can't make it at the cotton (C major) mill (G major)
Get put on at the (C major) Harlan mine (G major)
Be the last one out at quittin' (D major) time
(G major)
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Verse 3
You already workin' when
the whistle (C major) blew (G major)
Never complain about a (C major) job to do (G major)
When they say who can, you say (C major) I will (G major)
If you ever gonna be king of (D major) the hill (G major)
Verse 4
If you gonna (G major) be king (C major) of the hill (G major)
You can't make it at the cotton (D major) mill
(G major)
Verse 5
You need a good woman to share (C major) your bed (G major)
To keep you loved and to keep (C major) you fed (G major)
To help you to face an (C major) other day (G major)
To get you up and (D major) on your way
(G major)
Verse 6
Where the golden rule don't rule (C major) out true (G major)
You do to them before they (C major) do to you (G major)
Watch out for yourself or nobody (C major) will (G major)
If you ever gonna be king of (D major) the hill (G major)
Verse 7
If you gonna (G major) be king (C major) of the hill (G major)
You can't make it at
the cotton (D major) mill
(G major)
Verse 8
Saturday night you go to
(C major) Harlan town (G major)
You shoot some pool and you (C major) fool (G major) around
You watch the girls and
you drink (C major) bootleg (G major)
Get starved to death be
fore (D major) you beg
(G major)
Verse 9
You trust in luck till your (C major) luck is gone (G major)
Then jump right in and you
(C major) hang right on (G major)
There may be times you would (C major) have to kill (G major)
If you ever gonna be king of (D major) the hill (G major)
Verse 10
If you gonna (G major) be king (C major) of the hill (G major)
You can't make it at the cotton (D major) mill
(G major)
Verse 11
When the last of the coals
out of (C major) every vein (G major)
Had long been gone on
the north (C major) bound train (G major)
Walk up to the top and if
you're (C major) standing still (G major)
Verse 12
You can call yourself king of the hill
(G major)
But if you fall like a (C major) lot have done (G major)
By accident or knife (C major) or gun (G major)
When they lay you high on
the (C major) mountain still (G major)
You can call yourself king (D major) of the hill (G major)
Verse 13
If you gonna (G major) be king (C major) of the hill (G major)
You can't make it at the (D major) cotton mill
King of the Hill
Johnny Cash
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