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Oh, King Richard chords by
Rodney Crowell
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Key: A major•
Intro 1
C
C

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C
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D
D

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Verse 1
G
G

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Oh King Richard,

you run rummer's dream
D
D

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The swiftest of outlaw

that I've ever seen
C
C

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Your checkered flag waving

so high in the esteem
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D

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'Til no one can catch you at all
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So,
Verse 2

what can you say about

the man built for speed
D
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The master mechanic gave

you what you need
C
C

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Survival on instinct and

heart that don't bleed
D
D

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The winning tradition of a

vanishing breed
Verse 3
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When I think about a lesser man,

much like myself
D
D

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Alive in a vacuum, alone on a shelve
C
C

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To never go no place 'til all I got left
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D

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Is staring at these lonely walls
Verse 4
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Oh King Richard, just keep up the pace
D
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Your boot in your gas tank,

the smile on your face
C
C

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And you'll set the standard

time can't erase
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And God only knows how you
Em
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feel
Interlude 1
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Verse 5
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If there's life in the fast lane,

then you wrote the book
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But it don't come as easy as

you make it look
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'Cause a man in his sunshades

can't never slow down
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Without someone sneaking round

stealing your crown
Verse 6
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From a dirt track in Charlotte

to the Daytona line
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Your life flying by and you

don't even mind
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The world loves a winner and

you've shown them all
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How easy the King gets it done
Verse 7
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Oh King Richard, just look out below
D
D

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Some punk on your bumper,

you're running too slow
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C

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And one day you're older,

the next thing you know
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Your races are already run
Verse 8
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Oh King Richard, man,
D
D

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are trying to get ya
C
C

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Yeah, but they never can catch you
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D

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'Cause you know how to drive like a-
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Oh King Richard,
C
C

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D
D

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men are trying to catch ya
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C

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Yeah, but they never can catch ya
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D

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'Cause you know how to drive like
Interlude 2

a fiend
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Verse 9
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Oh King Richard

I wanna live my life through your eyes
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They're trying to get you

I'm wanna spend my life watching
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C

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you drive

They never can get you

Oh, they never gonna take you,
D
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never gonna break you
Verse 10
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Oh King Richard

Are you gonna stay away

from the world
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They're trying to get you

Oh, they're trying to make it work
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C

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They never can get you
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They never gonna catch you,
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never taught they get you
Verse 11
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Oh King Richard
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You gotta have nerve to not this way
D
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They're trying to get you

Yeah, you gotta hang on everyday
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And now that you mention
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They never gonna stop you,
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never gonna drop you
Verse 12
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Oh King Richard
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They're trying to get you

They never can get you

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • C

  • Em

  • D

  • Am

  • G

Capo: 2

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The original key of Oh, King Richard by Rodney Crowell is A major.

The primary chords used in Oh, King Richard are D, F#m, E, Bm, A.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D, F#m, E, Bm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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