Chords for Steve Martin's King Tut - Merlefest 2010
Tempo:
141.15 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
Em
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
When I was a young boy, you never thought I'd see
[Am] People [E] standing line to see the boy King Tut
[G] How'd you get so [A] funky?
King Tut
Did you [E] do the monkey?
Oh yeah, I was [D] so lucky to battle [A] on your King Tut
[E] [A] Now if I'd known, that line up just to see you
I'd taken all my money and bought me a museum [D] King Tut
Married with a donkey
[A] [Em]
[A] He's my favorite [E] honky
Oh yeah, I was so [D] lucky to battle on [A] your King Tut
[E]
Just don't deny
[E] Dancing by the night
And he loved to slide
[A]
Rocking on the [Em] night
He ate a [E] crocodile
[D] Gave [A] his life for tourism
[Eb] [E] [A] I was a little kid
I was a little kid
I
[Em] [D]
was [A] a little kid
[E]
[D] [A]
[E] [Am] [A]
[G] [A] [Em]
[Am] [G]
[A]
[E] [D]
[A]
[E] [D]
[A] I [Em] was a little kid
Now when I die, I don't think I'm a nut
Don't want no fancy funeral, [A] just one like old King Tut [D] King Tut
He could've won a Grammy [E] King Tut
[A]
His sister [Em] loves his poppy
Love his [D] poppy
I was so lucky to battle [B] on you
He was born in [E] Arizona
Got a condo made of [A] stone King Tut
[N]
[Am] People [E] standing line to see the boy King Tut
[G] How'd you get so [A] funky?
King Tut
Did you [E] do the monkey?
Oh yeah, I was [D] so lucky to battle [A] on your King Tut
[E] [A] Now if I'd known, that line up just to see you
I'd taken all my money and bought me a museum [D] King Tut
Married with a donkey
[A] [Em]
[A] He's my favorite [E] honky
Oh yeah, I was so [D] lucky to battle on [A] your King Tut
[E]
Just don't deny
[E] Dancing by the night
And he loved to slide
[A]
Rocking on the [Em] night
He ate a [E] crocodile
[D] Gave [A] his life for tourism
[Eb] [E] [A] I was a little kid
I was a little kid
I
[Em] [D]
was [A] a little kid
[E]
[D] [A]
[E] [Am] [A]
[G] [A] [Em]
[Am] [G]
[A]
[E] [D]
[A]
[E] [D]
[A] I [Em] was a little kid
Now when I die, I don't think I'm a nut
Don't want no fancy funeral, [A] just one like old King Tut [D] King Tut
He could've won a Grammy [E] King Tut
[A]
His sister [Em] loves his poppy
Love his [D] poppy
I was so lucky to battle [B] on you
He was born in [E] Arizona
Got a condo made of [A] stone King Tut
[N]
Key:
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_ _ _ _ When I was a young boy, you never thought I'd see
[Am] _ People [E] standing line to see the boy King Tut _ _
_ [G] How'd you get so [A] funky?
King Tut _
_ Did you [E] do the monkey?
Oh yeah, I was [D] so lucky to battle [A] on your King Tut _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] Now if I'd known, that line up just to see you
I'd taken all my money and bought me a museum [D] King Tut
_ Married with a donkey
[A] _ _ [Em] _
_ [A] He's my favorite [E] honky
Oh yeah, I was so [D] lucky to battle on [A] your King Tut
[E] _
_ Just _ _ _ don't deny
_ [E] Dancing by the night _ _
_ And he loved to slide
[A] _ _
_ _ Rocking on the [Em] night _ _
_ He ate a [E] crocodile _ _ _
_ _ [D] Gave [A] his life for tourism
[Eb] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] I was a little kid
I was a little kid
I _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _
was _ [A] a little kid _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ [Em] _ _ _
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_ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ I [Em] was a little kid
_ Now when I die, I don't think I'm a nut
Don't want no fancy funeral, [A] just one like old King Tut [D] King Tut
_ He could've won a Grammy [E] King Tut
_ _ [A]
His sister [Em] loves his poppy
Love his [D] poppy
I was so lucky to battle [B] on you
He was born in [E] Arizona
Got a condo made of [A] stone King Tut _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ People [E] standing line to see the boy King Tut _ _
_ [G] How'd you get so [A] funky?
King Tut _
_ Did you [E] do the monkey?
Oh yeah, I was [D] so lucky to battle [A] on your King Tut _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] Now if I'd known, that line up just to see you
I'd taken all my money and bought me a museum [D] King Tut
_ Married with a donkey
[A] _ _ [Em] _
_ [A] He's my favorite [E] honky
Oh yeah, I was so [D] lucky to battle on [A] your King Tut
[E] _
_ Just _ _ _ don't deny
_ [E] Dancing by the night _ _
_ And he loved to slide
[A] _ _
_ _ Rocking on the [Em] night _ _
_ He ate a [E] crocodile _ _ _
_ _ [D] Gave [A] his life for tourism
[Eb] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] I was a little kid
I was a little kid
I _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _
was _ [A] a little kid _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ [Em] _ _ _
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_ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ I [Em] was a little kid
_ Now when I die, I don't think I'm a nut
Don't want no fancy funeral, [A] just one like old King Tut [D] King Tut
_ He could've won a Grammy [E] King Tut
_ _ [A]
His sister [Em] loves his poppy
Love his [D] poppy
I was so lucky to battle [B] on you
He was born in [E] Arizona
Got a condo made of [A] stone King Tut _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _