Chord King Of New Orleans Acoustic by Better Than Ezra

king of new orleans better than ezra transcribed by eric norcross for acoustic guitar www . ericnorcross . com its pretty cut and dry . listen to the song for pacing and strum pattern , then follow the chord changes on this sheet . although keep in mind that the transfer from my . doc file to the internet may have caused some chords to jump out of position , therefore youll have to improvise , overcome and adapt . . . just like the marines! intro : A F#m Bm E A strum this a twice F#m there’s an angel on the stairs Bm as if you’d even care when the lights go up , E and the sun has nearly gone down . A F#m did you see him on the street? Bm did you pass him at your feet? did you think aloud , "how dare they E even look me in the eye’? D and he loves the girls . E and he loves the boys . Bm D going to make twenty dollars E before the weekends over . A F#m so set him up , Bm let him fall . E D turn him over in your hands . A F#m D god save the king of new orleans . A twice , like in the intro F#m got a ticket to a show . Bm going to see him take a blow . when the drunk one said , E "cat stevens was the greatest singer!" A twice F#m and did you kick him in the head? Bm did you see the blood run down? did you laugh at all when the E D people walked right by and said aloud , E "you gutter punks are all the same . Bm D E "probably make twenty dollars ’fore the weekends over . "? A F#m so set him up , Bm let him fall . E D turn him over in your hands . A F#m D god save the king of new orleans . interlude riff : A - 5 - - - 5 - - - 5 - - - 5 - 4 - 5 - - - 5 - - - 5 - - - 5 - 4 - 5 - 4 - | E - - - 2 - - - 3 - - - 5 - - - - - - - 2 - - - 3 - - - 5 - - - - - - - - - | G D A G radio in my head D A G radio in that car Bm going down again , D he’s going down again . . . . A F#m anyway you look , anyway you talk it over . Bm it’s easier to let it slip out of your mind . E but it rips your heart out . A F#m then it kicks your head in . Bm just give him one more chance , E D try to see the beauty in his world . A F#m all the way in on my hands , in on my feet , Bm D and shoulders . going to make twenty dollars E before the weekends over . A F#m so set him up , Bm let him fall . E D turn him over in your hands . A F#m D god save the king of new orleans . A F#m D god save the king of new orleans . note : i always end it the two strums of the A , giving it a little kick the ass . of course you can always improvise your own little riff .