King Of The World

Capo 1st fret
  
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
Em
Cane poles hanging out a 4-door window
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Bucket full 'o minnows in the front floorboard
Em
A box full of greasy, cold, fried chicken livers
                          D      Em
A day on the river's what I live for
          D
I got the radio playing in my boat while I float
       Em
Take a toke and I listen to Merle
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A hot sun, cold one, I'll be a son of a gun
Em
I'm king of the world
 
 
[Verse 2]
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They grow big gators in South Louisiana
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My neighbors in the swamp take an evening nap
Em
Shoo fly shoo fly Polk Salad Annie
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Listen to the bull frogs hip hop rap
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I got a pretty thing waitin' downtown
        Em
I am in love with a brown eyed girl
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I'm gonna catch me a fish, go home, get a kiss
    Em
Why yes, I'm the king of the world
 
 
[Guitar Solo]
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[Verse 3]
Em
I got a stringer full 'o bass and a hook in my finger
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Sunburned face and a Tylenol buzz
Em
I take the good with the bad and the bad with the better
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The weather wasn't bad, so I better not cuss
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I got a roof over me and enough to eat
      Em
And a Labrador I call Earl
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He lays by my feet, looks up at me
     Em
Like I am the king of the world
 
 
[Guitar Solo]
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[Verse 4]
Em
Cane poles hanging out a 4-door window
                              D          Em
Bucket full 'o minnows in the front floorboard
Em
A box full of greasy, cold, fried chicken livers
                          D      Em
A day on the river's what I live for
          D
I got the radio playing in my boat while I float
       Em
Take a toke and I listen to Merle
  D                                     Em
A hot sun, cold one, I'll be a son of a gun
Em
I'm king of the world
Em
King of the world
    D           Em
I'm king of the world
N.C.                        Em
Yeah, I'm king of the world