Steven Hull's Ozark Mountain Daredevils Site presents:  

The King Has Called Me Home

(Paul Kennerley)
White Mansions, 1978

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Chords, Guitar Tablature & Lyrics
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I'm going to show you the chords - you can take it from there. Be sure to visit my tab page in order to understand how I write tablature on the web.

Click here if you want only the lyrics.

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B
(GUITAR INTRO)

         
I've bin living like a dog for the last four years

        E                        B
and the maggots bin eating at my bones

         
I've bin burning up my body with drinking

      F#                      B
and I can't leave them women alone

                                      E               B          
every man gets sick deep down when he looks inside himself

       
so he turns toward the outside

        F#            B  
just to disregard his hell



                              E                  B
but I've found salvation, the King has called me home

                                F#                 B
I know where I'm going now, the King has called me home

                                 E                  B
and I don't need no one now, the King has called me home

                                F#                 B
I know where I'm going now, the King has called me home


B   E  B
B   F# B
B   E  B
B   F# B
(HARP SOLO)

 
B
(GUITAR BREAK)

                 
when the only guts and brains that you've got

        E                           B
are the ones that are stuck to your boot


and you're riding like hell through Virginny

        F#               B
just to find somebody to shoot

            
your start to feel disgusted about the bones you busted

        E                B
and the sight of leaking spleens


well my mind got numb, so I put down my gun

    F#                B 
and turned to the Nazarene


                              E                  B
but I've found salvation, the King has called me home

                                F#                 B
I know where I'm going now, the King has called me home

                                 E                  B
and I don't need no one now, the King has called me home

                                F#                 B
I know where I'm going now, the King has called me home



                    Eb        E                  B
but I've found salvation, the King has called me home

                                C#                 F#
I know where I'm going now, the King has called me home

      B                          E                  B
and I don't need no one now, the King has called me home

                                F#                 B
I know where I'm going now, the King has called me home


 
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TIP:

I think that the guitar that plays the intro and break is tuned to an open G with a capo on the 4th fret.

I'll try to figure out these parts one of these days.

 

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I hope you enjoyed playing this piece.

Remember, that by learning this song, you are helping to preserve the
music of Paul Kennerley and the White Mansions album!

Thanks for stopping by - steve

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Lyrics & Music: Paul Kennerley
Copyright 1978 Randor Music (London) Ltd.
Controlled in the U.S. & Canada by Irving Music, Inc. (BMI)
chords & music interpreted by Steven Hull
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Created 29 January 2003
Updated 29 January 2003

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