Standard (EADGBE)
On the road about half past eight
Nowhere to go so I cant be late
I got a bottle of jack and a two bit cigar
A pocket full of change won't get me that far
The kings riding shotgun and playing on the radio
Were on our way and know which way to go
He said go west my friend and you will surely find
A cat playing fiddle he's a friend of mine
(Chorus)
He said
What does it take to be a hero
What does it take to go far
What does it take to be a hero
What does it take to be a star
Hollywood in Vine the bright city lights
The whiskey a go-go down on sunset tonight
Jim's lighting fires the king jumps in
Heart Break Hotel and the Morrison Inn
Head up north to the San Luis county Line
The king gets quite with something on his mind
(spoken)
You see this is where jimmy dean lost his life back in 1955
A broken line a legend lost before his time
(Chorus)
Head to Frisco with Gerry and the Boys
Height and Ashbury and all them toys
The Fillmores rocking Janis and her Mercedes Benz
The kings on his thrown with his addition again
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