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Kings Of The Highway

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Chris Isaak (born June 26, 1956 in Stockton, California as Christopher Joseph Isaak) is an American Rock'n'Roll singer, songwriter, and occasional actor.
Isaak's music can be described as a blend of country, blues, rock'n'roll, pop and surf rock.

He signed a contract to Warner Brothers Records in 1984 for his first album "Silvertone". Isaak's contract was renewed in 1988 when Warner moved him to their Reprise Records label.

His best-known song is "Wicked Game".

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Date: Fri, 22 Nov 1996 14:36:34 -0600
From: "J.P."
Subject: Kings Of The Highway By Chris Isaak

Song Title: Kings Of The Highway
Written By: Chris Isaak
>From The CD: Heart Shaped World
Transcribbed On: Gibson Les Paul 6-String
This File Tabbed & Arranged By: J.P. Seneviratne
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Standard Tuning Slow Ballad
Kings Of The Highway
As Preformed By:
Chris Isaak & The Silvertones

Intro:
|--------0000000---------0--|
|--------0000000---------0--| Three open strings then strum the Em chord
|-----0--0000000---------0--| about seven or eight times till you play the
|---0----2222222---------2--| main riff then go back to the Em chord. This
|-0------2222222---------2--| pattern is played through most of the verses.
|----------------2b-2b-0----|
Main Riff:
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------------| Tab Key: b= Bend
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-2b-2b-0----|*

Verse 1:
Em
The one that I loved, used to laugh when I cried.
Em
The one that I loved, wouldn't stay by my side.
Em
If love could of lasted forever I'd be with her today.
Em
If love could of lasted forever I'd still hear her say darling,
G F# Em
Kings of the highway, we will be.

Verse 2:
Em
The faster you drive, the less you can feel.
Em
The lights on the road, are strange and unreal.
Em
When there's nothing to loose, there's nothing to win.
Em
In a night without day, on a road without end darling,
G F# Em
Kings of the highway, we will be.

Bridge:
C Em
And your hoping the sun won't rise.
C Em
Your hoping the sun won't rise.
G F# Em
Kings of the highway, we will be.

Solo: C-Em-C-Em-C-Em-C-Em

Verse 3:
Em
The one that I loved, used to laugh when I cried.
Em
The one that I loved, wouldn't stay by my side.
Em
If love could of lasted forever I'd be with her today.
Em
If love could of lasted forever I'd still hear her say darling,
G F# Em
Kings of the highway, we will be.
G F# Em
Darling kings...Of the highway...We will be.
G F# Em
Darling Kings....Of the highway....We will be.
Em
We will be.....Em until fade.
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This file originated from "SilverTone Records"
At The Unoffical Chris Isaak & Silvertone Homepage: http://fly.hiwaay.net/~mdlatham/isaak.html