Old King
Neil Young Key
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Intro
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Chorus
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King went a-running after deer
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Wasn't scared of jumping off the truck in high gear
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King went a-sniffing and he would go
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Was the best old hound dog
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I ever did know
Verse 1
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I had a dog and his name was King
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I told the dog about everything
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There in my truck the dog and I
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Then one day the King up and died
Interlude
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Verse 2
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Then I thought about the times we had
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Once when I kicked him when he was bad
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Old King sure meant a lot to me
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But that hound dog is his-to-ry
Chorus
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King went a-running after deer
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Wasn't scared of jumping off the truck in high gear
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King went a-sniffing and he would go
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Was the best old hound dog
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I ever did know
Verse 3
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That old King was a friend of mine
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Never knew a dog that was half as fine
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I may find one, you never do know
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Because I still got a long way to go
Verse 4
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I had a dog and his name was King
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I told the dog about everything
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Old King sure meant a lot to me
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But that hound dog is his-to-ry
Chorus
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King went a-running after deer
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Wasn't scared of jumping off the truck in high gear
G
King went a-sniffing and he would go
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Was the best old hound dog
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I ever did know
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