Intro:
A
Vs1:
ADA
Like a leaf caught in the wind he drifted a while
DA
With no purpose or direction to his life
DE
He tried to get himself together
AD
And pacify his mind
AEA
And forget about the things he left behind.
Ch1:
EAA cryin' woman he left standing in his door
F#mEA
With a two month old baby in her arms
EA
His little black book he left torn upon the floor
F#mDE
God only knows he never meant to do her wrong.
Vs2:
A careless weekend on the other side of town
Has torn the king of Oak Street's Castle down
And all week long he's tried to phone her
But she won't let him explain
Now Sunday morning finds him walking in the rain.
Ch2:
He sits now in a phone booth and he prays
That she'll forgive him
And she'll believe he's changed his ways
With shaking hands he deposits his last dime
And he's still praying that she won't hang up this time.
Vs3:
Then the sweetest voice he's ever heard says “hello”
Breakfast's almost ready baby, come on home
I've thought the whole thing over
And I think I understand
That the king of Oak Street is just an ordinary man.
DE
I've thought the whole thing over
AD
And I think I understand
AEA
That the king of Oak Street is just an ordinary man.
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.