Speed King — Deep Purple
Chords and lyrics for Speed King by Deep Purple (key of F).
Verse 1
(From the 1970 Album IN ROCK)
Instrumental Intro
N.C.
Verse 1
[F] [Gm]Good Golly [F]said [Gm]little Miss Molly[F]
[Gm]When [C]she was [Bb]rocking [Gm]in [F]the [Gm]house of blue [F]light[Gm]
Tutti Frutti [F]was oh[Gm] [F]so [Gm]rooty
[C]When she was [Bb]rocking [Gm]to [F]the [Gm]east and [F]west[Gm]
Lucille [F]was [Gm]oh so [F]real[Gm]
[C]When she [Bb]didn't [Gm]do [F]her [Gm]daddy's will[F]
[Gm]Come on baby[F] drive[Gm] me[F] [Gm]crazy[C] [Bb]do it[Gm] [F] [Gm]do it[Bb]
Chorus
[Bb]I'm a [C7]speed king
[C7]You got to hear me sing
[C7]I'm a speed king
[Bb]See [F]me [Cm]fly[F]
Verse 2
[F] [Gm]Saturday night [F]and I [Gm]just got paid[F]
[Gm]Gonna [C]fool [Bb]about[Gm] [F]ain't [Gm]gonna save[F]
Some [Gm]people gonna rock [F]some [Gm]people gonna roll[F]
[Gm]Gonna [C]have a [Bb]party [Gm]to [F]save[Gm] my soul[F]
[Gm]Hard headed woman [F]and a [Gm]soft hearted man[F]
[Gm]They been [C]causing [Bb]trouble [Gm]since [F]it [Gm]all began[F]
[Gm]Take a little rice[F] [Gm]take a little beans[F]
[Gm]Gonna [C]rock and [Bb]roll [Gm]down [F]to [Gm]New [Bb]Orleans
Chorus
[Bb]I'm a [C7]speed king
[C7]You got to hear me sing
[C7]I'm a speed king
[Bb]See [F]me [Cm]fly[F]
Dueling Organ/Guitar Solo
[Gm7] [C/G] [Gm7] [C/G]
[D] [C] [D] [C] [D] [C] [D] [C] [D] [C] [D] [C] [D] [C] [D] [C] [D]
[Eb] [E] [F] [F#] [G] [D] [Eb] [E] [F] [F#] [G]
[D] [F]
Verse 3
[F] [Gm]Good Golly [F]said [Gm]little Miss Molly[F]
[Gm]When [C]she was [Bb]rocking [Gm]in [F]the [Gm]house of blue [F]light[Gm]
Tutti Frutti [F]was oh[Gm] [F]so [Gm]rooty
[C]When she was [Bb]rocking [Gm]to [F]the [Gm]east and west[F]
[Gm]Hard headed woman [F]and a [Gm]soft hearted man[F]
[Gm]They been [C]causing [Bb]trouble [Gm]since [F]it [Gm]all began[F]
[Gm]Take a little rice[F] [Gm]take a little beans[F]
[Gm]Gonna [C]rock and [Bb]roll [Gm]down [F]to [Gm]New [Bb]Orleans
Out-Chorus
[Bb]I'm a [C7]speed king
[C7]You got to hear me sing
[C7]I'm a speed king
[Bb]See [F]me [Gm]fly
I'm a [C7]speed king
[C7]You got to hear me sing
[C7]I'm a speed king
[Bb]See [F]me [Gm]hahaha
I'm a [C7]speed king
[C7]You got to hear me sing
[C7]I'm a speed king
[Bb]See [F]me [Gm]fly
Outro
[Gm]
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