Biography:
Josh Ritter (born in Moscow, Idaho on October 21, 1976) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and author who performs and records with The Royal City Band (as Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band). Ritter is known for his distinctive Americana style and narrative lyrics. In 2006 he was named one of the "100 Greatest Living Songwriters" by Paste magazine.
Born to two neuroscientists, Ritter bought his first guitar from the local K-MART after hearing the Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash classic Girl From The North Country.
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Other songs:
- Empty Hearts
- Getting Ready To Get Down
- Good Man
- Kathleen
- Naked As A Window
- Next To The Last Romantic
- Temptation Of Adam
- To The Dogs Or Whoever
- Wolves
- A Big Enough Sky
- All Some Kind Of Dream
- Angels On Her Shoulders
- Anne
- Another New World
- Baby Thats Not All
- Bandits
- Beautiful Night
- Best For The Best
- Blame It On The Tetons
- Bone Of Song
- Bonfire
- California
- Cant Go To Sleep Without You
- Certain Light
- Change Of Time
- Come And Find Me
- Cry Softly
- Cumberland
- Darlin
- Dreams
- Drive Away
- Evil Eye
- Feels Like Lightning
- Folk Bloodbath
- Friendamine
- Girl In The War
- Golden Age Of Radio
- Ground Dont Want Me
- Harrisburg
- Henrietta Indiana
- Here At The Right Time
- Homecoming
- Hopeful
- Hotel Song
- Idaho
- In The Dark
- In Your Arms Again
- In Your Arms Awhile
- Joy To You Baby
- Labelship Down
- Lantern
- Lark
- Lawrence Ks
- Leaves And Kings
- Leaving
- Letter From Ohmaha
- Lights
- Lillian Egypt
- Little Ole Wine Drinker Me
- Long Shadows
- Loretta
- Love Is Making Its Way Back Home
- Make Me Down
- Man Burning
- Manburning
- Me And Jiggs
- Miles Away
- Minds Eye
- Monster Ballads
- Moon River
- Moons
- Murder On My Mind
- My Man On A Horse Is Here
- Myrna Loy
- New Lover
- Nightmares
- Oh Lord Part 3
- One More Mouth
- Open Doors
- Other Side
- Peter Killed The Dragon
- Rainslicker
- Rattling Locks
- Real Long Distance
- Right Moves
- Roll On
- Rumors
- Seeing Me Round
- Showboat
- Silver Blade
- Since Youve Gone
- Sir Galahad
- Snow Is Gone
- Song For The Fireflies
- Southern Pacifica
- Still Beating
- Strangers
- Stuck To You The Science Song
- The Appleblossom Rag
- The Bad Actress
- The Curse
- The Oak King
- The Stone
- The Temptation Of Adam
- Thin Blue Flame
- Third Arm
- Thunderbolts Goodnight
- Tonight You Belong To Me
- Train Go By
- Wait For Love
- When Will I Be Changed
- Where The Night Goes
- Wildfires
- Wings
- You Dont Make It Easy Babe
- Young Moses
- Youve Got The Moon
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
-Josh Ritter-
-The Oak King-
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This song has four different voices going on. First you have the narrator, then
you have the Father trying to save his dying son. Up next is the dying son. Then
we hear The Oak King come in, tempting the boy away from life.
Em1: x|10|9|0|0|x
Gmaj13: x|9|7|0|0|x
Em2: x|7|5|0|0|x
Em3: x|5|4|0|0|x
Cmaj7: x|3|2|0|0|x
Riff:
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|----------0-2-3-2-0----|
E|--0--2--3-----------3--|
Slide Prog.: Slide to Em1...Gmaj13...Em2...Em3...Cmaj7...Riff
Em
B7 Em B7 Em
Who is this that rides so late
G D G D
Between the woods and the garden gate?
B7 Em B7 Em
A father holds a child close,
C G B7 Em
Barely boy and almost ghost
Em G C G (C/G)
Son why do you cry and hide your face?
G D G D
Oh Father, the Oak King is king of this place,
Em G C G (C/G)
With a crown made of thistle and septer of reeds
C G B7 Em
Son, there's no Oak King, just the wind and the trees
(Slide Prog.)
Am7 B7 Em
My prince, my love, I knew you'd come
Am7 B7 C B7
Now you must join the other ones
Am7 B7 Em
Cast your blues upon the tide
Am7 B7 C B7
Sleep all day, play all night
Am Em Am Em
Oh father, Oh father, don't leave me I pray
G D G D
The Oak King is closer than the dawn of the day
Am Em Am Em
Than the dawn of the day, The edge of the woods
C G B7 Em
The Oak King is bad and he'll take me for good
Em G C G (C/G)
Oh son, with his palaces of silver and gold
G D G D
With a queen and his own pretty children to hold
Em G C G (C/G)
With his own pretty children, why steal you from me?
C G B7 Em
What kind of a king would ever be such a thief?
(Slide Prog.)
Am7 B7 Em
My prince, my love, I knew you'd come
Am7 B7 C B7
Now you must join the other ones
Am7 B7 Em
Cast your blues upon the tide
Am7 B7 C B7
My daughters will hold you clear through till night
Am Em Am Em
Oh father, Oh father, scattered all along the path
G D G D
The Oak Kings own children in the dark as we pass
Am Em Am Em
The Oak Kings own children, they sing softley and they sigh
C G B7 Em
They don't seem to care that they're blooming at night
Em G C G (C/G)
Oh Son, who would leave a child in this place?
G D G D
To the wind and the dark and the rain on their faces
Am Em Am Em
The rain on their face, mud on their feet
C G B7 Em
What kind of a King would dress his children in leaves?
(Slide Prog.)
Am7 B7 Em
My prince, my love, I knew you would come
Am7 B7 C B7
Now you must join the other ones
Am7 B7 Em
Oh Father, Oh Father, I must go away
Am7 B7 C B7
The Oak King sings, I must obey
(Slide Prog. soft)
B7 Em B7 Em
At the edge of the woods and the break of the day,
G D G D
The father looked down where his son used to lay,
B7 Em B7 Em
And in grief and in sorrow, in sorrow and grief,
C G B7 Em
Wondered what kind of king could ever be such a thief?
(Slide Prog.)
-The Oak King-
--------------
This song has four different voices going on. First you have the narrator, then
you have the Father trying to save his dying son. Up next is the dying son. Then
we hear The Oak King come in, tempting the boy away from life.
Em1: x|10|9|0|0|x
Gmaj13: x|9|7|0|0|x
Em2: x|7|5|0|0|x
Em3: x|5|4|0|0|x
Cmaj7: x|3|2|0|0|x
Riff:
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|----------0-2-3-2-0----|
E|--0--2--3-----------3--|
Slide Prog.: Slide to Em1...Gmaj13...Em2...Em3...Cmaj7...Riff
Em
B7 Em B7 Em
Who is this that rides so late
G D G D
Between the woods and the garden gate?
B7 Em B7 Em
A father holds a child close,
C G B7 Em
Barely boy and almost ghost
Em G C G (C/G)
Son why do you cry and hide your face?
G D G D
Oh Father, the Oak King is king of this place,
Em G C G (C/G)
With a crown made of thistle and septer of reeds
C G B7 Em
Son, there's no Oak King, just the wind and the trees
(Slide Prog.)
Am7 B7 Em
My prince, my love, I knew you'd come
Am7 B7 C B7
Now you must join the other ones
Am7 B7 Em
Cast your blues upon the tide
Am7 B7 C B7
Sleep all day, play all night
Am Em Am Em
Oh father, Oh father, don't leave me I pray
G D G D
The Oak King is closer than the dawn of the day
Am Em Am Em
Than the dawn of the day, The edge of the woods
C G B7 Em
The Oak King is bad and he'll take me for good
Em G C G (C/G)
Oh son, with his palaces of silver and gold
G D G D
With a queen and his own pretty children to hold
Em G C G (C/G)
With his own pretty children, why steal you from me?
C G B7 Em
What kind of a king would ever be such a thief?
(Slide Prog.)
Am7 B7 Em
My prince, my love, I knew you'd come
Am7 B7 C B7
Now you must join the other ones
Am7 B7 Em
Cast your blues upon the tide
Am7 B7 C B7
My daughters will hold you clear through till night
Am Em Am Em
Oh father, Oh father, scattered all along the path
G D G D
The Oak Kings own children in the dark as we pass
Am Em Am Em
The Oak Kings own children, they sing softley and they sigh
C G B7 Em
They don't seem to care that they're blooming at night
Em G C G (C/G)
Oh Son, who would leave a child in this place?
G D G D
To the wind and the dark and the rain on their faces
Am Em Am Em
The rain on their face, mud on their feet
C G B7 Em
What kind of a King would dress his children in leaves?
(Slide Prog.)
Am7 B7 Em
My prince, my love, I knew you would come
Am7 B7 C B7
Now you must join the other ones
Am7 B7 Em
Oh Father, Oh Father, I must go away
Am7 B7 C B7
The Oak King sings, I must obey
(Slide Prog. soft)
B7 Em B7 Em
At the edge of the woods and the break of the day,
G D G D
The father looked down where his son used to lay,
B7 Em B7 Em
And in grief and in sorrow, in sorrow and grief,
C G B7 Em
Wondered what kind of king could ever be such a thief?
(Slide Prog.)
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