Key: D major
Verse 1
D
G
D
I was a big surprise to
D
G
D
When I set up shop in my
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G
D
C
From a tiny seed I began to grow
G
Em
D
Into the boy king of
A
D
Tokyo
G
D
The boy king of
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D
A
Tokyo
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C
G
D
With diplomatic poise to spare
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G
And when I hit the street, all the
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G
D
Japanese would point and stare
I'd say,
Am
C
Joromari kudasai,
Dm
F
Well, who were they talking to?
I was the
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Tokyo
G
C
G
The boy king of
D
G
D
Tokyo
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C
G
D
Dad, the occupying forces in my mind
From
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Pershing
C
Waino
Park
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C
G
D
They aired me out sometimes
Am
C
They were the post -war to post -partum,
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C
Am
Em
they abdicated the throne to the boy king of
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G
C
Tokyo, the boy
D
Tokyo.
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C
G
D
I was a big surprise to the bride and groom
G
C
G
D
when I sat up sharp in my mother's womb.
G
C
Once I incubated,
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F
C
Am
Em
I hit the road to become the boy king of
D
G
Tokyo
D
C
D
C
G
D
but I had the blows
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D
G
When it was time to head back to the states,
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G
D
my kingdom fell
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G
And if my subjects had to be consoled,
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G
D
I couldn't tell
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C
And if I choose to believe this story,
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C
before the rising sun rose
Am
Em
Waving off the boy king of
D
G
Tokyo
C
G
The boy king of
D
G
Tokyo
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G
D
I was a big surprise in the bridegroom
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C
G
D
When I set up shop in my mother's womb
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C
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F
All the details lost so alive unknown
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Am
Em
The boy king of
D
Tokyo
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C
G
The boy king of
D
Tokyo
G
Em
The boy king of
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G
Tokyo
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