I Had a King

I Had a King easy guitar chords by Joni Mitchell

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  • Asus4

  • A

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  • Intro 1


    I had 
    a king 
    in 
    Verse 1

    tene
    ment 
    castle 

    Lately 
    he's 
    taken 
    to 
    painting 

    the pastel 
    wall
    brown 

    He's 
    taken 
    the curtain

    down 

    He's swept 
    with 
    the 
    broom 

    of 
    con
    tempt 

    And the 
    rooms 
    have an 
    empty 

    ring 

    He's 
    cleaned 
    with 
    the tears 

    Of 
    an actor 
    who fears 
    for the 
    laughter's 

    sting 


    Verse 2
    I can't 
    go 
    back 
    there 
    any
    more 

    You 
    know 
    my keys 

    won't 
    fit 
    the 
    door 

    You 
    know 
    my 
    thoughts 

    don't 
    fit 
    the 
    man 

    They 
    never 
    can, 

    they 
    never 
    can 

    Verse 3

    I had 
    king 
    dressed 
    in 
    drip-dry 

    and 
    and 
    paisley 

    Lately 
    he's 
    taken 
    to saying 

    I'm 
    crazy 
    an
    blind 

    He 
    lives 
    in 
    an
    other 
    time 

    Ladies 
    in gingham 
    still 
    blush 

    While 
    he sings 
    them 
    of 
    wars 

    and 
    wine 

    But I 
    in 
    my 
    leather 
    and 
    lace 

    I can 
    nev
    er 
    become 
    that 
    kind 

    Verse 4
    can't 
    go 

    back 
    there 
    any
    more 

    You 
    know 
    my 
    keys 

    won't 
    fit 
    the 
    door 

    You 
    know 
    my 
    thoughts 

    don't 
    fit 
    the 
    man 

    They 
    never 
    can, 

    they 
    nev
    er 
    can 

    Verse 5

    I had 
    a king 
    in 
    salt-rus
    ted carriage 

    carriage 

    Who 
    car
    ried 
    me 
    off 
    to 
    his 
    country 

    for 
    marriage 
    too 
    soon 

    Beware 
    of 
    the power 
    of 
    moons 

    There's 
    no 
    one 
    to 
    blame 

    No 
    there's 
    no 
    one to 
    name 
    as 

    a traitor 
    here 

    The 
    king's 
    on the 
    road 

    And 
    the queen's 
    in 
    the grove 
    'til 
    the 

    end 
    of 
    the 
    year 


    Verse 6
    I can't 
    go 
    back 
    there 
    any
    more 

    You know 
    my 
    keys 
    won't 
    fit 
    the 
    door 

    You know 
    my 
    thoughts 
    don't 

    fit 
    the 
    man 

    They never 
    can, 

    they 
    never 
    can 


    They 
    never 
    can, 
    they 
    nev
    er 
    can 

    Outro 1

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