its good to be the king chords by Mel Brooks

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Intro 1

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Verse 1
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Bm 
Now get down,
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people, and listen to me
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Gonna tell you how I made history
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Em 
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You can call me Louis,
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I'm the king of France
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Check out   my story while
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you do your dance
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Now in 1789,
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the peasants were starving,
but I was fine, we were hanging out,
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down  in old Versailles,
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that's the weekend,
Panama, Queen and I,
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A 
in the alleys of Paris,
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they was eating rats,
but it was filet mignon for
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the ar  istocrats,
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there was dukes and counts
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and barons and earls,
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I gave  them the titles,
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but I kept the girls, blondes, redheads,
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wild brunettes,
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ladies in waiting,
I didn't wait to get,
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there was truffles for break fast,
tarts for brunch,
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Bm 
the Lion of the Follies was here for lunch!
Em 
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Bm 
Ooh,  yes, it's good to be the king
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Em 
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Ooh  -la -la, gee,
but it's good to be the king
Bm 
Say it, girl
Em 
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Bm 
A 
You can't    be sure about one thing
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Em 
Ooh -la -la, man,
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A 
it's good to be the king
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D 
It's good to be the king
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Bm 
A 
Well, the palace was rockin',
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we were doin' it good
When we heard
Em 
there was some trouble in the neighborhood
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I wasn't too worried, no big deal
You step out of line,
Em 
Jack, you're in  the Bastille
Bm 
A 
The party kept swingin'
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all day and all night
Em 
The champagne was flowin',
we was feelin' alright
They were screamin' for bread,
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things started to shake
But Marie Antoinette said, well,
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let him eat cake
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A 
Now the rabble wouldn't have it,
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they was angry with me
Em 
They build a big ol' race,
they call me Kelly A .T.
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Then the people of Char
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lotte will have our day
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Down with  dirty war, give us Terry A.
Bm 
I said the more we war,
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D 
things might get screwy
Em 
But they'll never lay a finger
on good King Louie
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Just keep your cool, don't fret, don't freak
I say hey!
Say what?
Bm 
Say man, you feel good!
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Bm 
A 
Ooh yes, it's good to be the king
Bm 
Em 
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Ooh la  la, gee,
but it's good to be the king
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G 
Your fantasy is my reality
Em 
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Bm 
A 
We can   be sure about one thing
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Em 
Ooh, yeah, yeah, man,
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A 
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it's good to be the king
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Em 
It's good to be the king
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Am 
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Em 
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They broke down the gates
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in one massive assault
Em 
And the party came to a grinding halt
They took the midgets
and the freggies
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with the girls in tow
And the boys said, Louis, it's time to go
Bm 
A 
They put my neck on the block,
D 
they took off my wig
And it occurred to me,
Em 
this was the end of the gig
They asked me,
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G 
did I have  any last words to say?
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Well, I raised my head
Bm 
and I hollered, hey!
Em 
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Bm 
Ooh, yes, it's good  to be the king
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Bm 
Em 
Ooh   -la -la, gee,
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but it's good to be the king
D 
Oh, c 'est la vie, make that my point
Em 
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Bm 
D 
You can be sure about one thing
Bm 
Em 
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Ooh -la -la, Mary, it's good to be the king
It's good to be the king
Em 
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Won't you? It's good to be the king
Bm 
Bm 
Em 
Ooh   -la -la, ooh, yes,
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it's good to be the king
Well, it was good while it lasted
We can be sure about one thing