King Of Pain chords by The Police (Official Version)
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Intro 1
(B5) (A5) (B5) (A5)
(B5) (A5) (B5) (A5)
(B5) (A5) (B5) (A5)
(B5) (A5) (B5) (A5)
Verse 1
There's a (B5) little black (A5) spot
on the sun (B5) to (A5) day
(B5) (A5) (B5) (A5)
It's the same (G minoraj7) old (A5) thing as yes- (G minoraj7) ter (A5) day
(C sharp7sus4) (C sharp minor11) (G minoraj7) (G6)
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Verse 2
There's a (B5) black hat
(Asus2) caught in a high (B5) tree (Asus2) top
(B5) (Asus2) (B5) (Asus2)
There's a (G minoraj7) flag pole (Asus2) rag
and the wind (G minoraj7) won't (Asus2) stop
(C sharp7sus4) (C sharp minor11) (G minoraj7) (G6)
Chorus 1
I have (D5) stood be (D/E) fore
inside the (D/F#) pour ing (Gadd9) rain
With the (D5) world turning (D/E) circles
running (D/F#) 'round my (Gadd9) brain
I guess (D5) I'm always (D/E) hoping
that you'll (D/F#) end this (Gadd9) reign
But it's (D5) my desti (D/E) ny
to be the (D/F#) king of (Gadd9) pain
(Gadd9) (Gadd9)
Verse 3
There's a (B7sus4) little black spot
(A5) on the (B7sus4) sun today (A5)
(B7sus4) (That's my soul (A5) up (B7sus4) there) (A5)
It's the (B7sus4) same old thing (A5) as (G minoraj7) yes terday (A5)
(D/F#) (That's my soul up (Gadd9) there)
There's a (B7sus4) black hat
caught (A5) in (B7sus4) a high tree top (A5)
(B7sus4) (That's my soul (A5) up (B7sus4) there) (A5)
There's a (G minoraj7) flag pole rag
(A5) and the (G minoraj7) wind won't stop (A5)
(D/F#) (That's my soul up (Gadd9) there)
Chorus 2
I have (D major) stood here be (D/E) fore
inside (D/F#) the pouring (G major) rain
With the (D major) world turning (D/E) circles
run (D/F#) ning 'round my (G major) brain
I guess (D major) I'm always (D/E) hoping
that (D/F#) you'll end this (G major) reign
But it's (D major) my desti (D/E) ny to be (D/F#) the king of (G major) pain
(G major) (G major)
Verse 4
There's a (B7sus4) fossil that's trapped
(A5) in a (B7sus4) high cliff wall (A5)
(B7sus4) (That's my soul (A5) up (B7sus4) there) (A5)
There's a (G minoraj7) dead salmon fro (A5) zen
in (G minoraj7) a waterfall (A5)
(D/F#) (That's my soul up (Gadd9) there)
There's a (B7sus4) blue whale beached (A5)
by (B7sus4) a springtime's ebb (A5)
(B7sus4) (That's my soul (A5) up (B7sus4) there) (A5)
There's a (G minoraj7) butterfly
trapped (A5) in (G minoraj7) a spider's web (A5)
(D/F#) (That's my soul up (Gadd9) there)
Chorus 3
I've (D major) stood be (D/E) fore
inside (D/F#) the pouring (G major) rain
With the (D major) world turning (D/E) circles
run (D/F#) ning 'round my (G major) brain
I guess (D major) I'm always (D/E) hoping
that (D/F#) you'll end this (G major) reign
But it's (D major) my desti (D/E) ny to be (D/F#) the king of (G major) pain
Bridge 1
(A major) There's a king (A/G) on a (A major) throne
with his eyes (A/G) torn out
(A major) There's a blind (A/G) man
(A major) looking for a (A/G) shadow of doubt
(A major) There's a rich (A/G) man
(A major) sleeping on a (A/G) golden bed
(A major) There's a (A/G) skeleton (A major) choking on a (A/G) crust of
Solo 1
(B7sus4) (bread) (A5) (B7sus4) (A5)
(B7sus4) (A5) (B7sus4)
(A5) King of pain (G minoraj7) (A5) (G minoraj7) (A5)
(D/F#) (Gadd9)
Interlude 1
(F/A) (F/A) (F/A) (F/A)
(F/A) (F/A) (F/A) (F/A)
Verse 5
There's a red fox torn by a huntsman's pack
(B7sus4) (That's my soul (A5) up (B7sus4) there) (A5)
There's a black-winged gull
with a broken back
(D/F#) (That's my soul up (Gadd9) there)
There's a little black spot on the sun today
It's the same old thing as yesterday
(D/F#) (Gadd9)
Chorus 4
I've (D major) stood here be (D/E) fore
inside (D/F#) the pouring (G5) rain
With the (D major) world turning (D/E) circles
run (D/F#) img 'round my (G5) brain
I guess (D major) I'm always (D/E) hoping
that (D/F#) you'll end this (G5) reign
But it's (D major) my desti (D/E) ny to be (D/F#) the king of (G5) pain
Chorus 5
(D major) (D/E) (D/F#) (G major)
King of pain (D major) (D/E) (D/F#) (G major)
King of pain (D major) (D/E)
I'll (D/F#) always be (G major)
king of pain (D major) (D/E)
I'll (D/F#) always be (G major)
[Repeat and fade]
King Of Pain
The Police
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