King of the Blues chords by
Steve Earle
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Key: E minor•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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The day I was born the moon crossed the sun mama cried sweet Jesus what have I done
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lord have mercy on my unfortunate son before I drew my second breath mama knew
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She'd just given birth to the
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king of the blues
Verse 2
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And on that day somewhere somebody else died
alone in a dark room and nobody cried
'Cause there can only be one and I can't be denied
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outriders told everybody the news
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The king is dead long live the king
Interlude 1
of the blues
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Em
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Verse 3
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E
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I'm the king of the blues thirteenth of the line
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the first of my name and the last of my kind
One foot in the grave and one hand on the handle of time
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D
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descended directly from St. John the conqueroo
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I'm the high priest of heartache
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and the king of the blues
Verse 4
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I'm a lover a fighter
a prophet a fool
The keeper of confidences
the lord of misrule
A consummate jackofalltrades of the dickensian school
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Cm
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but they ain't never made no love I couldn't lose
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I'm the last word in lonesome and the king of the blues
Outro 1
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Em
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C
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